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| August 3, 2020 |
South End Improvement Corporation
Executive Director Position
Description
OVERVIEW
The South End
Improvement Corporation (“SEIC”) seeks a new Executive Director to oversee the
organization’s ongoing efforts in maintaining and improving housing in the
South End of Albany.
The Executive
Director has broad responsibilities, as s/he has ultimate responsibility for
all of SEIC operations and outreach. The Executive Director must interact and
communicate well with clients regarding SEIC’s work, and with employees about
their responsibilities and expected work performance. The organization also
seeks someone who can also ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.
This is an
excellent opportunity for someone with a growth mindset, a can-do attitude
(e.g., someone who thinks “yes, if…” not “no, because…”), and a commitment to
improving urban communities and families.
THE POSITION
The present
Executive Director invests the majority of her time in the following:
· Ensure timely
compliance with all relevant grant regulations. (**The Board envisions a future
employee would assume these responsibilities if/once the SEIC could support
additional salaries.)
· Report monthly to
the board on the progress of SEIC, staff and programs
· Identify and pursue
funding opportunities by writing grants for public and private sector funding
The Executive
Director would, ideally, give attention to all of the following throughout the
year:
Management and
Administration
· Provide general
oversight of SEIC activities, manage the day-to-day operations, and assure a
smoothly functioning organization that upholds its mission
· Hire new staff as
needed
· Supervise and
evaluate work performance of staff to ensure quality program delivery
· Recruit volunteers
and interns to add capacity to the organization
· Oversee management
and maintenance of two rental properties
Board of Directors
· Participate in all
standing and ad-hoc board committees, providing guidance, information and resources
as needed, such as Finance, Governance, Rentals, Personnel, and Fundraising
workgroups.
· Work with the board
and workgroups to assist in the development of:
o
policies
and procedures for the organization, by providing guidance, information and
resources as needed
o
Personal
Action Plans for individual board members that support the Strategic Plan
o
Monitor
performance measures to assess progress on objectives and goals within the
strategic plan
Finance
·
Work
with bookkeeper to manage finances, prepare for audits, and provide required
financial documentation to funders
·
Provide
financial management of SEIC’s rehabilitation programs
·
Maintain
fiscal records to ensure fiscal compliance as required for grants and
organization
·
With
Board Finance committee develop and present the annual organizational budget to
the board
Marketing and
Communication
· Serve as the chief
public relations officer (be the face and first point-of-contact for the
organization)
· Ensure that SEIC’s
website remains updated
· Work with staff and
the board to increase the organization’s visibility within the community
· Collaborate with
housing partners and larger South End network to promote and develop SEIC
programs
Funding and
Development
· Develop
relationship with Community Foundation of Capital Region
· Serve as chief
development officer, with responsibility for identifying, cultivating,
soliciting and stewarding prospective and current donors
· Ensure that the
Board members are actively engaged in and supporting fundraising efforts,
including meeting with individuals and groups
Outreach and
Advocacy
· Serve as chief
spokesperson for SEIC, assuring proper representation of SEIC to agencies,
funders, individuals and the community
· Develop and nurture
mutually-beneficial working relationships and partnerships with other
organizations and stakeholders
· Advocate for
policies and programs supportive of SEIC’s mission, including annually lobbying
the legislature for NPC funding and actively participating in local advocacy
efforts
· Collaborate with
housing partners and Larger South End network to promote and further develop
SEIC programs
QUALIFICATIONS
· Minimum
Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years housing or community
development experience and/or not-for-profit leadership
· Desired qualifications:
o
Knowledge
of state and federal housing programs, like HOME, HTF and AHC
o
Strong
oral and written communication skills, including successful grant writing
o
Fundraising
experience
o
Supervisory
experience
o
Experience
in working with urban neighborhoods and residents
o
Strong
computer skills in Word and Excel, QuickBooks a plus
COMPENSATION
Depends on
qualifications, with a initial ceiling of $60,000. (The Board will, of course,
consider future raises based on ED performance.)
Like other
employees, the ED also receives 2 weeks paid vacation annually and employer
contribution of 50% of the health care premium.
Learn more about
SEIC at https://seicny.org/
Please send résumé
to Board.seic@gmail.com
Times Union | December 17, 2019
ALBANY – When you are living on a fixed income, maintaining a home can be a daunting task.
Layer on the challenges of maintaining an older home in a neighborhood where property values remain stagnant – even after dumping thousands of dollars into renovations – and one can get a recipe ripe for deteriorating, vacant housing.
“This is where the red ‘X’ buildings start, and if we don’t nip them in the bud then they just spread,” said Cynthia Herbach, executive director of the South End Improvement Corp. “What we’re doing with that is stabilizing the neighborhood. Our programs are all geared to homeowners and neighborhood stabilization so that we can keep buildings from becoming substandard and provide safe and healthy, affordable homes for people who already live here.”
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