Executive Director Job in San Francisco 94104, California US
Organization Background
ETM-Bay Area (www.etmbayarea.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in the Fall of 2008 as an independent licensed affiliate of Education through Music, Inc. based in New York City. Our organization promotes the integration of music into the curricula of schools serving disadvantaged areas in order to enhance students' academic performance and general development. Our program activities follow the Education Through Music (ETM®) Model of Music Education which has had proven success in New York City since 1991. ETM-Bay Area employs a comprehensive approach that incorporates music into the education of every child, including those with special needs.
We ensure high-quality instruction by hiring qualified music teachers, providing ongoing training and structured mentoring, and performing regular program assessments. We encourage classroom teachers and music teachers to collaborate so that music can reinforce learning and development in all areas, and we help schools embrace music as a core subject by involving all members of the school community.
Position summary
Overseen by the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for ETM-Bay Area’s staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. S/he will initially become familiar with the ETM® Model of Music Education as well as ETM-Bay Area’s core programs, operations, and business plans.
Responsibilities
Leadership Management:
- Create and maintain a culture of professional excellence visible throughout the organization’s programming, fundraising, communications, and administrative activities
- Lead organizational efforts to define strategic goals and achieve them
- Maintain high standards of financial management and reporting
- Coordinate and liaise with staff of Education Through Music, Inc. help ensure mutual accountability under ETM-Bay Area’s written Affiliation agreement
- Actively engage and energize ETM-Bay Area’s volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders
- Recruit and lead a high-performing staff
- Create and manage systems to track progress and regularly evaluate program components, accurately measuring results that can be communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
Board development and engagement:
- Lead efforts to recruit new Directors in coordination with current board members
- Facilitate board involvement in setting the organization’s strategic direction, fundraising, securing other key resources and relationships, and evaluating the organization’s programmatic impact
Fundraising Communications:
- Develop and execute a fundraising plan that will support existing program operations and regional expansion
- Develop and implement public communication strategies in coordination with Education Through Music, Inc. with the goal of creating a stronger and more widely recognized brand synonymous with high-quality, sustainable music education
- Act as chief spokesperson in the organization’s public relations efforts as a means of generating new relationships and opportunities
Programming:
- Oversee expansion of ETM-Bay Area’s music education programs in partnering schools
- Enable partnering schools to sustain their music programs by helping them to hire their own music teachers and to oversee their music programs independently
Qualifications
The ED will be thoroughly committed to ETM-Bay Area’s mission and vision of making high-quality music education available to all children in the San Francisco Bay Area. All candidates should have proven leadership and relationship management experience. Relevant experience and other qualifications include:
- Several years of senior management experience, preferably in nonprofit management
- Evidence of a personal connection to the achievement of the organization’s mission
- Track record of effectively leading and growing an organization and staff that shows a commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
- Experience in developing and leading high-performing teams, setting and achieving strategic objectives, managing multiple simultaneous projects, and managing within a budget
- Past success working with a board of directors and cultivating new directors
- Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience showing an ability to engage a wide range supporters
- Demonstrated ability to communicate persuasively and passionately in a variety of mediums and situations
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse groups of people
Education
Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus.
Compensation
ETM-Bay Area offers competitive compensation and benefits.
