Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative - Executive Director

Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative

Executive Director Job Description

Position Title: Executive Director

Job Type: Full Time (35 hrs/wk)

Reports to: Board of Directors

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000

ABOUT AAIC

Inspired by diverse faiths and shared values, our organization has over 77 years of experience in providing comfort and care to our community. Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative (AAIC) advances a healthy, secure, and meaningful life for all within our community. With multi-faith understanding and compassion, we work to alleviate hunger, promote stability, and inspire the community to thrive. It is an honor to be an organization to which people turn to in times of need.

AAIC operates in a holistic and compassionate manner, addressing our neighbors’ physical needs and spiritual needs - through our Food n’ Friends Program and our Interfaith Chaplaincy Program. 

We operate 10 daily kitchens in six towns, and work to provide meals to families and individuals who are struggling to make ends meet. Our goal is to advance healthy, secure, meaningful life for all within the community, including:

• Working families, trying to stretch their paychecks and feed their children
• Unhoused individuals who are unable to cook and store their own food
• Seniors who live on fixed incomes and may have limited mobility
• Neighbors who are isolated, ill, or physically unable to get to meal sites
• Food n’ Friend guests, who often take extra Meal-to-Go home on a Friday to have nourishment throughout the weekend.

Our Daily Kitchens have been in operation since 1985, and we served our One Millionth Meal in October of 2023! In 2023, Food n’ Friends served 46,549 meals in a single year. Hunger is not just about food. AAIC provides hospitality, connectedness and support – and helps to lessen the isolation of our elderly, unhoused, and at-risk neighbors.

POSITION SUMMARY

This Executive Director is responsible for the leadership, development and execution of all operations to support the success of the organization’s strategic plan and overall mission. AAIC is a small-but-might organization that employs five staff, only one of whom is full-time, our Executive Director. The Executive Director will report to our 12-member volunteer Board of Directors. 

To learn more about those you’d be working closely with, here’s a video with a couple of our board members speaking more about the opportunity.

Direct Reports:

• Food n’ Friends Program Administrator
• Interfaith Chaplain
• Administrative Assistant
• Volunteer Coordinator 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Business Operations:

• Prepares and manages the approved annual budget to ensure the organization is fiscally sound.
• Provides effective leadership and management to support staff to ensure smooth operations, minimize risk and maintain a positive morale.
• Oversees the development, implementation and update of the agency’s strategic plan.
• Manages the AAIC office within compliance of all applicable laws and regulations.
• Provides relevant and timely reports to the Board, enhances Board development and cultivates new Board leadership.
• Oversees website changes and maintenance ensuring that it is current and providing effective outreach.
• Assures that program and staff evaluations are conducted in a timely manner to promote effective and proficient operations.

Fund Development:

• Establishes and fosters long-term relationships with centers of influence, major donors, corporations, charitable foundations and board members to advance the mission and expand program impact.
• Diversifies and increases AAIC funding base to ensure a consistent and growing revenue stream through the most effective and efficient means possible.
• Develops and maintains a robust donor database for effective constituent relationship management.
• Plans and executes large-scale fundraising events.

Interfaith Program and Community Relationship Management:

• Oversees and participates in existing AAIC programs to ensure effective operations and to foster positive relationships.
• Collaborates with Interfaith Chaplain to promote multi-faith understanding with local houses of worship and clergy, and supports the development and execution of events and educational programs.
• Oversees promotion of all programs and represents the AAIC at public events to increase awareness and resources of the organization.
• Presents to businesses, houses of worship, schools, civic groups and other organizations for educational purposes and publicity for the AAIC.
• Enhances volunteerism with the AAIC to ensure programs are staffed appropriately
• Develops and implements new programs and projects to further the vision and mission of AAIC.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of successful executive-level experience for a non-profit organization.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of diverse backgrounds.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen with strong marketing and fundraising experience.
• Ability to establish and cultivate networks and relationships across a variety of industries and individuals.
• Professional written and oral communication skills; strong grant-writing skills.
• Persuasive interpersonal, public relations and presentation skills.
• Ability to design and conduct effective educational programs for targeted audiences.
• Thorough knowledge of laws and regulations which pertain to the operations of the AAIC.
• Ability to lead people and achieve positive results.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Working knowledge of program and staff evaluation systems.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; WordPress, various social media platforms; Ability to learn and master the organization’s CRM database (Charityproud) and to manage the website.
• Ability to travel to off-site locations on a regular basis and work a varied schedule, including occasional weekends and evenings.
• Ability to lift  and carry at least 35 pounds.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $65,000-$70,000 commensurate with experience, plus benefits. Our benefits package is a work in progress, and currently includes paid time off (thirteen holidays, vacation, and sick time) and a SimpleIRA. We also help our staff to access health insurance. 

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK WITH AAIC

While many values are important to us as an organization, the seven values of community, faith, human dignity, inclusion, self-determination, service as duty, and volunteerism sustain and strengthen us in fulfilling our mission. We practice these values in our actions and attitudes. 

• We affirm the dignity of every person.
• We embrace inclusion and serve all people. 
• We believe in self-determination and personal agency.
• We serve and act in the spirit of obligation to better our world. 
• We create opportunities for people to share their time, talent, and resources for the benefit of the community.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: No person shall be denied equal access because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical/mental disability.

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