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Posted on December 28, 2012
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Executive Director
New England Center for Arts and Technology
Boston,
Massachusetts
New England Center for Arts and Technology - Executive Director
The Opportunity:
The New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT), an innovative Boston
start-up nonprofit, is seeking an experienced, passionate, and innovative leader
for the newly created position of Executive Director. Reporting to the NECAT
Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the
organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial
objectives. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director provides
overall leadership, management and oversight of the organization, including
fundraising and fiscal responsibility for the $2M annual budget and recruitment
and management of all staff.
The Organization:
NECAT is the latest replication site of the nationally recognized Manchester
Bidwell Corporation (MBC), which was founded by Bill Strickland in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania in 1969. NECAT mission is to provide both year-round after-school
arts programs for at-risk high school students, and tuition-free job training
for under- and unemployed adults. This new Boston site is poised to open its
doors in late Spring 2013 and will particularly feature a state-of-the-art
culinary program for adults, designed in partnership with employers. NECAT
strives to create an environment and a set of opportunities that allow its
students to transcend a culture of poverty and enter a culture of
opportunity.
The Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will be a strategic, creative, and critical thinker who has
a strong track record of financial and programmatic impact. S/he will be a
results-oriented social entrepreneur who possesses exceptional people
management, networking, and communication skills. They will be able to
successfully represent NECAT to a wide variety of audiences. The ideal candidate
will also have demonstrated experience building relationships and a proven track
record raising individual, foundation, corporate funding from a local and
national philanthropic audience, as well as developing sources of public agency
funding. S/he will be proactive and continually seek opportunities to achieve
the organization’s mission and meet its financial objectives, including
creating revenue-generating opportunities.
Additional Key Skills/Experience:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years related work experience in
the nonprofit or social sector and a progression of positions with increasing
scope and responsibility. S/he possesses integrity, excellent people skills, and
a heartfelt commitment to NECAT’s mission. Proven experience establishing
and meeting goals and objectives is required. The ideal candidate will have a
clear track record of raising funds, leading staff, and achieving results. A
bachelor’s degree in required; an advanced degree is preferred.
To Apply:
Please review the full position profile for more full details:
NECAT is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply. For immediate consideration, please use the reference
code FC245 and address your cover letter and resume to Maury Peterson.
Please email your materials to: search@waldronhr.com
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