Kids Hope USA - President

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Kids Hope USA partners local churches with local schools in order to reach at-risk students with what they need most—caring and reliable relationships with adult mentors. Starting with just 54 student-mentor relationships through three church-school programs, today a national network of 1,400 church-school relationships in 36 states reaching 25,000+ students.

The organization recently completed a two-year re-engineer of its award-winning mentoring model. As the new Kids Hope USA began to launch in late 2018, so did a new era with an ambitious expansion goal: To reach 100,000 students with caring mentor relationships.

Today, Kids Hope USA seeks a new president called and gifted to lead the organization. The right person will bring generous measures of two key ingredients to the position: A heart for at-risk kids and a passion to lead well.

Key Traits

Coach

Motivates, inspires, and develops people; first for the direct report leadership team and then across the national organization. Has awareness of people and interpersonal dynamics (high emotional intelligence); keeps organization focused on defined priorities.

Architect

Crafts the infrastructure and owns the culture of the organization. Manages the relationships between functions for a geographically diverse organization; ensures continuous system improvements in processes, methods and structure to expand and sustain the organization over the long-term. Establishes annual goals and sets priorities; actively measures and reports progress.

Fund Raise

In close partnership with the National Development Director, embraces the challenge of building relationships to raise support/investments primarily to fund expansion (new markets and products). Possesses previous fundraising and/or sales accomplishments.

Nonprofit Management

Has understanding and literacy of financial management, financial statements, key governance concepts, and other nonprofit best practices. Related work experience and applicable educational requirements (bachelor’s degree required, post-graduate preferred) are expected.

Trail Blaze

Looks externally to anticipate trends and changes. Continuously casts the vision of where the organization is going and is willing to modify that vision as needed—internally and externally. Asks appropriate “what if” questions and serves as a catalyst for change when needed.

Build Relationships

Has high awareness of others, is adept at interpersonal skills, with natural ability to build positive relationships with leadership team, staff, Board, and external audiences. Is effective at addressing conflicts openly, directly, and in timely fashion.

Christian Role Model

Is a joyful, mature Christian who loves children and the Church, someone who understands the many aspects of diversity across the Christian Church and finds great joy in positioning the Church to make a difference in communities across the country.

Positive Self-Management

Possesses essential personal traits and habits that contribute to success including high integrity with willingness to take responsibility, catalyze action, and consistently model the values of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure organization continues to reach more kids through dynamic growth strategies, effective mentoring, and program health—as implemented by the staff team and national network.
• Guide decision-making across the organization, with personal availability to coach, cheer, and challenge the staff team. Provide consistent focus on priorities and pursuit of strategic plan.
• Ensure the organization’s alignment with an annual operating plan/budget and its ongoing financial health; including expense management and income generation—organization wide and for each functional area through the leadership team.
• Raise funds, especially through an existing and well-developed major donor list, in partnership with Development Director.
• Be a servant leader to direct reports on the leadership team; including personal/leadership development, appropriate empowerment, and clear accountabilities.
• Develop and deliver the annual plan; track alignment with strategic direction, including changes needed throughout the year.
• Care for and develop the organization’s culture, with focus on job satisfaction and talent retention.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the Board as an entity and individually with each director. This includes reliable communication channels and networking to recruit new Board members.
• Serve as the voice of Kids Hope USA and our approach to mentoring across multiple audiences, which necessitates frequent travel and effective communication to our national network. Excel at external speaking and external writing on behalf of Kids Hope USA.
• Manage existing major organizational collaborations/partnerships; develop new relationships as needed in order to accomplish strategy.
• Craft and modify mid- and long-term organizational strategic plans, with strong focus on pace of expansion and opening new markets. Lead visioning and plan development through a team-based, collaborative style.

The Opportunity

From its genesis as a startup in West Michigan to a national nonprofit organization that operates in 36 states and mobilizes over 50,000 volunteers, the greatest days of Kids Hope USA are still ahead. With a passionate and committed staff team, more than 3,000 public schools waiting for a partner church, an innovative program to equip mentors, and the launch of a new economic engine, an aggressive strategic direction to execute stands in place.

There is an opportunity to reach 100,000 or more at-risk kids in the United States—the opportunity of a lifetime.

Mission

Kids Hope USA builds life-changing relationships one at a time:

One Child. One Hour. One School. One Church.

Strategic Direction

Fueled by a new economic engine and energized by a flow of new relationship tools, expand the Kids Hope USA network to reach 100,000 students.

Applicant Instructions
We appreciate your interest in our position of President of Kids Hope USA!

To apply, please email careers@kidshopeusa.org and include the following:
• A letter of interest that includes a description of your ability to live out the Key Traits
described in this document.
• Your resume or CV.
• Three references along with their email address and phone number. We will not contact these
references prior to gaining your approval.

Please note we are accepting applications until March 8th.

Your application will be reviewed by our Presidential Search Team (PST) and we will respond back to inform you of your status in a timely fashion. Applicants of interest will be contacted to gain approval to complete reference checks and to schedule a brief video conference with the PST. Applicants that continue in the process will be invited to an in-person interview in late March or early April.

For more information about Kids Hope USA and our search for a new President - please visit our website www.kidshopeusa.org