Chief Executive Officer
Denver, Colorado
(This Position is on-site and in-person)
The Denver
Tennis Park (DTP) is a kids-first organization, focused on ways to contribute
to the health, advancement, and opportunity of youth through tennis. Formed in 2017, DTP is
the result of a public-private partnership between the University of Denver
(DU), Denver Public Schools (DPS), and private philanthropy. These founding
partners share a deep commitment to supporting and leveraging youth development
in Denver. Serving about 5,000 youth annually, DTP is focusing on establishing
partnerships with youth development organizations already working in under
resourced communities. While celebrating the youth sports mission, it is
critical to DTP’s success to be members of the education, early childhood,
pediatric health, and human services sectors.
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§ Program and Facility
Expansion – Continuous improvement
of DTP programs, while focusing on serving more DPS students, and expanding
community outreach programing.
§ Collaboration – Dynamic engagement of founding partners,
funders and community organizations that provide resources to youth that DTP
works to serve.
§ Fiscal Strength – Develop a diverse and sustainable funding
model that includes earned and philanthropic revenue.
§ Culture – Promote the HEART core values of DTP: humility, effort, attitude, respect, and
teamwork, which create a positive tennis experience for the staff and all who
want to learn and play.
§ Operations – Leading and facilitating effective operations and maintenance of the
tennis facility, with the goal of making DTP a world class tennis facility. Continuous
improvement of all programs, operations, policies, procedures, and practices to
ensure current and future sustainability.
The
Denver Tennis Park seeks a leader who is passionate about the vision, mission,
and values of this organization. This person will nurture a culture that is
grounded in a shared vision, fosters vibrant teamwork, pursues quality,
supports equity and diversity, and engenders mutual respect.
This is a high-energy position for a dynamic leader
who is excited about expanding opportunities for youth through the lens of
tennis. This results-oriented leader works collaboratively with teams and
diverse constituencies to achieve goals and deliver programs in the DTP
facility and across Denver. Candidates will demonstrate a career path of
progressive leadership and management experience in the nonprofit, corporate,
and/or government sectors. Applicants should have significant experience in
growing the capacity and impact of an organization that works in
under-resourced communities. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to operate effectively within
a nonprofit governing environment. Ideally,
this individual has experience operating complex facilities that serve diverse
constituencies and/or citywide outreach programs. The most qualified candidates
demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative
external relationships with founding partners, funders, potential donors, and
allies in community-based or youth serving organizations. An ability and desire
to raise private contributions is necessary.