The Rose Andom Center, Colorado’s first family justice center, is a survivor-centered, trauma-informed collaborative that cultivates hope for individuals and families impacted by intimate partner violence and sexual assault. At the Rose Andom Center, organizations and agencies work together under one roof to promote hope and healing for survivors and their children.
The Executive Director provides strategic leadership for the Rose Andom Center and directs programs and operations of the Center, oversees the activities of staff, personnel matters, the operating budget, and financial health of the organization. To effectively lead a nationally affiliated family justice center, the Executive Director also promotes a collaborative organizational framework, grounded in trauma-informed practices, to successfully coordinate key partnerships with leadership of community organizations and government partners to effectively carry out the mission of the Rose Andom Center.
The Executive Director’s position provides direct supervision and oversight of the Rose Andom Center’s daily operations, as well as strategic direction and leadership for the organization in collaboration with the Board of Directors. The Executive Director will ensure the delivery of relevant and impactful services and compliance with Center policies and regulations.
The Rose Andom Center Executive Director ensures that all operations at the Center are consistent with the Mission, Vision, and Values of the Rose Andom Center through collaborative leadership. The Executive Director should have a strong background in victim services, including, but not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, knowledge of proposed and current laws affecting victim services and effective intervention strategies. Familiarity with criminal and civil legal processes and government and non-profit services related to victim services is also preferred.
The Executive Director reports to the Rose Andom Center Board of Directors and serves as the primary contact with elected officials and the media. The Executive Director should be an effective communicator, possessing the interpersonal skills needed to build relationships with onsite and offsite
partners, as well as with city and county departments, community-based organizations, funders, and donors. The Executive Director must be culturally inclusive and trauma-informed, as well as foster the collective understanding among staff of the mission, vision, and values of the Rose Andom Center and ensure staff are qualified and trained to perform the duties of their jobs in service to clients and the mission.
The Executive Director should possess skills in finance and budgeting, operational and staff management, fundraising, grant-writing, compliance requirements, preparing written reports and interagency communications, and speaking with the media.
The Executive Director should possess managerial skills and the flexibility to address the needs of a frequently changing organization, including embracing and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion as organizational values among staff and in regard to client interactions.
Essential Functions
The following is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position.
1. Executive Management:
This position is responsible for the oversight of operations of the Rose Andom Center, including but not limited to the administrative, risk management, budget, grant management, human resources, development activities, volunteer management and facility operations. This includes attention to equity and inclusivity in hiring, training of staff, and day-to-day interactions among staff and with clients. This position has no direct authority over partner agencies; however, the position evaluates services and recommends improvements to existing programs to improve services. 30%
2. Finances and Fund Development:
Responsible for ensuring that the annual budget reflects realistic revenue projections, and the Rose Andom Center is funded through appropriate revenue sources. Oversees all fundraising and marketing efforts and ensures that these efforts meet the goals set by the Board of Directors. Cultivates key relationships in the community and with donors to increase giving and broaden the base of effective contacts and lead the planning and execution of capital campaigns.
Oversees and implements a fund development plan involving the creation of a comprehensive fund development strategy that includes diverse and balanced annual funding revenues, identifying new funding opportunities, development of earned income initiatives, expansion of planned giving, and recommendations regarding special campaigns such as capital or endowment campaigns. Leverages strengths of both Board members and the organization as a whole to generate increased levels of funding. 30%
3. Oversight and accountability of services:
Oversees selecting, contracting, and coordinating the work that staff and partners provide to guests. Oversees work with partners, vendors, contract preparation, administration, compliance determination, program changes and expansions. Responsible for identifying, collecting, and reporting metrics and outcomes to assess and communicate the impact of the Rose Andom Center services and inform future program development and continuous improvement. Oversight of partners is solely collaborative; this position does not have direct authority over employees of partner agencies, unless the health and safety of the center guests and/or employees or other partner agencies is at risk. 15%
4. Collaboration:
This position is responsible for ensuring positive and effective relationships with community partners to foster access to available services for clients and should be familiar with strategies for collaborative partnerships as well as conflict resolution processes. This position is responsible for maintaining a positive and collaborative relationship with the Center Board of Directors, providing the Board with appropriate and timely information, and overseeing compliance with all Board policies and procedures. This position is also responsible for coordination and communication with all committees acting as the Board liaison. 15%
5. Communication:
Promotes awareness and support for the Rose Andom Center with multiple audiences, including the general public, potential guests, donors and potential donors, staff, government and foundation funders, elected officials, and media. Effectively uses program metrics and outcomes to assess and communicate the impact of the Rose Andom Center services. Must be able to speak and write clearly, passionately and diplomatically about the organization and its work. 10%
Job Requirements
Leadership: Requires judicious decision-making, collaborative leadership skills, providing strategic direction and vision, and effectively articulating and communicating the mission, vision, and values of the organization to staff, volunteers, partner organizations, members of the Rose Andom Center Board of Directors, donors and other external stakeholders. This position represents the Center in the community and serves as the spokesperson and lead point person on media interactions that help
promote and/or advance the mission of the organization.
Supervision: Requires managing and monitoring work performance of a non-profit, to include evaluating work objectives and effectiveness, ensuring the operations are consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the Rose Andom Center, aligning and realigning work and staffing assignments of Center employees, preparing annual performance planning of direct reports, completing annual performance reviews of director reports, and reviewing annual performance reviews of Center staff. Provides
supervision, oversight and direction to the management team and ensures the continued development and management of a professional and efficient organization.
Collaboration: Must interact with key stakeholders, leaders and staff of community partner organizations, community stakeholders, and donors on key organizational issues, as well as exercising participative management skills, high levels of collaboration and negotiation, and the ability to reach consensus on complex issues to achieve organizational goals and objectives in a collaborative manner. Must collaborate closely with the leadership of community partner organizations to ensure strong partnerships that benefit Rose Andom Center clients and must strive for conflict resolution in situations where conflict arises with community partners. Must also maintain positive and collaborative relationships with current and potential Board members.
Policies: Must be familiar with operational policies and Rose Andom Center by-laws and work with members of the Board of Directors on any needed policy revisions to operational policies or by-laws and on developing new or revised policies for enhancing the operations of the Center.
Freedom to Act: Performs duties within broad parameters defined by the Rose Andom Center vision and mission under the direction of the Board of Directors and is expected to work independent of the Board and with the Rose Andom Center management team on how objectives are achieved and what resources are needed for day-to-day operations and delivery of services.
Technical Skills: Requires advanced skills and knowledge in approaches managing a non-profit organization and in managing staff, which affect the design and implementation of major programs, solutions for highly complex issues, and/or processes of the whole organization. Independent judgment and decision-making abilities are necessary for applying technical skills effectively in a collaborative manner to ensure the delivery of high-quality services.
Fiscal Responsibility: Responsible for fundraising to ensure the Rose Andom Center meets its financial goals. Has responsibility for final approval of the Center budgetary recommendations to
the Board of Directors. Has fiscal accountability to monitor progress towards fiscal objectives and adjusts plans as necessary to reach them. Oversees periodic financial reporting to the Board of Directors, funders, donors, and other interested parties. Responsible for management of all grants to the Rose Andom Center and for assuring compliance requirements related to funding and
finances, including an annual audit, are completed.
Writing: Requires an advanced ability to write reports, organization memos, organization policy language, and letters to leaders of partner organizations, and key community leaders,
including local elected officials.
Other Requirements: This position requires a criminal background check and proof of current COVID vaccinations.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Master’s degree in relevant field preferred, or a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, and ten years’ executive level management experience.
Experience:
Subject matter expertise in non-profit management and trauma-informed practices, which could include domestic violence, elder abuse, human trafficking, sexual assault and child abuse.
Success in building and maintaining collaborative partnerships, as well as at least ten years’ experience in management of human resources, successful record of fund
development, grant management and management of operations and budgeting.
Knowledge: Knowledge of nonprofit management, interpersonal violence issues and their effect on adult victims and children who are impacted by domestic violence; developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships; a strong working knowledge of the criminal legal system, including proposed and current laws affecting victims of interpersonal violence and their perpetrators.