CEO​/President

Overview

The United Way of Central New York is seeking a President/CEO to lead the organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ideal candidate possesses core competencies:

• Visionary: Has a clear vision for the organization, can confront the complex realities of the environment and simultaneously maintain faith in a better future, providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Organizational Leadership: Demonstrates strategic leadership balanced with authenticity, respect for others, and trust building within the organization, with the Board, and stakeholders. Proactively drives the organization to a higher level of performance, efficiency, and growth through inspiring action and commitment for best results.
• Influence in the Marketplace: Has a growth mindset, builds and cultivates a network of relationships, is influential and leverages United Way’s unique position. Increases visibility, reputation, and generates interest and passion for investing in community. Successfully navigates the complex dynamics of local, regional, and national environments.
• Grow Business and Revenue: Has a high level of business acumen and broad management skillset, is effective at generating and growing financial support for the organization. Can raise funds by effectively engaging and linking a variety of donors (individuals, corporations, major giving, and other segments) and volunteers to inform and contribute to advancing the mission.

The President/CEO will:

• Establish and maintain significant relationships with people at all levels within the community, including corporate chief executive officers, labor representatives, health and human-service agency personnel, government representatives, other United Way organizations (both local and national) and representatives of all other United Way constituencies.
• Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
• Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and regional expansion.
• Maintain a positive presence in the community to promote United Way services and enhance fund raising activities. Actively participate in a variety of local and national committees, conferences, round tables, agency functions and annual meetings.
• Establish organizational plans, policies, and procedures for the effective operation of the United Way. Ensure the employment and retention of competent and effective United Way staff and provide for their continued professional development, in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action requirements.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness, will participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment and will possess communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to be effective with diverse groups. UWCNY is committed to promoting an environment that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity and especially welcomes applications from individuals who represent the populations that we serve.
• Respect and follow the standards and safeguards that protect the organization’s integrity (e.g., professional standards for financial reporting, integrity of data, security of information systems, use of emails, organizational property, etc.).
• Effectively communicate goals and impact, setting and maintaining high performance standards for self and others that support the organization’s strategic plan.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the long-range strategic plan for the United Way of Central New York. Monitor progress and recommend changes.
• Manage and direct the activities of a large multi-disciplined staff who perform the following activities:

• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive United Way fund raising program within the framework of a volunteer campaign structure and in accordance with the principles of United Way fund raising.
• Manage financial resources, including developing…