Executive Director

Job Description

Salary Range:  $52,000 to $60,000, plus benefits

The Alliance of People with disAbilities, a Center for Independent Living, is seeking a dynamic, creative Executive Director to manage offices in Seattle and Redmond.  The Alliance has 9 staff with an annual budget of $510k. The Executive Director will be an energetic self starter who provides leadership, vision, direction, and administration for the Alliance in fulfilling its mission. The Executive Director administers programs and grants (federal, state, local, and private) according to statutes, regulations, and guidelines established by the funding entities.  In addition, the Executive Director is responsible to the Board of Directors for the completion of needs assessments and development of annual work plan and strategic plan, human resource management, including staff recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision. 

Essential job duties include:

1. Ensure contract compliance through regular monitoring of programs, policies and procedures.  Update, as needed.
2. Program development and evaluation.
3. Oversees all elements of the organizations financial systems, ensuring ongoing programmatic and fiscal accountability.  Coordinates the annual audit.
4. Develops an annual budget, work with the Board Finance committee for annual approval and ongoing revisions.
5. Prepare annual and monthly program/financial reports for funding sources and the Board of Directors.
6. Obtain income through grants, contracts, fees, foundations, corporations, fund raising events and individual donors.
7. Administer core service programs, including the staffing of cases, reviewing case files and supervising staff.
8. Conduct recruitment, hiring, training and ongoing development of employees.  Negotiate professional contracts and employee benefits.
9. Represents the Alliance on local and statewide committees, coalitions and planning groups to advocate for community awareness and change.
10. Ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors; provide staff support to subcommittees; prepare agenda, provide reports as requested and attend monthly Board meetings.
11. Actively participate in and develop projects or programs that promote the philosophy of independent living in the community.
12. Assist the Board to design the Alliance’s planning process and direct future progress.
13. Coordinate all public relation efforts using various forms of media and working with local and state elected officials.

Experience requirements include:

1. Five years of experience in management of a not-for-profit organization
2. Five years of demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
   
3. Possess awareness of disability laws and acts, including but not limited to the Olmstead Decision, Americans with Disabilities Act and Least Restrictive Environment.
4. Understand and articulate the concepts of Independent Living philosophy
   Experience in writing grants and working with high level funders and community leaders
5. Knowledge of assistive technology and provisions of accommodation
6. Knowledge of resources available to people with disabilities
7. Ability to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and people without disabilities
8. Possess strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, databases and other related applications.
9. Excellent written and oral communication skills

Bilingual skills a plus.

People with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Education requirements:

Bachelors degree in Social Services, Program Management, Public Administration or related degree.  Masters preferred. 

To apply:

Send a resume and cover letter by October 15 to info at disabilitypride dot org or mail to: Alliance of People with disAbilities, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., Suite 100 , Seattle, WA 98103.

No telephone calls, please.