District Executive
Boy Scouts of America, Greater Tampa Bay Area Council
2,292 reviews
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Tampa, FL 33612
Remote
$36,000 - $41,000 a year
Boy Scouts of America, Greater Tampa Bay Area Council
2,292 reviews
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Full Job Description
Position: The Boy Scouts of America – District Executive Position
Location: Greater Tampa Bay Area
Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society. Today's professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits and advancement.
The District Executive selected will:
• Work with a volunteer board of directors and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs.
• Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
• Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
• Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned area. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
• Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
• Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
• Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee achievement of training for their respective role.
• Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
• Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities.
• Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives.
Desired Skills:
• Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.
• Non-profit, fundraising or sales experience is a plus.
• Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible and creative.
• Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
• Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
Requirements:
• Must be willing to accept and meet the Boy Scout of America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
• United States citizenship or declared intention to become a U.S. citizen.
• 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
• Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
• A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
• Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.
Compensation:
The Boy Scouts of America is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to your salary, the Boy Scouts of America offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life-insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, a defined benefit retirement plan, a supplemental retirement plan (403b thrift plan with employer match for contributions) plus compensation for authorized and approved business related expenses to include phone and mileage reimbursement.
We also offer generous vacation policy and ten holiday observances.
How to apply:
Absolutely NO phone calls will be accepted. Local applicants only. No relocation assistance available. Please email cover letter and resume to Dwayne Jones, Director of Field Service. Resumes received without a cover letter will not be reviewed.
Additional information on a career as a District Executive can be found at this link:
http://www.scouting.org/Careers/WorkingWithUs/EssentialSkills.aspx
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $36,000.00 - $41,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
Schedule:
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends
Supplemental Pay:
• Bonus pay
COVID-19 considerations:
Your safety and that of all our members, volunteers, and employees is the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council’s top priority. In light of COVID-19, we are taking additional precautions on top of our long established health and safety measures.
Work Remotely:
• Yes