Summary
Leads a mission-driven organization of thirty-five employees dedicated to empowering thousands of underserved, rural children with the literacy, learning and digital skills they need to thrive in the 21st-century world.Location: Central America (Resort Community with Proximity to Underserved Areas)
Description
Reporting to the Chairperson of the CREA Board of Directors, the Executive Director manages all operations and activity of the organization. The Director is responsible for donor relations, fundraising and assuring that the organization is in compliance with all rules, directives and laws of both the host country and the USA. The Director serves as the public face of the organization in the USA and Nicaragua. A Deputy Director, Administative Assistant, a USA media laison and two on-site school department Heads report to the Director
Sample duties:
- Implements the strategic direction and policy of the CREA Board.
- Assures and sustains a strong teaching, learning and work place culture.
- Directs, develops and leads CREA partnerships, fund raising networks, public relations, and curriculum innovations.
- Raises funds from existing donors and cultivates new donors.
- Assures that employees are well trained, motivated and competent.
- Assures the legal and fiscal compliance and integrity of the organization.
- Develops the Board of Directors and Advisory Council members. Diplomatically protects the frontier between the policy role of the Board and the management job of Administration
- Plans, organizes, directs, staffs, controls, audits and motivates.
Desireable Qualifications:
Skills:
- Minimum 5 years Executive Director management, preferably in education or non-profit work.
- Near-native level proficiency in both English and Spanish. Accents acceptable provided they do not hinder clear, natural and colloquial communication.
- Proven fundraising track record (preferably $1M+ annually).
- Management accounting, budgetary and financial analysis proficiency.
Knowledge:
- Advanced degree in leadership, management, philanthropy or fundraising (preferred).
- How to lead with an exceptional relationship-building and stewardship style, creating a workplace and a Board-staff relationship rooted in trust, accountability, empathy, shared values, and common purpose.
- Conversant with the potential and application of Large Learning System models in education.
- Deep understanding of the Latin American education system (preferred).
- Cross cultural literacy and power dynamics, especially learning challenges for the poor, weak and underserved.
Abilities:
- Understanding of the poverty mindset and challenges of the Global South.
- Strategic Planning and Visioning.
- Stakeholder engagement and fundraising.
- Change management and innovation.
- Stewardship leadership skills and style.
- Understanding and analysis of financial reports, budgets, dashboards and spreadsheets.
- Public Relations and Social Media expertise.
- Generating and sustaining Board, staff and donor confidence.
- Stands their ground.
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