Job Title: Executive Director, Western Benton County Partnership
Reports To: Board of Directors
Location: 220 E. Main, Gentry, AR 72734
Job Type: Full-time, salaried, compensatory time
Job Summary:
The Partnership Director is a pivotal role responsible for advancing the mission and vision of the Western Benton County Partnership by fostering partnerships, securing financial support, and strategically promoting community and economic growth. The Director will lead initiatives in infrastructure development, broadband enhancement, workforce development, childcare initiatives, and grant navigation, ensuring the organization’s alignment with core values.
Essential Functions:
- Community Engagement and Financial Stability:
- Strategically secure financial support and memberships.
- Represent the partnership at various meetings and collaborate with stakeholders.
- Strategic Leadership in Core Focus Areas:
- Lead initiatives in infrastructure, broadband, workforce development, childcare, and grant navigation.
- Communication and Relationship Building:
- Maintain strong communication with the Board of Directors and diverse stakeholders.
- Facilitate relationships among partnership members, city councils, chambers of commerce, industries, businesses, and educational institutions.
Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Community Familiarity:
- Possess an intimate knowledge of the covered area, including demographics and local industry needs.
- Leadership Skills:
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Facilitate engagement with diverse stakeholders.
- Strategic Leadership:
- Be a persuasive and proactive leader with strategic time-management skills.
- Operate confidently and assertively in a networking role.
- Grant Awareness:
- Stay informed about grant opportunities and act with a sense of urgency, especially in real estate endeavors.
Short-Term Accountabilities:
- Build Structure:
- Establish and firm up the organizational structure of the partnership.
- Build Membership:
- Strategically increase partnership memberships.
- Build Capital:
- Secure financial support and funding for partnership initiatives.
- Build Relationships:
- Foster relationships among diverse stakeholders.
- Build Momentum:
- Drive initiatives that create momentum and impact.
Salary based on education and experience commensurate with Knowledge, Qualifications and Accountabilities. 25 days paid time-off to include holidays.
Western Benton County Partnership
PO Box 295
Gentry, AR 72734
Email: Contact@DiscoverWBCP.com