District executive

Position: Scouting America District Executive Position

Position location: Lockport, Illinois

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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 leads us toward 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 assigned territory includes Kankakee and Grundy Counties of Illinois.

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 the assigned area. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.

§ Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the organization's financial needs.

§ 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 roles.

§ 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.

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Desired Skills:

§ Strong marketing, fundraising, 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.

§ The ability to use social media and computer skills will be necessary for this position.

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).

§ Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.

§ Working varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work are 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:

Competitive salary, plus benefits

How to apply:

Qualified candidates must apply by e-mailing their resume and cover letter to Ted Karns, Scout Executive/CEO of the Rainbow Council, at [email protected]. Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted.

Additional information on a career as a District Executive can be found at this link:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Lockport, IL 60441 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lockport, IL 60441: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lockport, IL 60441