Executive Director

Jovenes En Camino; Villa de Zaachila; On-site; MXN 1,652,000 - 2,753,000; Full time

Job summary

Jovenes en Camino invites an Executive Director to lead our U.S. organization from Brentwood, Tennessee, with a focus on rebuilding the fundraising engine and growing donor relationships. You will report to a U.S. board and collaborate with the country director in Honduras, traveling there 2–5 times per year.

The role emphasizes closing five- and six-figure gifts and establishing durable donor systems to sustain growth, with strong program alignment and international oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; relevant advanced degree welcomed but not required.
• Alignment with JEC’s Christian mission and ability to represent it to churches, donors, and partners.
• Successful completion of background screening and child-safeguarding certification.
• Strong cultural competence and ability to lead diverse, global teams.

Responsibilities

• Fundraising and revenue growth — approximately 40% of time.
• Donor engagement, communications, and brand — approximately 25% of time.
• Program liaison and international oversight — approximately 20% of time.
• Board partnership, finance/administration, and team leadership/culture — approximately 15% of time.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor engagement

Communications

Brand development

Board partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Brentwood, TN · Full-time · Must reside in Middle Tennessee

For twenty-two years, Jovenes en Camino has given a home, an education, healthcare, and a family to orphaned and at-risk boys in Honduras. About 300 boys have come through our campus in El Zamorano. We also run a rural primary care clinic serving the surrounding community and a transition program in Tegucigalpa for young men entering adult life.

We’re hiring an Executive Director to lead our U.S. organization — and this is a rebuild-and-grow role, not a caretaker role. The programs are strong; the fundraising engine behind them isn’t yet built to match. We need a fundraiser first: someone who is energized by asking people to invest in children, who can personally close five- and six-figure gifts, and who has the discipline to build the donor systems that make growth last.

You would report to a U.S. board where every member gives and opens doors, partner with an exceptional country director in Honduras, and travel there two to five times a year.

Job Responsibilities

A. Fundraising and revenue growth — approximately 40% of time

(The single most important function of this role.)

B. Donor engagement, communications, and brand — approximately 25% of time

C. Program liaison and international oversight — approximately 20% of time

D. Board partnership, finance / administration, and team leadership / culture — approximately 15% of time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; relevant advanced degree welcomed but not required.
• Genuine alignment with JEC’s Christian mission and comfort representing it authentically to churches, donors, and partners.
• Successful completion of background screening and child-safeguarding certification.
• Strong cultural competence, with a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives and an ability to lead initiatives with diverse, global teams
• Five or more years of nonprofit leadership experience and success personally soliciting and closing gifts of $25,000 and above
• Conversational or fluent Spanish, a plus

Additional Information

To be discussed