District Executive Position – Territory Manager

Mississippi Riverlands Council; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical coverage

Dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Car allowance

Generous PTO

11 holidays observances

Job summary

Mississippi Riverlands Council in Meridian, MS is seeking a District Executive to lead fundraising and volunteer development for 28 counties in Central, East, and Southwest Mississippi.

The role involves working with a volunteer board, training leaders, and coordinating programs, meetings, and events with flexible hours. Beneficial experience includes fundraising, Scouting, and strong people skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Attained 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to work varied hours including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
• Scouting background is helpful but not required.
• Background checks will be conducted.

Responsibilities

• Work with a volunteer board of directors and community leaders to recruit, train, guide, and inspire involvement in youth programs.
• Ensure program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
• Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee training for their roles.
• Be a good role model and maintain relationships with professionals and volunteers.

Skills

Non-profit experience

Fundraising experience

Public speaking

People skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position: District Executive – Territory Mgr.

Position location: Mississippi Riverlands Council serving 28 counties in Central, East, and Southwest Mississippi

Position Location: Meridian Mississippi.

Home Office: is located in Flowood, Mississippi

Council Website: www.scoutingriverlands.org

Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun outdoors. Scouting 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
• Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee the achievement of training for their respective roles.
• Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers.
• Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events, and activities.
• Recruit volunteer leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the organization's financial needs.
• Lead and support fundraising efforts to secure adequate financial support.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet your objectives.

Desired Skills

• Non-profit, fundraising, or sales experience is a plus.
• Scouting experience, a plus, but not necessary.
• 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 Scouting 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 the degree conferred stated is required for employment). Other life experience with documentation MAY be considered.
• Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
• 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

All councils are equal opportunity employer. In addition to offering a competitive salary that ranges in the 40s and up based on experience. Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, a defined benefit retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses to include car allowance. We also offer a generous PTO policy and eleven holiday observances.

Additional information on a career as a District Executive can be found at: http://www.scouting.org/Careers/WorkingWithUs/EssentialSkills.aspx