Executive Director

Your Talent Team; West Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking an Executive Director to lead a North Central West Virginia nonprofit serving individuals with IDD. You will report to the Board and drive strategic direction, financial sustainability, and mission execution to expand community impact.

Ideal candidates bring mission-driven leadership with strong business judgment and proven ability to balance continuity with thoughtful change, while overseeing programs, governance, and organizational growth.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in IDD, human services, healthcare, nonprofit, or similarly regulated settings.
• Financial management and planning experience.
• Fundraising, grant development, and community partnerships.
• Technology modernization, process improvement, and change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the organization.
• Oversee financial performance and sustainability.
• Drive fundraising, partnerships, and revenue opportunities.
• Engage and develop staff, and ensure program quality and compliance.
• Partner with the Board of Directors on strategy, priorities, risks, and growth.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Fundraising

Community outreach

Change leadership

Technology modernization

Communication

Team building

Relationship management

Entrepreneurial leadership

Job description

Your Talent Team is conducting a confidential search for an Executive Director to lead an established North Central West Virginia nonprofit serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The organization generates approximately $5.2M in annual revenue and is entering an important next chapter of modernization, growth, and expanded community impact.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the organization, its people, programs, financial sustainability, and execution of its mission.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Real opportunity to modernize legacy systems, technology, workflows, and business practices
• Ability to identify and develop new services, partnerships, funding sources, and revenue opportunities
• Highly collaborative, open-door culture with a knowledgeable and long-tenured staff
• Hands-on connection to the mission, including interaction with the individuals and families served
• Opportunity to respect a strong organizational history while shaping what comes next
• Provide strategic and operational leadership while maintaining strong program quality, accountability, and compliance
• Lead practical technology and process improvements that strengthen efficiency, communication, reporting, and service delivery
• Oversee financial performance and diversify revenue through grants, fundraising, partnerships, contracts, and new service opportunities
• Partner closely with the Board of Directors on strategy, organizational priorities, risks, and growth opportunities
• Lead, coach, and engage an experienced team while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Expand relationships with families, community partners, businesses, funders, government agencies, and referral sources

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate combines mission-driven leadership with strong business judgment and is comfortable balancing continuity with thoughtful change.

Particularly valuable experience includes:

• Leadership within IDD, human services, healthcare, nonprofit, or a similarly regulated service environment
• Financial management, strategic planning, organizational growth, and Board interaction
• Fundraising, grant development, community outreach, and partnership development
• Technology modernization, process improvement, and change leadership
• Strong interpersonal, communication, team-building, and relationship-management skills
• An action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and collaborative leadership style