Executive Director - Western KY (Owensboro)

American Red Cross; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts

Paid time off starting at 15 days

11 paid holidays

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Short + Long Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking an Executive Director for the Western Kentucky Chapter in Owensboro. This role involves community leadership, planning, and fundraising to enhance regional services. The ideal candidate must have at least 5 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong team-working skills.

Responsibilities include leading community engagement efforts, managing relationships with local officials, and ensuring achievement of revenue targets. Competitive benefits include medical plans, PTO, and a 401K match.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience or equivalent education required.
• Establish connections within the community is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead chapter planning and regional goals.
• Manage fundraising targets and donor accounts.
• Develop community volunteer leaders across territories.

Skills

Teamwork

Community Networking

Leadership

Fundraising

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Executive Director, Western Kentucky (Owensboro)

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Chapter Executive Director (ED) serves as the primary community facing leader and facilitator for the American Red Cross at the chapter level. As a facilitative meta‑leader, the ED, in partnership with functional supervisors, convenes, aligns, and empowers cross‑functional teams and external partners to deliver core services, deploy secondary services where needed most, and strengthen community resilience. The ED represents the organization publicly, leads collaborative chapter planning with and alongside the community, and stewards strategic relationships to achieve regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment & engagement, blood collection, and community engagement goals.

Community Leadership & Representation

• Primary community facing leader of the American Red Cross – maximizing presence, connectivity, and recognition of Red Cross contributions in the community.
• Span organizational boundaries and bridge silos for coordinated community response ("unity of effort").
• Ensure upward, downward, and outward connectivity‑coordinating stewardship across Programs, Communications, and Fundraising.

Chapter Planning & Regional Framework

• Participate as a member of the Regional Leadership Team to support achievement of regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment & engagement, blood collection, and community engagement goals.
• Lead the chapter planning process and drive progress toward plan objectives. Convene and align cross‑functional teams and external stakeholders across sectors (government, nonprofit, business, faith) to co‑create chapter plans with shared outcomes, roles, and accountability.
• Use data and community voice to prioritize where secondary services are deployed to close gaps, strengthen resilience, and improve equity of access to Red Cross services.

Revenue & Fundraising

• Lead the chapter in supporting the achievement of the region’s revenue targets.
• Meet the assigned individual fundraising target which includes:
  • Meet the annual chapter board members’ give and get campaign goals.
  • Maintain assigned donor accounts as defined by the Regional Executive and CDO.
• Actively participate in influencing fundraising in conjunction with the Chief Development Officer.
• In partnership with the CDO, recruit, develop, and support philanthropy committee members who have philanthropic influence in the community and will actively play a leadership role in fundraising.

Strategic Relationships & Elected Officials

• Manage a portfolio of strategic relationships: local elected officials, key community leaders & stakeholders. Specific outcomes are defined with RE.
• Serve as a member of the Elected Officials Liaison Network. Support disaster responses locally, regionally, and nationally consistent with ConOps.

Board Governance & Development

• Develop, support, and ensure the success of the Chapter Board of Directors in support of the Red Cross mission.
• Manage and ensure the board meets published board guidance for membership.

Volunteer Leadership

• Develop, lead, and manage a cadre of community volunteer leaders who serve as the face of the Red Cross in assigned territories.
• Support mission capacity building by developing and stewarding key community partnerships and support recruitment of volunteers.

Team Member Partnerships

• Serve as a partner team member to Communications and Fundraising teams to align messaging, stewardship, and campaign execution.

This job will be posted for a minimum of five business days and extended if the applicant pool needs to be expanded. This position is not eligible for relocation.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Education: Bachelor's degree required.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

Management Experience: NA

Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team.

Travel: May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout territory, state, and Red Cross system.

*Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE

It is a plus if the successful candidate has established connections within the community.

BENEFITS FOR YOU

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

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