Field Director
Position Overview
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 puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of adults 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
- Fund Development: Supporting all aspects of the Council’s fundraising plan, including community dinners, special events, and product sales.
- Membership Growth: Developing strategies and leading efforts to recruit new youth and adult volunteers to Scouting units within the Council, including an aggressive approach to adding new units.
- Staff Development: Recruits, develops, and manages an effective executive team. Evaluates performance and maintains records of team members’ achievements/failures.
- Volunteer Development: Identifying, training, and supporting key volunteer leaders for Council Committees, and within each district, ensuring outstanding operations and program delivery.
- Program Quality: Leading the development and implementation of life-changing Council, District, and Unit programs, ensuring compliance with national standards and guidelines.
- District Operations: Supervising the day-to-day operations of the districts, including budgets, unit service, oversight, scheduling events, and coordinating with other council staff.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensuring adherence to all safety policies and procedures, including youth protection guidelines, throughout the council.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree.
Qualifications
- Looking for a professional individual who is articulate, confident, and able to build strong relationships with others.
- Strong interpersonal, written communication, and verbal presentation skills.
- Proven fundraising success and skills in community organization. Individuals should understand the process to identify potential upper-level prospects and have the skill set to engage other volunteers to approach potential prospects.
- Ability to supervise staff utilizing effective back-dating and work scheduling.
- Effective in managing membership and new unit organization to achieve growth consistently, with attention to retention of units and youth.
- Ability to manage functioning districts at a high level of operation and effectively utilize the annual nominating committee process.
- Prior experience in Scouting must include the direct supervision of one or more staff members.
- Well-organized, detail-oriented, and polished staff leadership skills.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment with passionate and committed people.
- Excellent analytical skills with a proven commitment to accuracy and timeliness.
- Must be able to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Must possess a focus on continuous improvement and growth, both within the organization and within oneself.
- A flexible schedule is frequently required for evening/weekend events.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PPT) preferred.
- Willing to learn website management, newsletter distribution, and event registration software.
- Team player, positive attitude, and willingness to learn.
Benefits
All councils are equal opportunity employers and offer a competitive salary, based on the council’s geographic location. Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses, including phone and mileage reimbursement. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.
Salary or Salary Range: $53,000-$58,000
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