Director and Chief Executive Officer

Scranton Area Foundation

Scranton, PA

Position Announcement

The Scranton Area Foundation (SAF) is seeking an experienced community foundation or nonprofit leader to build on the Foundation’s success in supporting the improvement of the quality of life in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (population 214,000).

The SAF is a public charity and community foundation serving the Lackawanna County, PA area. The Foundation’s mission is to meet a wide variety of educational, cultural, human service and other charitable needs throughout Lackawanna County. The Foundation started as a private foundation in 1954 and thirty-four years later was reorganized into its current legal structure as a public community foundation. More information on the Scranton Area Foundation may be found at: http://www.safdn.org .

The director/CEO will demonstrate strong personal and strategic leadership and integrity while communicating the vision of the Foundation. The director/CEO will provide leadership to the Foundation through concrete actions that advance the mission; leading the financial, investment and administrative functions; ensure that all Foundation activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; and expanding the Foundation’s role as a facilitator of collaborative partnerships among many others.

Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate an ability to quickly integrate into the community and become an engaged, inspiring, inclusive, innovative, ethical and visionary leader who is driven to share our commitment to fully engaging the community to address local issues.

Required attributes include

• five or more years senior level organizational management experience in a community foundation or nonprofit organization;
• an inspiring leadership style with a successful track record of collaboratively managing, building and supporting staff;
• a successful track record in fund development and significant experience in donor identification, cultivation, recognition and support;
• demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic plans, the ability to think strategically and critically, interpret data, synthesize complex issues and information, proactively identify new opportunities, and manage change;
• a BA degree or higher; and an understanding of the Scranton area or experience in similar demographic area.

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The Scranton Area Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.