Now Hiring: Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Position Description
 

ABOUT US: 

PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro (PORCH CHC) is a volunteer-led, grassroots, hunger relief organization providing food security to families in need in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. PORCH is seeking a passionate Executive Director who is dedicated to our mission. 

PORCH CHC collects food and cash donations through monthly neighborhood food drives and distributes food to thousands of at-risk individuals in our community. Since its founding in 2010, PORCH CHC has grown from collecting canned goods from a few neighbors to collecting food and cash donations monthly from over 125 local neighborhoods, delivering over $5 million in hunger relief over the past decade. 

PORCH CHC runs three hunger relief programs: Food for Pantries provides nonperishable food to 13 local food pantries. Food for Schools provides healthy snacks to all 20 schools and three after-school programs in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Food for Families provides an abundance of healthy, fresh food monthly to local families with children and is currently serving 525 food-insecure families with children in the public schools (approximately 2200 individuals, including 1250 children). Food for Families clients are 45% Latinx, 16% African American, and 31% refugees (542 refugees from Burma, 54 refugees from the Congo, and 65 refugees from Syria).

PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro recently developed a Strategic Plan, PORCH, A Place for Everyone, which sets the organization’s vision, mission, and goals for the next 3-5 years. PORCH CHC’s current operating budget is approximately $1 million annually, our goal is to grow to serve 700 families each month with a $1.4m annual budget. 

Our Mission: 

Fighting hunger by mobilizing neighbors, building community, and providing fresh, healthy food 

Vision:

Everyone in our community has access to enough fresh food to lead an active, healthy life

We Believe: 

• Everyone should have access to fresh, healthy food
• Respect requires providing food choice with cultural sensitivity
• Our community is responsible for each other
• PORCH CHC is a catalyst for community change

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
The Executive Director will work closely with the Board of Directors, the Program Manager, the staff, and our network of approximately 500 well-organized volunteers to ensure the organization’s Strategic Plan goals and mission are achieved. 

The Executive Director will be responsible for the organization’s management, fundraising, and new development strategy.

KEY ROLES: 

In conjunction with the PORCH Board of Directors, the Executive Director will: 

Leadership and Community Engagement

• Ensure that our mission is fulfilled through the implementation of our recently created Strategic Plan 
• Build upon and ensure the engagement and sustainability of our extensive volunteer base

• Build and enhance PORCH CHC’s image by being active and visible in the community and by working closely with other professional, civic and private organizations and agencies
• Work collaboratively with other PORCH communities

Resource Development and Financial Management

• Lead fundraising and revenue development necessary to support our mission
• Ensure the fiscal integrity of PORCH CHC, to include submission to the Board of a proposed annual budget and monthly financial statements, which accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization
• Lead the fiscal management of PORCH CHC, maximizing resource utilization and maintaining a positive financial position

Operational Management

• Oversee and implement appropriate resources to ensure that the organization’s operations are efficiently carried out in support of the mission and to the satisfaction of the Board

• Supervise, hire, support, and retain competent, qualified staff including PORCH CHC’s Program Manager and other staff
• Implement formal policies promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity throughout the entire organization

Board Relations

• Help identify, retain, and develop Board members
• Maintain regular communications with the Board Chair and provide the Board with the necessary reports, support, counsel, and information necessary for effective board governance

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; applicants without a degree who have comparable nonprofit leadership will be considered
• Three to five years of experience in a non-profit leadership position where he/she/they managed a team

Preferred:

• Experience with hunger relief and/or social services agencies
• Experience with databases and/or donor software
• Graduate degree in a field that supports and advances the work
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equality, and inclusion internally and externally.

SALARY AND TIME: 

• This can be a full-time role or negotiable for a part-time (80%) position depending on the candidate’s experience and preference. 
• Salary range – $70,000 – $78,000
• Health insurance reimbursement is available 

TO APPLY:
For consideration please submit a cover letter detailing how your experience aligns with the job qualifications and a resume to chcjobs@porchcommunities.org. Interviews will begin in February 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.