New Job Posting: Mon Forest Towns Executive Director

The Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP) was formed to cultivate collaborative relationships across land and forest gateway communities. MFTP’s mission is to grow a strong, sustainable recreational economy that enhances the quality of life for residents and visitors to the Monongahela National Forest region by providing the best outdoor experience.

Our communities and partners seek to build and maintain a strong economy that thrives off sustainable recreation, tourism, and healthy landscapes while preserving each town’s character. The Partnership is ready to build off its recent successes to develop a sustainable partnership framework, build capacity, and work toward achieving the goals of its recently adopted strategic plan.

To facilitate the work, MFTP has secured funding for its first Executive Director (ED) position to start as soon as a qualified candidate is identified to lead a dynamic group of community leaders, partners, and entrepreneurs to fulfill the Partnership’s mission in the region. The ED will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the fledgling organization. The position is grant-funded for 3 years. It is the responsibility of the ED and the MFTP to develop a sustainable revenue model in that time to sustain the position long-term. The position will report to the MFTP’s Executive Committee and Woodlands Development & Lending’s Director of Programs & Partnerships.

Executive Director Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Partnerships
● Develop, maintain, and support a strong Partnership Board; serve as ex-officio of each committee; seek and build board involvement with strategic direction
● Oversee and report on the organization’s results to the Partnership Board
● Provide leadership to and manage the efforts of service provider partners to ensure effective and efficient regional collaboration and to support MFTP strategic plan implementation
● Provide strategic marketing and communications oversight

Resource Development and Management
● Develop plan and expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support the work of the MFTP.
● Identify and spearhead grant applications and grant management to support project planning and implementation.

Program Planning, Implementation, and Management
● Plan (in collaboration with the Partnership Board and committees), organize, and direct the organization’s programs and operations.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. A mutually agreed upon work plan will be developed between the preferred candidate and the Executive Committee. The MFTP Board reserves the right to modify any and all job descriptions based upon the needs of the MFTP.

Executive Director Qualifications / Skills:

Bachelors’ Degree required. Nonprofit management/leadership experience and/or an equivalent degree of experience related to the duties and responsibilities specified in this description.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
● Demonstrated leadership capability
● Ability to develop, implement, evaluate both strategic and operational plans
● Experience working with governmental entities and government contracts
● Grant writing and grants management experience
● Strong written and verbal communication skills
● Complex project management experience
● Ability to work effectively independently
● Ability to travel throughout the Mon Forest region regularly and as needed

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
● Entrepreneurship/business development experience.
● Marketing, communications, and social media experience

Work Hours & Compensation:
The full-time equivalent position (37.5 hours per week) provides a generous benefit package through Woodlands Development & Lending, which includes payment toward health insurance, paid sick leave, paid vacation days, family and medical leave, holidays, and retirement matching. Salary will be commensurate with experience in the range of $40,000-50,000.

The position is remote with the flexibility to work from home and with satellite working spaces available at different locations in Mon Forest Town communities as needed. The candidate is, however, required to reside within the Monongahela National Forest region.

Interested? Please email a resume and cover letter to Emily Wilson-Hauger at ewilson-hauger@woodlandswv.org with the subject line ‘MFTP Executive Director application’.

Applications accepted until Wednesday, November 30, 2022 or until a qualified candidate is identified.