A4.1 Sample Job Description: Executive Director

Summary

The Executive Director of Quinte Literacy Group is at this time an unpaid position. The Executive Director is a conduit to and/or liaison with the Board of Directors. To do this effectively the Executive Director shall ensure that all programmes are running smoothly and that the Board is kept up to date with any or all activities. The Executive Director is to ensure that staff is doing their respective jobs and adhering to their respective job descriptions.

Qualifications

This is a professional position requiring a university degree in Social Services, Education or equivalent educational qualifications, managerial qualifications and/or a combination of appropriate work experience in human relations, education or the business field; the ability to work independently and cooperatively with fellow employees; and, the possession of good communication skills. Bilingualism is an asset. The Executive Director must be bondable.

Sample

Duties

The duties of the Executive Director are as follows:

  1. Act as liaison with staff and Board.
  2. Plan, direct, organize, and control the management of Quinte Literacy Group with the help of qualified volunteers and support staff.
  3. Accountable to the Board of Directors and/or duly elected representative of the same.
  4. Administer all operations and participate in setting and developing policy with the Executive Committee, where appropriate.
  5. Confer with the Board of Directors as needed. Maintain contact with the President, Executive Committee or other committees of the Board where needed.
  6. Prepare for consideration, with support documentation, matters for decision by the Board of Directors for both long- and short-term goals, and implement the Board’s decision(s) as required or where appropriate.
  7. Ensure that all programmes have prepared annual programme budgets for consideration of the Board or committee thereof and that these budget processes are initiated prior to the start of the fiscal year.
  8. Ensure that financial and human resources for all programmes are sufficient to reflect service and programmes priorities and expectations.
  1. Ensure that budget planning processes are an integral part of the overall service planning process.
  2. Work with the staff to schedule and ensure that the day-to-day operations at Quinte Literacy are well supervised.
  3. Maintain operations and services standards by effective monitoring.
  4. Keep abreast of developments within other similar services and changes in the educational system, and monitor the community, social changes and legislation which may affect the running of Quinte Literacy Group and its programmes and bring pertinent matters to the attention of the Board.
  5. Assure continuing self-development through active participation in appropriate training programmes and other means of selfimprovement.
  6. Prepare and deliver presentations to publicize the programme.
  7. Maintain a good working relationship with other agencies and community groups and endeavour to achieve the support of the community as a whole.
  8. Bring new financial initiatives to the attention of the Board.

Reprinted with kind permission of Quinte Lteracy