The Nemasket Group is Now Hiring for Executive Director

Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of families and individuals living with disabilities? Come join our mission to offer personalized, flexible support to families and individuals with disabilities to live, work, and develop relationships within the communities. We recognize that people are the experts on their own lives and that our role is to listen and walk together on the journey towards empowerment, community membership and self-determination. The Nemasket Group envisions individuals leading successful lives that are rich within meaningful roles.

The Nemasket Group has an exciting opportunity for a well-rounded leader that is passionate, empathetic, diverse, and analytical thinker for our Executive Director position. This opportunity to become the future leader of an already successful and growing $4 million non-profit human services agency that was established in 1984 when a group of families came to together to make a decision that would change generations. Currently, serving and meeting the needs of over 400 adults, children, and families with disabilities in a picturesque coastal area of Southeastern Massachusetts. The next Executive Director will be enthusiastic and an excellent communicator to cultivate positive relationships with the board, staff, participants served, local officials, regulatory agencies, and community. Under the general direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall responsibility of The Nemasket Group and for hiring and supporting the executive staff.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Services or a related field from an accredited program, required.

2. Master’s degree in Business, Human Services, or related field from an accredited program, preferred.

3. Eight years of experience in an executive, administrative or management position in a non-profit, human services field or related field.

4. Must meet applicant background check and demonstrate proof of being free from disqualifying information.

5. Experience with developing and understanding budgets and financing

6. Ability to procure grant funding and development of community fundraising

 

Competencies:

1. Proven exceptional leadership skills

2. Strong analytical skills

3. Must be able to train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of staff

4. Results-oriented professional with well-developed administrative, management and time management skills.

5. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills to communicate effectively with the Board of Directors, families and individual participants, community agencies and

resources, auditors, subordinates, and staff members. Proactive and inclusive approach to communicating and problem-solving.

 

The Executive Director is responsible for:

· Assisting the Board of Directors in the development of a strategic plan and carrying out the goals and objectives of the plan.

· Monitoring the organization’s facilities, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Board of Directors and governing agencies.

· Managing the organization’s fiscal process including overseeing the operating budget, negotiating contracts, seeking out grants, and supervising the Finance Director to ensure accounting policies and procedures are established and followed.

· Hiring, interviewing, training coaching, and supporting executive level staff while overseeing the organization’s Human Resources functions.

· Serving as a member of the Board of Directors and developing meeting agendas, preparing quarterly board packets, and assisting in recruitment, orientation, and training of new board members.

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Benefits include excellent compensation, generous time off package, health, dental, vision, fsa, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability and retirement contributions.

Learn more about us by checking out our website at nemasketgroup.org/about-us/ .

Interested candidates please email your letter of interest and resume to: Jacqueline Einstein, President: jeinstein@umassd.edu

The Nemasket Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). It is our policy to promote equal employment opportunities. This means that we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, genetic information, military service, age, mental or physical disability, or any other status protected by law.