People Helping People Director
Organization Summary
People Helping People(PHP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supported by area faith communities, individual donors and community partners. PHP’s mission is to provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need to help prevent the disconnection of essential utilities, including electricity, water, and heating oil.
Position Summary
The Director serves as the chief organizational leader of People Helping People and is responsible for providing strategic vision, operational leadership, and mission-focused management. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Director ensures that PHP’s programs, finances, partnerships, and daily operations are conducted in accordance with the organization’s mission, policies, values, and applicable requirements. The Director provides leadership and oversight of volunteers, financial operations, donor relations, grant programs, community outreach, and office operations.
The position requires a high level of integrity, accountability, compassion, professionalism, and collaboration with the Board, volunteers, donors, faith communities, clients, and community partners.
Requirements/Preferred Qualities
Skills: Ability to establish and sustain interpersonal relationships; strong leadership; adaptability; flexibility; decision-making; problem-solving; time management; organization with critical and strategic thinking. Ability: Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with the Board of Directors, volunteer and employed staff, individuals/clients of different socio-economic backgrounds; and high degree of work independence.Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, accounting, nonprofit management, finance, communications or a related field. Relevant experience, training, or certifications can be considered.Experience: Experience in nonprofit leadership & volunteer management as well as supervision of volunteers and managing budgets, donations, and grant administration.
Responsibilities & Work Schedule
- Ensure that staff & volunteers have appropriate facilities & resources to operate PHP for clients. Communicate any issues or concerns with the Board in a timely manner.
- Provide for paying pledges and bills, available checks, stamps, & envelopes.
- Ensure a safe, organized, effective and welcoming office environment.
- Ensure accurate client documentation and appropriate handling of confidential information.
- Ensure available functional Computer & copying service, email, FAX and internet services for conducting business of PHP.
- Assist in recruiting of volunteers; Supervise, train & mentor volunteer staff to maximize their contributions and maintain organizational standards.
- Manage financial operations including processing & recording donations accurately, sending donor acknowledgment letters and maintain strong relationships with contributors to sustain funding and community support of PHP.
- Manage in concert with the Treasurer the organization’s budgeting with diligence, ensuring responsible allocation of utility-assistance funds, operational expenses and program resources.
- Practice transparency and accountability in all financial matters.
- Oversee daily office operations/business hours, including bill payment, client record management and inventory of supplies.
- Represent the organization by speaking at congregations, community events and partner organizations to build awareness, engagement and support for PHP.
- Administer and maintain all grant programs, including NAP program, ensuring compliance and impact reporting.
- Provide visionary leadership aligned with the organization’s mission and Board-established priorities, upholding ethical standards and organizational integrity.
- Maintain open and transparent communications with Board of Directors.
- Provide regular reports on operational activities, program results and finances.
Because accessibility and visibility are important to effective leadership, the Director is expected to maintain a regular on-site presence. Current outreach program operates 3 hours per day, three days per week – for total of 9 scheduled outreach hours/week. The Director is expected to be present and accessible during designated outreach and office hours. On-site schedule may change based on client demand, volunteer availability, program needs and organizational priorities. One to two hours on the unscheduled program days may (or will) be required to monitor emails/client questions or requests to help PHP meet community needs and keep scheduled time efficiently utilized.
This part-time position allows some flexibility to accommodate this program and other career responsibilities while maintaining adequate availability to lead the organization effectively, and ensure the organization’s activities remain consistent with its mission, bylaws, policies, ethical standards, and applicable requirements.
Annual Salary is $25,000.00
Please send your resume and any questions to PeopleHelpingPeopleDirector@gmail.com