Job Overview

For more than 80 years, Kingswood Home for Children — a private, Christian, residential institution — has faithfully cared for vulnerable children. Dedicated to nurturing children (ages 5-18) physically, academically, emotionally, and spiritually, over 7,000 children have been welcomed “home” to Kingswood throughout its ministry. Kingswood operates without state or federal funding and relies solely on the generosity of donors, which then allows Kingswood to provide services to children at no cost to their families.

Building on this rich heritage, Kingswood is actively seeking an Executive Director to lead the ministry into its ninth decade of service with a shared commitment to healing and empowering vulnerable children and families in Jesus’s name. This Executive Director will be an experienced leader who embodies missional, relational, executive, and innovative leadership strengths. This leader will possess a demonstrated passion and calling to the ministry of residential childcare, fully embracing Kingswood’s Christ-centered mission.

Laura Coverstone, Ed Poff, and Marana Basie of JobfitMatters are assisting Kingswood in this search. To learn more about this position, Kingswood, and the process of candidacy, we invite you to explore the Opportunity Profile on the JobfitMatters website: https://jobfitmatters.com/Kingswood.

For confidential inquiries and/or candidate recommendations, please contact Marana Basie at [email protected] or (615) 261-4623.

Job Description

EXPECTATIONS

• Design and implement a strategic plan that furthers the mission by increasing financial support in a sustainable manner.
• Lead and grow the development/fundraising functions of Kingswood to fund future initiatives and growth. Communicate the mission, vision, and goals of Kingswood to staff, board, donors, and other constituents in an engaging manner.
• Reinforce team culture, retention, and development through training, mentoring, and personal development of staff.
• Enhance children’s programming and the Kingswood experience.
• Bolster administrative core processes. Lead communication improvements internally and externally, and interpersonally, to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Strengthen financial and campus stewardship. With input from the Board and Kingswood staff, steward the physical resources of Kingswood with integrity and excellence, making necessary immediate and long-range decisions about campuses and property.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A demonstrated walk with Jesus Christ and an active faith as evidenced through participation in an evangelical church and a daily dependence on Him.
• Personal characteristics of leadership, humility, enthusiasm, approachability, and resilience
• Demonstrated commitment to residential group childcare.
• A successful track record of leading an organization through growth.
• A successful track record of fiscal management, fundraising, resource development, program planning, and public relations (internal and external).
• Ability to work long hours, a high energy level, and ability to work under pressure.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience (preferably in residential childcare or similar non-profit leadership experience).
• A master’s degree in a relevant field.