Executive Director/ General Management Job Description Samples
The Executive Director, Small Organization and President, Medium Organization job descriptions represent classic profiles of executive directors/presidents/chief executive officers at organizations with revenues less than $20 million. The roles entail a breadth of honed cross-functional skills including board management and development, fundraising, program management, development and expansion, staff management, and operations management. As organizations become increasingly large and complex, a shift occasionally occurs whereby the chief executive role becomes focused solely on external relationship management, primarily with funders, the media, government, and organizational partners.
Executive Director Job Description Sample
Small organization, $0 to $3 million in revenues
(Education)
For this growing multisite organization, the executive director is responsible for general management as well as designing a national expansion plan. There also is a heavy emphasis on program evaluation.
President Job Description Sample
Medium organization, $10 million to $20 million in revenues
(Education)
The president in this established organization focuses on the core functions of the organization to enable it to achieve its long-term vision. Areas of focus include: strategy, finance, board management, fundraising, and program delivery.
Executive Director-track job description samples
Vice President, Programs Job Description Sample
Program Path
This Vice President, Programs role entails development and implementation of program strategy as well as general management responsibility. There is a knowledge management, external-facing component to the position.
Chief Operating Officer Job Description Sample
COO Path to ED
This role is responsible for all program development, delivery, and budget management. In addition the position entails managing human resources, funder relationships, and public speaking on behalf of the organization. This Chief Operating Officer role is designed to be a partner to the chief executive officer and to the other C-level managers in the organization.
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