Board Chair

Company Description

Passion for Life, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to provide forward-thinking career coaching and immersion opportunities driven by the student’s passions and talents in a fun, structured, and high-energy environment, helping under-resourced youth transform their passions into rewarding careers.

Job Description

The Board Chair serves as the chair of the Board of Directors. The Chair ensures that the Board of Directors fulfills its responsibilities for the organization's governance. The Chair works in partnership with the Vice-Chair and Executive Director to achieve the vision and mission of the organization and to optimize the relationship between the Board and staff. The Chair assists with the development of a strategic plan to advance the organization’s vision, mission, and objectives and promote fundraising, sustainability, and growth. Specific responsibilities include:

Strategic leadership

• Provide leadership to the organization and its Board, ensuring that the organization has maximum impact for its stakeholders

• Ensure that board members fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the Organization

• Ensure that the Board operates within its charitable objectives and provides a clear strategic direction for the Organization

• Ensure that the Board fulfils its duties to ensure sound financial health of the organization, with systems in place to ensure financial accountability

Governance

• Ensure that the governance arrangements are working in the most effective way for the organization

• Ensure that the Board of Directors is regularly refreshed and incorporates the right balance of skills, knowledge, and experience needed to govern and lead the organization effectively, which also reflects the wider population. Develop and implement succession planning board of directors and committees

• Guide and ensure policies and processes are developed and implemented to ensure organization's effectiveness

• Developing, implementing, monitoring, and assessing sound and compliant financial management practices (including budgeting)

Fund Development

• In collaboration with the Executive Director the development and lead financial campaigns of revenue streams and ensure financial development.

• Developing, implementing, monitoring, and assessing sound and target fundraising goals 

• Meets with donors and corporate supporters to seek financial donations.

• Developing and maintaining beneficial relationships with donors, funders, supporters, collaborators, allies, vendors, and other stakeholder

External Relations 

• Act as an ambassador for the organization. 

• Maintain close relationships with key members of the community and with key influences.

• Act as a spokesperson for the organization when appropriate.

Leadership

• Chair meetings of the Board members effectively and efficiently, bringing impartiality and objectivity to the decision-making process

• Ensure that board members are fully engaged that decisions are taken in the best, long-term interests of the organization, and that the Board takes collective ownership 

• Foster, maintain, and ensure that constructive relationships exist with and between the board members.

• Work closely with the Vice-Chair and Executive Director to give direction to Board policy-making and to ensure that meetings are well planned, meaningful and reflect the responsibilities of trustees.

Relationship with the Executive Director and the wider management team

• Establish and build a strong, effective and a constructive working relationship with the Executive Director, ensuring Executive Director held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives

• Ensure regular contact with the Executive Director and develop and maintain an open and supportive relationship within which each can speak openly about concerns, worries and challenges

• Liaise with the Executive Director to maintain an overview of the Organization’s affairs, providing Executive Director support as necessary

Additional Information

 Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrate a strong and visible passion and commitment to the organization, its strategic objectives, and cause

• Ability to commit time to conduct the role well, including attending events out of office hours

• Goal and results-oriented

• Exhibit strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities and be comfortable in an ambassadorial role.

• Strong networking capabilities that can be utilized for the benefit of the organization

• Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment 

Experience

• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments 

• Demonstrated success as a nonprofit board member or board

• Track record of building credibility in the funding community that has resulted in major gifts to a nonprofit 

• Experience of external representation, delivering presentations and managing stakeholders

• Proven track records of results with fundraising, strategic planning and team development

Note: Please apply if your current location is USA (CTS and EST), other location are not eligible