Bethany is changing the world through family. We began our work by serving one child more than 75 years ago. Today, Bethany is an international Christian nonprofit partnering with communities in more than 30 states and in several countries around the world. We strengthen and preserve families, support displaced people fleeing danger, and find safe, loving families for children who need them. Bethany is at the forefront of creating and implementing solutions to meet the growing needs of vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and around the world.

As the Executive Branch Director, you will be primarily responsible for overseeing the performance optimization and future success of your assigned branch(es) by providing leadership and direction. This individual’s oversight will ensure the delivery of quality services that align with the strategic direction of Bethany, while also ensuring sound financial performance and operational excellence.

This position is expected to function effectively with little supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, federal, and state regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the executive branch director to assigned branch within Bethany and ensure full alignment with agency directions, policies, and values;
• Provide overall leadership, direction and support to direct reports to optimize operations, and maximize staff engagement levels;
• Ensure the appropriate training and development initiatives are in place to drive staff competency while meeting licensing and state requirements, regulations, and standards;
• Oversee the annual budget planning processes to include tracking performance, and creating corrective action plans to ensure financial targets are met;
• Create and implement a clearly defined operational plan that will achieve the branch’s service and financial objectives;
• Develop and sustain collaborative, strategic relationships with local Board of Directors to ensure proper structure, enforcement of bylaws, and healthy partnerships with Branch Directors;
• Partners with the Donor Engagement team to generate donations and on-going financial support through fundraising efforts;
• Serve as a contributing member of extended SET, while also traveling to the National Office or other locations to attend scheduled meetings at least twice a year and by video-conference for other scheduled meetings;
• Ensure the branch functions in compliance with their respective state licensing standards and regulations;
• Support and introduce enhancements to the branch office and subsidiary boards, while serving as a consultant to encourage diversification and expansion of services provided;
• Stay abreast of industry child welfare issues, legislation trends and practices through systematic review of professional literature and networking with state service units and other private organizations;
• Stay abreast of all agency, federal, and state regulatory requirements related to social services;
• Complete other duties as assigned.