Director

Title: Director, Florida Center for Employee Ownership

Applications Due by 5pm, May 15, 2026

Overview

The Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) is the nation’s only nonprofit focused on building awareness and engaging local communities around all forms of employee ownership at the state and national levels via a network of State Centers for Employee Ownership. On behalf of Florida Center for Employee Ownership (FLCEO), EOX is currently hiring for the position of Director for the FLCEO.

FLCEO is one of twenty-four State Centers in the U.S. and part of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX). As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the FLCEO serves as the central hub for information and resources on employee ownership in Florida. Its mission is to educate business owners, their advisors, and community leaders, on the benefits of employee ownership through Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs).

To achieve this mission, FLCEO provides consultations, webinars, seminars, case studies, articles, and a directory of technical assistance providers who can support employee ownership transitions. The primary goal of FLCEO is to preserve jobs in Florida by increasing the number of employee-owned businesses. We are seeking a dynamic leader to execute our current programs, expand employee ownership in Florida, and grow funding and capacity.

Position Overview

The Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Center’s operations, including strategic planning, program management, fundraising, financial management, staff leadership, and community engagement, while ensuring the organization effectively fulfills its mission by collaborating closely with the board of directors and representing the organization publicly. The Director carries out the vision and mission of the organization.

Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

● Working in partnership with the Board of Directors to create the Center’s strategic plan and implement new processes and approaches to achieve it

● Maintain strong communication with the board of directors, providing regular updates on organizational performance, and ensuring alignment between the board's vision and operational execution

● Provide strong day-to-day leadership for partners and staff (as applicable)

● Review, design, and execute improvements to organizational structure; find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them

● Represent the Center publicly

● When needed, identify, hire and manage effective team members and contractors to support the strategy

Fundraising

● Ensure the financial sustainability and stability of the organization

● Identify fundraising targets and lead efforts to raise funds, including but not limited to corporate, individual, foundation, and municipal grants

● Manage grants, including tracking key metrics and completing grant reports in a timely fashion

Financial Management

● Oversee the organizational budget with approval from the board of directors ensuring alignment with the vision and mission of the organization

● Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep the board informed of the organization’s financial status

● Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary

● Maintain and execute financial policies procedures, accounts payable and receivable, including contracts

Partnership and Business Development

● Lead outreach and cultivate relationships with potential audiences, including business networking groups, community groups (i.e. chamber of commerce), business advisors, educational institutions and state/local government.

● Cultivate relationships within the professional and service provider community

● Build on existing deep roots in business and community ecosystems

● Cultivate relationships within government & education

● Organize stakeholder convenings

● Implement outreach on succession planning and employee ownership to the business community

● Develop and facilitate educational events to help spread awareness of employee ownership across the state

● Create and maintain a database of contacts and upload to Center’s CRM.

● Submit periodic reports, as requested.

● Attend conferences on behalf of organization

Marketing and Outreach

● Implement outreach to the business community

● Conduct marketing and PR efforts

● Develop and manage web and social media plans

● Create materials for advertising, conferences and displays

● Develop toolkits, templates and presentations to assist business leaders

● Participate in conferences and exhibitions

Operations and Human Resources

● Develops and implements operational efficiencies, including policies and procedures

● Manages all HR, including benefits administration, payroll, business registrations, tax submissions, insurance requirements, etc.

● Ensures organization is in good legal standing

● Manage risk and insurance

● Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress

against goals for the organization

● Serve as liaison with organization climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning

Qualifications and Experience

● Commitment to social and economic equity

● Financial literacy and proven ability to create and manage budgets

● Experience interacting and reporting to a board of directors, including building and executing on strategic plans

● Track record of successful fundraising and/or grant writing and business development

● Ability to build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging, and audience identification. Proven ability to lead a nonprofit organization or large department of a similar size

● Excellent written communication and public speaking skills

● Hands-on, engaging leadership style

● Strategic thinker and builder

● Confident decision making

● High personal standard of ethics and accountability

● Experience with grassroots organizing and advocacy a plus

● Marketing or public relations in mainly a business-to-business environment with some business to consumer experience helpful.

● Commitment to continuous learning and personal mastery of new skills/knowledge

● Demonstrated ability to successfully work independently

● Entrepreneurial

● Mission driven with high expectations for the quality of service provided

● Comfortable managing teams and contractors

● A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

● Minimum of 10 years business or nonprofit management

● Demonstrated leadership starting or building organizations

● Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn about all forms of employee ownership, including Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, employee ownership trusts – previous knowledge preferred but not required

● High degree of familiarity and ability to work independently with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and social media platforms

Compensation and Benefits

Job Title: Director, Florida Center for Employee Ownership

Reports to: EOX and FLCEO Board of Directors

Employment Status: Part-time up to 20 hours per week, with the potential to become a full- time role in the future

Compensation Program: $30-$45 per hour

Location: Tampa or Orlando, Florida preferred but not required (hybrid work model; in-person collaboration and programming required)

Travel: 30%-40% of the time (local and regional travel as needed)

FLCEO and EOX are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and establishing an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our workforce comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and we pride ourselves on hiring team members that have a commitment to social and economic equity.