SUPERVISES: VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, VP OF OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS DIRECTOR, QUALITY DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, HR DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY

OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE DIRECTION, LEADERSHIP, AND INSPIRATION FOR OVERALL OPERATIONS OF THIS PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAM

COMPANY MISSION:

• Transylvania Vocational Services’ mission is to provide quality manufacturing and community employment, job training, and residential and community services which serve to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals with disabilities and barriers to employment.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to TVS's mission and values
• Balance client/employee-based mission with financial success
• Solid leadership and management skills
• Strategic agility in a dynamic environment
• Able to assess and take appropriate risks
• Business acumen concerning trends, practices, and policies within the industry;
• Able to gain a firm understanding of competitors and establish and implement effective strategies and tactics in the marketplace.
• Embrace ambiguity; the ability to act without having the total picture
• Strategic agility, maintains perspectives, articulates the vision and promotes possibilities
• Communicate effectively, build constructive relationships
• Motivate and inspire others, sell the vision, be charismatic, and persuasive
• Versatile and continuous learner, analyzes successes and failures using this to grow themselves and the organization
• Able to work with government agencies

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Protect and serve TVS’ mission and ensure that it is at the forefront of all business decisions
• Enable the Board of Directors to fulfill its governance obligations
• Present regular reports on the status of the company’s operations to the Board of Directors and to company staff
• Provide oversight for operations of all departments within the organization
• Prudently manages the organization’s resources following budgeted guidelines and any current applicable laws
• Establish appropriate fundraising strategy
• Reviews the financial results of all operations, comparing them with the company’s objectives and taking appropriate strategic measures
• Assure the organization, mission, programs, products, and people are consistently presented in a positive light within the local community, government agencies, and with strategic partners
• Establish clear Key Performance Indicators for the organization. Monitor, report, and provide ongoing accountability
• Create and communicate, acting as the primary role model, an inspired sense of core purpose; leading the vision of the future, and establishing a corporate culture that supports the same
• Responsible for overall facility compliance with any applicable laws, program and regulatory requirements, and current TVS’ policies

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study
• Minimum of five years experience in an executive leadership role

This job description outlines the essential requirements for job fulfillment; however, it is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee in this position may be called upon to perform other duties and may need to be flexible concerning hours available to work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.