Executive Director

The Mental Health Coalition seeks a dynamic Executive Director who is passionate about and committed to advancing our mission: To catalyze like-minded communities to work together to destigmatize mental health and empower access to vital resources and necessary support for all. 

The Position

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will manage the internal organization as well as represent MHC externally. Initial priorities for the Executive Director include:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of MHC’s current strengths and areas of opportunity: relationships, people, programs, systems and finances.
• Co-create, with input from board, staff, and coalition members, a strategic framework that aligns with MHC’s vision and lead the organization in setting priorities, allocating resources, and leveraging MHC’s coalition-partner model to implement initiatives that maximize mission impact.
• Develop and implement a funding strategy that addresses and serves the ongoing needs of the Coalition.

Key Responsibilities

The Executive Director will provide leadership to the organization and manage its day-to-day affairs. Primary responsibilities include:

Strategy, Innovation, & Leadership

• Oversee the strategic direction of the organization, leveraging the coalition and partner network and using a business model that relies on cooperation rather than competition
• Create and communicate the value proposition of MHC, including impact
• Position MHC as a catalytic force where challenges become solutions
• Create scale and leverage for both growth and brand recognition
• Lead, innovate, and expand fundraising initiatives

Networking & Communication

• Serve as a key face and voice of MHC and leverage coalition members and partners to amplify MHC’s mission and impact
• Build and sustain effective mission- and brand-aligned communications with members, partners, and other stakeholders
• Develop and oversee relationships with current MHC community members, and identify, pursue, and cultivate new members and partnerships
• Ensure regular and informative communications engines for Board, staff, members, partners and the community-at-large

Organization Leadership

• Collaborate with the Board of Directors to set and track annual goals: impact, programmatic, financial
• Oversee the operational management of MHC and investments in people, systems, and resources to ensure sustained financial health
• Support the Board in understanding existing and new programs/initiatives offered through MHC, including quantitative and qualitative resource investments and outcomes/impact of individual and collective initiatives.
• Manage the budgeting and budget reporting processes
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative work environment
• Provide direction, guidance and support to staff

Skills and Attributes

Successful candidates for this position will share a commitment MHC’s mission and will bring a variety of experiences and attributes to MHC, including:

• Demonstrated history of providing visionary and strategic leadership
• Proven networking and relationship building skills and an understanding of managing complex relationships
• An innovative entrepreneurial approach and ability to recognize and build on new opportunities
• Working knowledge of, or experience in the field of mental health
• A record of working with existing partners while developing new partners
• A strong and articulate communicator with well-developed written and oral communications skills and style
• A successful track record in fundraising and the ability to identify new funding opportunities or funding streams
• Proven experience with fiscal management, budgeting and operations, including responsibility for developing and managing at least a $4M budget
• A natural leader who takes initiative combined with a strong management background
• Success in supporting a Board of Directors in its governance role, fostering its ongoing development and keeping it informed
• Living in the tri-state area is preferred