Executive Director

Executive Director
About The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan
As it enters its 25th Year, The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan (The Women's Center) remains dedicated to the economic and emotional self-determination of individuals.
Through The Women's Center, women have access to low-cost help from a therapist, career coach, divorce specialist, family law attorney, or financial adviser.
The Women's Center believes that when women have the tools to assert their economic and emotional strengths, families and communities also thrive.
Staff and long-term professional volunteers facilitate divorce-related financial and family law education, resource navigation, mother-and-infant group, and job and financial coaching.
Therapist-interns, under the guidance of a 12-person supervisory team, offer sliding-fee counseling and connections to women-friendly services.
One of the larger programs at The Women's Center is Room to Talk, which provides insurance-funded counseling services.
Room to Talk offers individual, family, and couples counseling for insured clients, with sessions provided by licensed social workers, psychologists, and counselors.
When The Women's Center helps one woman, everyone connected to her also benefits.
The Women's Center's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
The Women's Center works to make its policies, procedures, and behavior consistent with its commitment to social justice.
As an agency advocating for women's equity, it values diversity of sex, age, race, size, income, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ability, and marital status.
The Women's Center acknowledges that racism and discrimination must be challenged in the community at large and within its own walls.
The Center believes it is vital to have its leadership and staff reflect the broad spectrum of its service population.
The Opportunity
The Women's Center is seeking an Executive Director (ED) who is excited about building on the remarkable history of the organization.
The ED will serve as the primary leader and strategist, external champion and community ambassador, and organizational leader for The Women's Center and will expand on a track record of success.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the ED will be an experienced nonprofit leader who will advocate successfully on behalf of the women, older teens, men, and gender-diverse individuals who utilize The Women's Center's services.
In addition, the ED will have had success in fundraising to support effective programming and ensure long-term sustainability.
Creative and entrepreneurial, the ED will demonstrate emotional intelligence and bring a growth mindset with an eye on how The Women's Center can continue to have an even greater impact.
With a commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging, the ED will embrace the importance of these initiatives throughout the organization.
The ED will be an effective and flexible communicator, collaborator, and results-driven individual.
The Women's Center culture is one of participative decision-making in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Whenever possible, its Board, staff, interns, and volunteers make decisions together in their various spheres of responsibility and expertise.
Candidate Profile
The following offers an aspirational view of the ideal candidate profile; we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.
Passion for Mission and Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
The ED will lead The Women's Center with a balanced approach, fostering an inclusive organizational culture while establishing robust administrative systems that align with The Women's Center's mission.
The ED will embody a strong social justice perspective, advocating for diversity, equity, and belonging, and upholding these values in all aspects of The Women's Center's work.
Ideally, the ED will bring experience from a social services background or demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting individuals through counseling and mental health support programs.
Strategic Organizational Leadership
The ED will be a strategic and entrepreneurial leader, ready to develop, articulate, and work towards a vision for The Women's Center's next chapter.
This leader will establish and drive strategic priorities that advance the organization's mission and ensure sustainable growth.
The ED will inspire and nurture a dedicated staff, interns, and volunteers, fostering a collaborative work environment.
Through a management style rooted in trust and collaboration, the ED will guide team members to reach their potential.
Strong Ambassador and Partnership Orientation
As the public face of The Women's Center, the ED will be responsible for sharing its mission and vision with the greater Ann Arbor community.
The ED will bring a creative and entrepreneurial approach to revenue generation and an understanding of nonprofit finance.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the ED will ensure best board practices and accountability to the Board.
Nonprofit and Financial Understanding
The ED will have a proven track record in effectively leading a vibrant, high-performing, cohesive team in an inclusive organizational culture as well as in strategic financial and operational oversight.
The ED will play a critical role in ensuring the organization's strong positive culture, financial stability, and effective resource allocation to support its mission.
In addition, strong candidates will have:

The ability to attract, develop, retain, motivate, and lead the staff while maintaining a high level of performance.
A solutions-focused and results-oriented approach with an ability to solve problems independently and as a team.
An understanding and respect for populations with diverse cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
The ability to ensure program outcomes are achieving mission, vision, and intent.
A high level of emotional intelligence.
The ability to take a long-term, thoughtful approach to achieving organizational goals.
Demonstrated inclusive leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this position is $110,000-$120,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package.
Contact
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