Job Description

Executive Director

Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV)

Reports to

: Board of Directors

Status

: Full-time, Exempt

Hours:

Flexible schedule required

Location:

On-site in Corvallis, Oregon

Salary:

Starting range of $125,000 - $150,000, commensurate with experience.

Benefits:

Comprehensive package and relocation negotiable.

Organizational Mission

The mission of the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) is twofold:

To provide services and support to those affected by sexual and domestic violence. To provide education and leadership within the community to change the societal conditions that cultivate these forms of violence.

Position Summary

The Executive Director provides leadership for CARDV, by centering the organization's mission and Principles of Unity while effectively implementing programs, supervising staff, exercising sound fiscal oversight, and building strong community partnerships. This role is responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term sustainability with a focus on survivor voices and experiences.

Executive Director Responsibilities

Provide community and agency leadership to ensure CARDV's mission, vision, and Principles of Unity are effectively implemented across all programs and initiatives. Ensure fiscal accountability in collaboration with the agency's bookkeeper, Treasurer, and Board of Directors, including budget development and monitoring, grant reporting, and administration of donor and grant funds. Develop and execute strategic plans together with the Board, staff, and community partners focusing on CARDV's mission, goals, and sustainability. Direct daily operations and program delivery, including community education and outreach, shelter and hotline services, case management, and other survivor support programs. Cultivate a trauma-informed, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture that promotes the provision of trauma-informed services for survivors, staff well-being, and retention of skilled staff. Manage the Recruitment, training, supervision, and mentorship of staff and volunteers to provide high-quality services to survivors and the community. Uphold best practices in trauma-informed service delivery for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of intimate violence. Maintain confidentiality across settings, including employment records, client services, and organizational matters. Strengthen and expand partnerships with community organizations, funders, government, and law enforcement to coordinate services for the benefit of survivors. Lead fundraising and development efforts with the Board of Directors, including donor cultivation, grant development, and major events to secure and diversify revenue. Develop and maintain organizational performance metrics to inform data-driven decision-making by the Board in all areas of agency functions., with an eEmphasizes on making cost-effective decisions regarding the provision of program services and fundraising that align with the agency's mission and Principles of Unity. Manage complex organizational projects and systems improvements, ensuring effective planning, resource allocation, and timely project completion. Serve as the public leader for CARDV and its mission by building community relationships and advocating for the agency and its mission in public settings. Support involvement of the Board of Directors in decision-making by providing prompt, accurate information that supports informed governance and strategic planning. Promote policies and programs that ensure strong succession planning, leadership development, organizational stability, and the long-term provision of mission-focused services and programs.

Required Qualifications

Professional experience working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of intimate violence or another closely related human services area. Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, make difficult and time-sensitive decisions, provide services to marginalized and vulnerable communities, and engage in conflict resolution across settings. Minimum of five years of nonprofit management or executive leadership experience. Proven success in donor development and fundraising, including major gifts solicitation and relationship management. Experience working collaboratively with a volunteer Board of Directors. Demonstrated success in strategic planning and implementation. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and advocacy experience. Proven ability to ensure compliance with nonprofit governance, financial, and legal requirements. Willingness and ability to travel within the Linn-Benton community for meetings, events, and outreach. Extensive knowledge and demonstrated ability to develop and implement annual budgets, engage in fiscal forecasting, read and draft financial reports, and properly administer donor, grant, and public funds accurately and appropriately. Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with Board of Directors and fiscal managers to maintain the fiscal health of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Experience supervising direct service teams and implementing trauma-informed practices. Experience managing capital campaigns or major development projects. Prior experience serving as Executive Director or senior leader in a non-profit organization.

Work Environment

Work is primarily performed in a standard, climate-controlled office setting. The position requires extended periods of computer work and frequent interaction with staff, clients, and community members. Some evening and weekend work is required to attend events or respond to organizational needs. The role involves occasional lifting (up to 50 lbs.) and travel throughout the community.

The CARDV office environment is mission-driven, collaborative, and people-centered. Individuals who are compassionate, socially engaged, and motivated by empowering others will thrive in this role.

CARDV Principles of Unity

Intimate Violence

We believe that intimate violence is endemic to our society. By "intimate violence, " we mean domestic and sexual violence that includes physical assaults such as murder, rape, battering, sexual harassment, coerced pornography, and other forms of physical violence, as well as coercive control during psychological, emotional, or financial domination. Intimate violence also includes the attitudes and values that create and perpetuate such harm.

Freedom from Violation

We believe that everyone has the right to live a life free of violence and the threat of violence. Every person has the right to autonomy and physical integrity: in public, in their home, at their workplace, and online. To ensure this inherent freedom, no one should have to restrict their movement, activities, appearance, or bodies to be safe from intimate violence.

Self-Determination

We believe that everyone has the right to make their own decisions regarding sexual and reproductive matters, relationships, finances, education, and employment. We support survivors in exercising these rights by providing a broad range of services to assist them in reaching their full potential.

Leadership in Education and Change

We believe that the root causes of intimate violence stem from systems that privilege one group's power over another and are reinforced by institutional and social structures that define and treat women and other vulnerable and marginalized people as subordinate. CARDV actively works to provide leadership and education to bring about the changes necessary in society to reduce this violence and oppression.

Religious Freedom

Religious beliefs and practices are a matter of personal conscience and individual choice., No one at CARDV will promote, nor discourage, a particular religious belief in the course of their work.

Unity of Community

We believe sexism, misogyny, classism, racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, and other forms of elitism are systems and attitudes that divide survivors and their allies, weakening our collective power. CARDV does not condone these attitudes either in our policies or practices. We actively work toward ensuring that CARDV's policies, procedures, and programs address imbalances of power, barriers to access, and systemic inequities that survivors experience. Our programs and membership are open to individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that survivors of intimate

violence represent an essential constituency in our movement and bring fortitude and wisdom from lived experience. We strongly encourage full participation by survivors, particularly by those whom CARDV has sheltered or supported.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Work Location: In person