Chief Operating Officer

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for building Island Institutes capacity to deliver on its new strategy. This position is a senior leadership position. The COO will be a member of the senior leadership team and report to the president. The position intersects with a range of important institutional functions: human resources programs finance strategy and measurement and facilities/IT and requires exceptional people and operational skills.

Success for the COO means 1 building crossorganizational systems to deliver on our commitments to island and coastal communities; 2 supporting and building high performing teams across the organization; 3 strengthening the systems that allow us to measure our impact and 4 partnering with the president and other members of the senior leadership team to implement organizationwide priorities.

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Qualifications:

• An MBA or graduate degree in business or nonprofit management or related field.
• At least 15 years of experience as a COO or comparable executive leadership positions in a complex organization.
• A thorough understanding of advanced business/nonprofit planning and processes.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail in planning and overseeing project work.
• Experience implementing a strategic plan and measuring results.
• Experience in mentoring supervision and/or professional development.
• Professional interests that align strongly with the goals of Island Institute.
• Exceptional written communication skills; able to effectively convey the organizations mission priorities and programs to both internal and external audiences in a variety of formats.
• Outstanding verbal and interpersonal communication skills; able to listen and foster collaborative discussions that result in effective organizational processes.
• Experience in running effective meetings that meet clearly identified objectives.
• The ability to give and receive constructive and helpful feedback with staff colleagues and community partners.
• Comfort with technology including information technology systems such as Office 365 applications Salesforce and financial management systems.
• Facilities management experience helpful.
• The ability and willingness to travel as needed.
• Proximity to Island Institute headquarters with an expectation of three days a week in the office.

Essential Functions:

Operations

• Works collaboratively with the Chief Financial officer and Chief People and Culture Officer to ensure that the organizations operations functions are effective and efficient.
• Responsible for daytoday operations of the organization in support of priorities established by the board and president.
• Develops and tracks the work of teams from across the organization to solve internal operational challenges.
• Builds decisionmaking strength across the organization that ensures appropriate consultation and inclusion.
• Works with the board and the president to understand the mission related priorities and serve as the internal resource to help staff focus efforts on these priorities.
• Directs the allocation of resources relative to mission priorities.
• Oversees current IT systems and develops a strategy for future IT needs to best utilize the tools and resources available in nonprofit IT systems.
• Oversees physical property including our building and boat in partnership with the CFO.
• Responsible for building renovations and ongoing maintenance.
• May serve as an organizational leader in the absence of the President.

Management Collaboration and Committee Participation

• Develops effective internal coordination and management structures to move Island Institutes work forward effectively.
• Serves as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and works with president to set agendas.
• Serves as a member of appropriate committees that provide senior leadership and strategic oversight to the organization and revenue and expense planning and coordination.
• Provides direct management oversight and mentoring to leadership roles in the organization including the Senior Management Team.
• Works collaboratively with the SLT on the overall management of the organization.
• Provides mentoring to staff as appropriate.

Budget Development/Priority Setting

• Oversees convenes and manages the annual budget development and annual priority setting processes in collaboration with the CFO.
• Works with the President and the SLT to prioritize and communicate the priorities of all internally focused operational projects with awareness of existing staff commitments.
• Oversees excellence impact and evaluation processes.

Board of Trustees/Donor Relations

• Serves as the liaison to the Institutes board of trustees for overall internal organizational functioning.
• Aids the president in creating and preparing board meeting material.
• Makes occasional board presentations and works with donors as assigned.

What we offer:

• A benefits program to include health dental vision company provided life insurance and a 403b plan with an employer match of up to 6 after a year of service.
• A generous paid time off policy.
• 12 paid holidays and 2 paid floating holidays.
• Island Institute membership benefits.
• Discount at Island Institutes Archipelago retail store.
• Hybrid work environment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the is job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: the employee is required to sit enter data using computer keyboard and mouse stand walk bend over occasionally and move about the office space as well as between building floors. There is no requirement to lift and/or move weights of more than 15 pounds. The employee will be expected to travel on occasion by boat and ferry to various island and remote coastal locations. There will be times when working long hours on evenings and weekends will be required.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

The anticipated salary for this position is approximately $165000.

While there is no deadline for submitting your application the application period will close when the position is filled. Contact Susan Haversat at if reasonable accommodation is required to complete the application.

Island Institute is a nonprofit organization and an equal opportunity atwill employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities based upon an individuals ability and qualifications. We do not discriminate against people on the basis of race citizenship ancestry color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age mental or physical disability.

For more information about Island Institute and our work along the Maine coast please visit .

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