Executive Director

Executive Director

Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity

Moorhead MN

About Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity

Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity (LAHFH) is a locally governed nonprofit organization and an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International a global housing ministry dedicated to building simple decent and affordable homes. LAHFH is committed to serving families inclusively and from all walks of life. Founded in 1991 and based in Moorhead Minnesota the organization serves communities across Cass County North Dakota and Clay County Minnesota by partnering with families volunteers and community supporters to create opportunities for affordable homeownership. Guided by the belief that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to live Lake Agassiz Habitat works to build strength stability and self-reliance through shelter while helping eliminate substandard housing in the region.

Through the combined efforts of volunteers donors local businesses and partner families Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity constructs and rehabilitates homes that are sold to qualifying families through affordable income-based mortgages. Partner families contribute hundreds of hours of sweat equity during the building process and participate in homeownership education reinforcing Habitats commitment to empowerment and long-term stability. Since building its first home in 1991 the organization has partnered with over 90 families and helped transform the lives of hundreds of individuals in the FargoMoorhead region demonstrating the power of community collaboration to create lasting housing solutions. An integral mission component the Lake Agassiz for Humanity ReStore is a construction and home improvement thrift outlet store. Open to the public all profits generated from the store support the construction of affordable homes.

About the Opportunity

Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity is seeking a mission-driven and strategic leader to serve as its next Executive Director. As the organization continues to grow its impact across the FargoMoorhead region the Executive Director will play a critical role in advancing Habitats mission to expand access to safe stable and affordable homeownership. This leader will guide the organizations strategic direction strengthen relationships with community partners and supporters and ensure operational and financial sustainability.

The Executive Director will work closely with the Board of Directors staff volunteers and community stakeholders to build upon Lake Agassiz Habitats strong foundation while identifying opportunities for growth and innovation. This is a unique opportunity for a collaborative and visionary leader to deepen community impact mobilize resources and help more families achieve the stability and opportunity that comes with affordable homeownership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

The Key Accountabilities for the position include but are not limited to the following:

Strategic Planning and Execution

Co-creation and execution of a clear and actionable long-term and short-term strategy to make consistent and measurable progress toward achieving the organizations vision while exploring new and innovative solutions to effectively serve partner families.

Organizational Leadership

Develop and retain a passionate and talented team and ensure team members achieve their goals in alignment with overall organizational performance metrics grow personally and professionally and report high levels of trust cohesiveness and engagement.

Brand and Mission Ambassadorship

Increase brand awareness engagement and collaboration through effective messaging community outreach relationship-building partnership collaboration and purposeful calls-to-action.

Fundraising and Development

Collaborate to build the development strategy and actively fundraisetoincrease revenue through enhanced relationships withdonorscorporate sponsors state and federal funders and community partners.

Financial and Operational Oversight

Ensure the organization has the proper oversight internal controls forecasting and transparent reporting to maintain the fiscal health ofthe organization including performance accountability for ReStore operations and efficiency.

Board Governance & Engagement

In partnership with the board chair recruitretain and engagea diverse and effective Board of Directors optimallyleveragetheir strengths to advance the mission and provide thetransparencynecessary for effective governance.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

Education & Experience:

Skills & Knowledge:

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

THE SEARCH

Sagency an executive search and leadership consulting firm has been retained in the search for this Executive Director.

Sagencyconsultants will review and evaluate all interested parties to help the hiring team review a final group for consideration.

The search will be conducted in a professional manner and all potential candidates will be given consideration. Candidate conversations and Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity are equal-opportunity employers.

If after reading this Opportunity Profile you feel that your experience skills and passion are a good match for the organization and this role we would like to engage with you. Please read below for the first part of the application and selection process.

The initial steps of the application and selection process:

Step 1: Interested candidates complete the online application

• Upload your resume.
• The online application will be posted until the position is filled.

Step 2: A Sagency Executive Search Consultant may schedule an initial phone call with qualified applicants.

Step 3: A Sagency Executive Search Consultant will schedule a 60-minute interview with select candidates.

Step 4: If you are selected and choose to move on to interviews with our client you will be asked to complete an online assessment.

Step 5: First-round interviews with the client.

Thank you for your time and interest in this role.