State Director, Alabama

This role is ideal for a leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who enjoys building new initiatives developing community relationships and helping establish a mission-driven organization in a new market.

The State Director will serve as K2Ls senior representative in Alabama and the primary leader responsible for building philanthropic support and strategic partnerships across the state. This will be the first local hire and the establishment of this position follows 18 months of an Atlanta-based Expansion Director laying groundwork in Birmingham. 

The primary focus of the role will be fundraising partnership development and local visibility ensuring the organization has the financial and relational infrastructure necessary to support future program growth. This position requires a relationship-oriented leader who is comfortable engaging philanthropic corporate and civic networks.

While the State Director will serve as the primary local ambassador and leader for Kidz2Leaders in Alabama program management and operations will be primarily based in Atlanta.

Key responsibilities of the State Director Alabama include but are not limited to:

Fundraising and Development

• Work closely with the Atlanta-based development team to create fundraising strategies and campaigns that are sufficient to meet local budgetary goals
• Execute all local fundraising efforts including the cultivation and stewardship of relationships with individual donors foundations and corporate partners
• Partner with the outgoing Expansion Director to successfully facilitate the transfer of existing relationships to the State Director and continue to steward and strengthen this initial portfolio
• Develop and manage a local advisory board of 68 individuals who will provide guidance and support to the Alabama staff

Community and Partnership Development

• Establish Kidz2Leaderss presence within Birminghams philanthropic civic and nonprofit communities through strategic community involvement
• Represent Kidz2Leaders at community meetings events and speaking engagements
• Build relationships with local leaders influencers and advocates to support the mission
• Develop key partnerships with churches schools and community organizations to create volunteer pipelines
• Support volunteer training and engagement in coordination with the Atlanta program team

Governance and Financial Reporting

• Manage the revenue and expense budgets for K2L Alabama
• Track and report progress on fundraising partnerships and community engagement
• Ensure appropriate record keeping via K2Ls CRMs and platforms 
• Work with the Atlanta-based finance team to ensure financial reporting is accurate and timely 

Collaboration and Programming 

• Coordinate with the Atlanta program team to ensure smooth implementation of programming in Alabama
• Support logistics and local relationships that help programs operate effectively
• Maintain strong communication with the Atlanta team to pursue opportunities address challenges and communicate local insights
• Active participation in all Alabama-based programming
   

Qualifications :

• Unquestioning and wholehearted alignment with the K2L Statement of Faith
• Minimum 8 years of nonprofit or ministry leadership experience either in a full-time or volunteer capacity
• Bachelors degree
• A strong background in fundraising development or sales 
• Proven experience meaningfully starting and growing an initiative team program or organization
• Experience with hiring and managing a small team of employees and volunteers 
• A deep understanding of the Birmingham business and philanthropic communities as well as an established local presence and professional network
   

Additional Information :

Salary is $80000 annually with a baseline 30-hour work week Monday to Thursday with some nights and weekends needed to fulfill responsibilities. Benefits include nearly eight weeks of paid leave including vacation sick leave and holiday office closures as well as a monthly benefits stipend intended to support individual insurance/medical costs.

Kidz2Leaders is both an equal opportunity employer and a Christian nonprofit religious organization. K2L makes employment decisions without regard to race color ancestry national origin age sex marital status parental status or disability of an otherwise-qualified individual. As a religious organization K2L reserves the right to hire employees who affirm and support K2Ls mission Statement of Faith and religious beliefs which are central to our identity and daily operations.

This job posting is being managed by Forrest Johnson Recruiting on behalf of Kidz2Leaders.
 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time