[Job-Listings] Massachusetts Association for the Blind

[dandrews920 at comcast.net]

Executive Director - Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually
Impaired

The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI)
seeks a dynamic, experienced leader to continue our 120-year commitment to
quality and innovation in services for individuals with visual disabilities.


We seek a new Executive Director who will be a person that shares our belief
in meeting each person where they are and partnering with them to find
strategies that work best for them. 

MABVI's Executive Director will steward and grow financial resources and
strengthen operational efficiencies. They will work with closely with the
MAB CEO and Board to identify and meet key opportunities and challenges, as
well as partnering with MAB's other divisional teams.  

We are looking for a leader who has previously demonstrated and is able to
expand on the following competencies:

*	Building trust with donors.
*	Supporting our dedicated staff, professionally, interpersonally and
in ways that promote and reinforce a culture of inclusion and engagement,
through active listening, opportunity for growth and teamwork.
*	Being a passionate and highly effective community ambassador.
*	Thinking creatively about the intersection of access technology,
peer and volunteer support, and vision rehabilitation.

The Executive Director will outline a clear vision for MABVI's future as a
preeminent organization for meeting the needs of adults who are blind or
visually impaired in Massachusetts, with a focus on the needs of those who
are adjusting to vision loss and acquiring the skills necessary to continue
the activities they enjoy. They will be a decisive leader who empowers the
staff to work collaboratively, partner with organizations outside of MABVI,
and to be at the forefront of innovative strategies to achieve MABVI's
mission. Integral to this effort will be building trusting relationships
with the dedicated professionals at all levels of the organization,
leveraging their strengths, and providing robust opportunities for
professional development.  

The Executive Director will be responsible for managing MABVI's programs,
making sure that they are as effective as possible in achieving their
intended outcomes. 

*	They will pursue innovations in access technology, vision
rehabilitation, volunteer administration and peer support to improve and
streamline program delivery. 
*	They will help develop and administer the division budget and work
with the Finance and Advancement teams to generate the resources needed to
support MABVI's programs, including new revenue opportunities and donor
stewardship.
*	They will promote inter-departmental collaboration at MABVI and
across MAB's other human service programs. 
*	They will help shape Communications and Marketing efforts for MABVI
and help design and support special events as needed.
*	Building upon successful partnerships with organizations serving
older adults and individuals who are visually impaired, they will strengthen
and broaden partnerships locally and nationally to enrich programming and
increase effectiveness.  
*	As a forward-thinking and strategic leader, they will continue
MABVI's reputation as being a bold and innovative leader, especially in the
Age-Friendly community in Massachusetts.

MABVI's Executive Director must be able to:

*	Write policies, reports, business correspondence, and procedure
manuals. 
*	Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups
of managers, individuals, family members, and other professionals. 
*	Provide training and ongoing feedback to managers and employees. 
*	Communicate effectively with the people we serve and their families,
staff, co-workers, and outside professionals, in routine and crisis
situations.
*	Develop and maintain positive working relationships with funders,
trustees, colleagues, employees, and referring agencies. 
*	Provide effective leadership and motivate managers and employees.
*	Define and solve problems, and use sound judgment in crisis
situations and in scenarios where limited or no guidelines exist. 
*	Assist staff with decision making in ambiguous situations. 
*	Respond appropriately to various crises, incidents, grievances,
complaints. 
*	Anticipate potential challenges and plan proactively.

 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring the following personal and professional
competencies and attributes:

*	Blind and visually impaired applicants preferred.
*	Relevant management experience in an organization providing services
to blind or visually impaired individuals is preferred.
*	Must live in Massachusetts or be willing to re-locate.
*	Ability to develop a compelling vision and successfully bring that
vision to fruition.
*	Experience leading a comparably sized, complex organization or unit
with multiple constituencies, including a talented group of professionals.
*	Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills,
organizational skills and attention to detail.
*	Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
*	Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to building
diverse teams and to fostering a culture that prioritizes diversity, equity,
accessibility, and inclusion organization wide.
*	Working knowledge of state and federal programs and regulations that
affect services for the blind.
*	Successful stewardship of resources and proven ability to identify
new streams of revenue.  
*	Ability to analyze program data to identify problems that need to be
addressed and the skills necessary to develop strategies that are likely to
solve them.
*	Proven track record of establishing clear decision-making processes
and channels, including displaying confidence when making difficult choices.
*	Ability to communicate persuasively and with enthusiasm for
cultivating strong relationships both internally and externally.
*	Unimpeachable integrity, ethics, high standards of excellence, and
an appetite for continue learning.
*	Adept at conflict management; even keeled and calm even when leading
through challenges.

Education and Experience  

*	10+ years professional experience that has successively built a
leadership track record.

MAB Community Services has an important role to play to address the systemic
issues of inequity that affect the disability community.   The Executive
Director will prioritize the recruitment and retention of professionals who
are representative of the communities that MABVI serves, including lived
experience of blindness. They will seek to promote an inclusive service
culture at MABVI and address barriers to access to MABVI's services. 

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