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Description
Executive Director
San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club
The San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club seeks an Executive Director to serve as the Club’s strategic and operational leader. The Executive Director will report directly to the Board of Directors.
Key Responsibilities:
Club Programs
- Oversee all aspects of the club’s daily operations, as well as lead the development of a long-term strategic plan and vision for the club.
- Collaborate with Director of Coaching to support strategies for both competitive and developmental programming and ensure that strategy is communicated and executed by coaches and staff.
- Develop and implement a fundraising and sponsorship strategy to raise Club awareness within the community and establish long-term funding for club programs.
- Partner with the Board of Directors and Director of Coaching to develop and implement programs with a heavy focus on measurable and visible goals and objectives.
- Keeps Board well informed (on a timely basis) of significant issues affecting the development and delivery of programs and services.
- Collaborate with the Director of Operations to implement tryout process, set tryout schedule, and staff tryout evaluators.
- Works in conjunction with Director of Coaching and Director of Operations on team formations.
Personnel Management
- Manage the Director of Coaching and Director of Operations and support their management of club coaches and club staff.
- Implement formal personnel evaluation and promotion process.
- Work with the Director of Coaching to make sure all organizational tasks within the coaching program are completed and executed with professionalism.
- Coordinates activities to leverage existing volunteer resources to achieve club mission and goals.
- Actively recruits volunteers.
- Facilitates and develops club committees as well as assisting in organization, monitoring activities, and ensuring effective transition between years.
- Operate in compliance with all employment, anti-discrimination and record-keeping laws and requirements including state and local regulations.
Sponsorship, Scholarship and Community Outreach
- Serves as the primary fundraising lead for the Club.
- In collaboration with the Board of Directors, implement a strategic plan to increase the level of sponsorship and donated funds to the Club.
- Establishes and meets fund-raising goals consistent with the strategic plan.
Finance
- Collaborate with the Board of Directors and Director of Operations to establish a budget and execute the daily operations of the Club to ensure the overall financial health of the organization.
- Manage and staff club approved programs within identified budget.
Marketing and Partner Development
- Collaborate with Board of Directors, Director of Coaching and Director of Operations to execute marketing, communication and branding strategies.
- Collaborate with the Director of Operations to ensure effective use of information technology for Club communications including appropriate platforms, integrated systems for online distribution and consistent and effective use of key Club and member information.
- Manage and enhance relations between the Club, local organizations and businesses, and local governments.
- Serve as liaison to local and national youth soccer organizations and other leagues our teams may compete in.
Qualifications and Requirements
Strong candidates will possess the following qualities and background:
- Non-Profit Management: Prior leadership experience in non-profit management, including financial responsibility, strategic planning, human resource management and operating leadership.
- Fundraising: Demonstrated fund raising experience, with emphasis on foundation grant-seeking and grant writing, and securing sponsorships with corporate and small business sponsors.
- Financial Administration: Experience in financial stewardship, including responsibility for budget development, management and achievement.
- Personal passion for youth development through sports.
- Community Outreach and Relationships: Strong relationship management skills to serve as chief liaison with key partners and local and national organizations.
- Staff Management: Experience developing tools, systems and benchmarks to work with staff in executing on operational and strategic objectives and to further promote the environment and culture of excellence and collaboration among the Club’s staff.
- Programming: Managing and expanding the Club’s range of programs by working with staff to provide high quality training for coaches and players, securing facilities and increasing developmentally appropriate league and playing options to provide an appropriate pathway for the broad range of players served by the Club.
- Growth: Expand the Club’s reach into new communities and to attract new constituencies.
- Administrative, Operations, Marketing – Manage administrative process and procedures including information technology platforms, social media tools and other infrastructure to provide a high level of customer service to ensure a strong experience for players, families and partners.
Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekend events.
Compensation
The San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Salary offers are determined based on candidate qualifications and experience. The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000.
How To Apply
About San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club
In the autumn of 1922, a passionate group of players came together to establish the San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club. They went on to become proud charter members of prominent soccer organizations, including the San Francisco Football League, California Soccer Association North, the U.S. Youth Soccer Association, and U.S. Club Soccer.
Since that time, the San Francisco Vikings have provided a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing community for thousands of players, parents and coaches. The Club continues to operate as a non-profit and has over 30 dedicated coaches supporting more than 500 players (age 5 and up) on 50+ teams.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to San Francisco’s most historic soccer club, establish a vision for the next 100 years, and foster holistic youth development through enduring community partnerships.