Executive Director Roles and Responsibilities

The Executive Director is the Chief Operating Officer of Mountain Community Television - Channel 15 (MCTV 15). The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives.

The Executive Director is:

• Is an officer of the Board.
• Is elected to office at the Annual Meeting of organization or appointed in the interim.
• Serves as the Chief Volunteer/Board Chair of the organization
• Is a partner with the Executive Staff in achieving the organization's mission
• Provides leadership to the Board of Directors, who sets policy and to whom the Executive Director is accountable.
• Chairs meetings of the Board after developing the agenda with the Executive Director.
• Encourages Board's role in strategic planning
• Has authority to appoints the chairpersons of committees, in consultation with other Board members.
• Serves ex officio as a member of committees and attends their meetings when invited.
• Helps guide and mediate Board actions with respect toorganizational priorities and governance concerns.
• Monitors financial planning and financial reports.
• Plays a leading role in fund raising activities
• Formally evaluates the effectiveness of the Board members.
• Evaluates annually the performance of the organization in achieving its mission.
• Performs other responsibilities assigned by the Board.

Executive Director Job Description

The Executive Director is:

• Is an officer of the Board

In board administration and support, the Executive Director will:

• Work with the president to enable the Board to fulfill its governance function.
• Ensure that the organization has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.
• Provide leadership in developing program, organizational and financial plans with the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers, and carry out plans and policies authorized by the board.
• Promote active and broad participation by volunteers in all areas of the organization's work.
• Maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.
• Assist in the selection and evaluation of board members.
• Make recommendations, support Board during orientation and self-evaluation.
• Support Board's evaluation of Executive Director.

In communications, the Executive Director will:

• See that the board is kept fully informed on the condition of the organization and all important factors influencing it.
• Publicize the activities of the organization, its programs and goals.
• Assure the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in strong, positive image.
• Establish sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with community groups and organizations.
• Represent the programs and point of view of the organization to agencies, organizations, and the general public.
• Interface between Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers.

In relations with staff, the Executive Director will:

• Be responsible for the recruitment, employment, and release of all personnel, both paid staff and volunteers.
• Ensure that job descriptions are developed, that regular performance evaluations are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place.
• See that an effective management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place.
• Encourage staff and volunteer development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the organization.
• Maintain a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff and volunteers of top quality people.

In budget and finance, the Executive Director will:

• Be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices.
• Work with the staff and the board in preparing a budget; see that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
• Ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work.
• Jointly, with the president and secretary of the board of directors, conduct official correspondence of the organization, and jointly, with designated officers, execute legal documents.
• Oversee fund raising planning and implementation.
• Identifying resource requirements.
• Research funding sources.
• Establishing strategies to approach funders.
• Submitting proposals.
• Administrate fund raising records and documentation.

In program, product and service delivery, the Executive Director will:

• Oversee design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services.
• Survey customer satisfaction to improve offerings.