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Boston Executive Director, Peer Health Exchange

Position: Boston Executive Director

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Organization: Peer Health Exchange

Location: Boston, MA

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Overview:

Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Since our founding in 2003, we have trained over 2,500 college student volunteers to deliver effective health education to over 25,000 public high school students in New York City, Boston, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles. In the 2010-2011 year, we will write our next strategic plan, building off of our success to date and charting the course to increase our impact dramatically in the years ahead.

Position:

Peer Health Exchange seeks a talented leader to expand our presence in Boston, continuing to build on the success of our program to achieve significant impact. The Boston Executive Director will lead the growth of Peer Health Exchange in Boston and cultivate new funding sources to support that growth. The Executive Director will work with PHE’s National Management Team to develop our Boston impact strategy, setting and achieving aggressive goals for the organization. In support of these goals, the Executive Director will oversee the Boston program and manage the Boston Program Team. Finally, the Executive Director will serve as the spokesperson for PHE in Boston, increasing our visibility throughout the community. This position requires exceptional drive and passion for our work, significant capacity for management and fundraising, and the ability to direct the day-to-day operations of a growing, dynamic organization. The Boston Executive Director reports to the National Chief Operating Officer. This is a full-time, management position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Responsibilities:

Outreach and Development
The Boston Executive Director will raise funds for the PHE Boston Site by:

Designing and implementing a Boston development strategy and plan and building a sustainable local funding base that includes individuals, corporations, foundations and public funders
Developing and supporting the Boston Board of Overseers to serve as community ambassadors for PHE
Serving as the external face of PHE in Boston by building and managing relationships with strategic community partners, the philanthropic community, and the media.

Program Growth and Oversight
The Boston Executive Director will manage the PHE program in Boston by:

Establishing program goals in Boston and meeting those goals
Overseeing the PHE program at College Sites and Partner High Schools
Supervising volunteer recruitment and selection
Leading the training of student volunteers, including leadership skills (managing a peer group) and teaching skills (public speaking, facilitation, and classroom management skills and health information)
Developing partnerships with public high schools in Greater Boston
Manage workshops in Partner High Schools
Evaluating the PHE program to continually improve outcomes.

Management and Operations
The Boston Executive Director will lead the PHE Boston Team by:

Supervising the two PHE Boston Program Managers and the Boston Fellow
Providing fiscal oversight for the PHE Boston Site, including developing and implementing budgets and managing and reporting assets, revenue, and expenditures
Provide organizational oversight for the PHE Boston Site, including overseeing legal and insurance policies, office systems, and technology
Assist with the development of PHE’s national strategic plans.

Qualifications:

Peer Health Exchange is looking for a dynamic, driven individual who:

Is committed to the Peer Health Exchange mission
Has significant leadership experience supervising, managing, and training others
Has experience and/or appetite for raising funds and growing programs
Has a Bachelors degree; MBA or other advanced degree preferred
Has strong verbal communication skills in order to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies including college students, high school partners, board members, supporters, and community members
Has excellent public speaking, writing, and editing skills
Is comfortable in a fast-paced, high-energy, entrepreneurial environment