President/CEO,  Veterans Moving Forward Inc. - Dulles VA.  POC: Gordon Sumner at 703-595-8800,  gordon.sumner53#gmail.com

Veterans Moving Forward (VMF) is a non-profit organization that raises and trains service dogs, facility/therapy dogs, and emotional support dogs for veterans with physical and/or mental challenges at no cost to the veteran or their family.

Responsibilities:

• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to effectively monitor and report the performance of the company to employees and the Board of Directors
• Provide thoughtful and visionary executive leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board of Directors
• Present strategic options and plans for organization impact and gain Board approval as needed to carry out the mission of the organization
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization and ensure its overall successful long-term operations

Required Qualifications

Candidates may emerge from nonprofit, foundation, government, or commercial industry backgrounds and should possess the following:

• Five years of prior experience as a CEO, Executive Director, or in a comparable position at a nonprofit, foundation, government, or in a commercial company
• Proven experience executing organization growth and leading a similar or larger sized successful nonprofit and/or commercial industry organization
• Proven experience working with and leading a Board of Directors and working with diverse groups of people
• Familiarity with diverse business functions such as Marketing, Public Relations, Human Resources, etc.
• A bachelor’s or advanced degree or equivalent experience
• Military experience is desirable, but not required