Position Overview
We are looking for someone to take ownership of growing the district in the key areas of fundraising, membership growth, and volunteer development. This is a relationship-driven sales and development role where success is measured by results, growth, and community impact—not by time spent at a desk. The position requires a high level of personal initiative, flexibility, and ownership. Evening and weekend meetings are common as you work with community leaders, donors, volunteers, and organizations throughout the district. Rather than a traditional 40-hour workweek, this position requires managing your schedule to accomplish goals and deliver results.
Scouting Executives are a diverse group, sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. The executive is the manager of the Scouting non-profit in a designated district in the Northern Lights Council. Must be willing to live in Fergus Falls or Alexandria, MN. We are looking for someone to take ownership of growing the district in the key areas of finance, membership, and volunteer development – this is not a clock-in clock-out type of job and involves seasonal travel within the district. If you want to make a difference and are energetic, thoughtful, highly personable, have a positive attitude, and value exceptional service, quality work, and personal relationships, this is the career for you.
This is an entry-level position that will most likely require relocating to another location to be able to advance in the organization.
This position is comparable to an outside sales, business development, or territory management role within the nonprofit sector. Successful executives build relationships, identify opportunities, recruit volunteers, increase membership, secure financial support, and grow Scouting's presence in their assigned territory. Individuals with backgrounds in sales, fundraising, recruiting, marketing, customer relationship management, or business development often excel in this position.
Salary: $50,000
Paid Benefits Value:
Health Insurance: $7,164.00
Dental Insurance: $432.00
Life: $290
Accident: $10
Disability: $140
Total Compensation Package: $58,036.00
Up to 4.5% Retirement Match
Company Car valued at $1500 savings/month. Gas and Oil reimbursement, annual average savings of $1750.
24 PTO days/year
13 Observed Holiday’s/year
Responsibilities
· Recruits, develops, trains, and oversees effective volunteers to achieve success in the specific responsibility area. Ensure volunteers are delivering quality Scouting programs to charter members, youth and the community. Includes recruiting, developing, and leading the district nominating committee as well as participating in district Key 3 meetings.
· Maintains a professional working climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates top-quality volunteers.
· Works within a long-range strategy to achieve the district's mission and to make consistent, timely progress.
· Responsible for meeting annual fundraising, membership growth, and volunteer recruitment goals. Develop and maintain relationships with donors, community leaders, businesses, service organizations, schools, churches, and volunteers to expand Scouting's impact and achieve district objectives.
· Serves as a district spokesperson for the council to ensure that it is properly represented to the public.
· Works with his/her supervisor to make the district structure function effectively.
· Other job-related duties as assigned.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Qualifications
- Must be willing to accept and meet Scouting America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
- Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
· Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule that frequently includes evenings and weekends. This position operates independently and requires self-discipline, initiative, and a results-oriented mindset to meet fundraising, membership, and volunteer development goals.
- Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
- A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
- Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference, and motor vehicle background checks.
- Work with volunteer leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs.
- Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
- Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
- Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned areas. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
- Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
- Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
- Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee the achievement of training for their respective role.
- Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
- Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities.
- Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve specific objectives.
- Must live in the area you serve, with a preference of Fergus Falls or Alexandria, MN.
Desired Skills:
- Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.
· Demonstrated success in sales, fundraising, account management, recruiting, marketing, business development, customer service, or relationship management is highly preferred.
- Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible, and creative.
- Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
- Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
Work Environment
· Territory-based position with significant autonomy and schedule flexibility.
· Success is measured by achievement of goals and district growth, not by a traditional 40-hour workweek.
· Regular evening and weekend meetings with volunteers, donors, community leaders, and families.
· Seasonal travel throughout the district is required.
· Opportunity to build a rewarding career through performance, initiative, and leadership development.
Benefits
Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses, including phone. The Northern Lights Council provides a company leased car and reimbursement of gas, oil, and other approved vehicle maintenance. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.
Starting Salary $50,000.
Pay: From $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
