American Red Cross · 21 hours ago
Executive Director
Kerrville, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expThe American Red Cross is the world's largest humanitarian network, and they are seeking an Executive Director to lead the Hill Country Chapter in Central and South Texas. The role involves strategic leadership, community engagement, board development, and fundraising to ensure effective mission delivery at the local level.
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Responsibilities
Leads the chapter’s strategy for mission fulfillment, aligning local priorities with regional and national goals
Provides facilitative leadership to local teams and ensures integration with regional initiatives
Serves as the Face of the Red Cross in the community to maximize visibility, connectivity, and recognition of the organization’s impact
Builds and sustains relationships with key stakeholders, elected officials, and community partners to expand mission capacity
Develops and manages the chapter board to effectively mobilize support, resources, and advocacy for the Red Cross mission
Ensures board engagement in fundraising, community outreach, and strategic planning
Recruits, develops, and manages Community Volunteer Leaders to represent the Red Cross in assigned territories
Supports volunteer engagement strategies to strengthen mission delivery and community partnerships
Partners with development staff and board members to drive fundraising efforts and secure financial resources to sustain chapter operations
Fosters an environment of teamwork, inclusion, and accountability across employees, volunteers, and partners
Serves, when assigned, as a member of the Elected Officials Liaison Network supporting disaster responses nationwide
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience
Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required
Ability to work on a team
Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined
Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions
Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs
Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time
May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions
Preferred
Preferred experience in the ability to build sustain community relationships/partnerships and in influencing others and building relationships
Bilingual in Spanish is highly preferred
Proven ability to engage and collaborate with local community members and organizations
Deep understanding of local issues, cultures and demographics
Track record in influencing Governmental stakeholders
Benefits
Medical, Dental Vision plans
Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
401K with 6% match
Paid Family Leave
Employee Assistance
Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
Service Awards and recognition
Company
American Red Cross
American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization whose purpose is to meet the immediate disaster-caused needs of people and communities.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$43.31MKey Investors
Kia MotorsAvista foundationAmerican Water Charitable Foundation
2025-05-12Grant
2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M
2025-04-17Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Mary J. Barneby
Regional CEO American Red Cross Greater New York
Adrienne Alberts
VP, HR Operations
Recent News
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