Overview
Executive Director – Fishers Youth Initiative Jobs in Fishers, IN at Victory Lane Solutions
About Fishers Youth Initiative
In early 2025, Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI) and Fishers Youth Assistance Program (FYAP) combined forces to form Fishers Youth Initiative (FYI), a new nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that young people within the Hamilton Southeastern School District have every opportunity to build a positive future.
YMI has provided successful student mentoring programs for years, while FYAP has focused on early intervention referral services that connect youth and their families to critical resources. FYI continues to deliver the same programs its predecessor organizations provided. This includes YMI’s mentoring program, Snack Attack and the Summer Meals Program. Additionally, FYI continues to work in collaboration with Early Intervention Advocates appointed by Hamilton County as part of the Youth Assistance Program.
Mission:
The mission of Fishers Youth Initiative is to ensure that every young person in our community has the opportunity and support to build a positive future by connecting them with a network of compassionate volunteers and program.
Executive Director
The Executive Director shall oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of FYI. The Director shall project strong leadership qualities in the organization, contributing to the development of FYI by bringing structure and oversight to the newly merged entity.
The Director shall provide guidance to FYI by identifying goals, managing staff, providing educational and training opportunities for personnel, assisting in developing and implementing new policies, and directing the overall operations of FYI. The Executive Director is responsible, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, for organization fundraising and overall budgeting and financial management. In addition, the Director shall provide leadership within the community and interact with various people of the community in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors. The Executive Director works in concert with the board, staff, Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program, and volunteers to move FYI forward in the development and implementation of objectives that reflect the organization’s mission.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Management:
· Provide oversight of all of FYI’s key programs, including mentoring, tutoring, food assistance, and any other program needs that arise. This role also requires significant collaboration with the Fishers team from Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program. Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence as determined by KPIs and best practices for all program areas.
· Support Board in determining strategic direction of the newly merged entity. This includes program delivery, staff structure and support, and being the face of FYI to the community.
· Provide management, development, and support of all staff.
· Provide program evaluation, consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
· Actively engage and energize FYI volunteers, board members, committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders.
· Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors; serve as ex-officio of each committee; seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for ongoing operations.
· Lead, coach, develop, and retain FYI’s staff. Create strong working relationship with the Fishers Early Intervention Advocates of Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program.
· Ensure effective systems to track progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents.
· Manage corporate business filings, Guidestar, Charity Navigator and other systems pertinent to the operations of the organization
Fundraising & Communications:
· Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support programs
· Be an external local presence that publishes and communicates program results with an emphasis on the successes of all programs
· Maintain all grant timelines, including grant writing and reporting.
· Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, community members, and foundation partners.
· Responsible for all aspects of communications in coordination with the Public Relations Committee, including web presence, social media, and external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
· Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities.
Qualifications
The ED will be thoroughly committed to FYI’s mission. All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience.
Preferred requirements include:
· Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of nonprofit experience; track record of effectively leading a nonprofit, program, or division; ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth
· Established relationships with Hamilton Southeastern School District Administration and/or track record of developing strong relationships with the local District.
· Ability to pass and obtain Safe Visitor Background Clearance and any other background clearance pertinent to the operations and outreach of FYI.
· Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
· Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget
· Past success working with a Board of Directors or external committee with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships
· Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
· Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
· Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
· Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
Letter, Resumes and References
Compensation: DOE
Please send a cover letter, resume and list of references via electronic mail to the attention of Anderson Schoenrock (FYI Board Co-President) at [email protected]
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $1.00 per year
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fishers, IN 46038
Title: Executive Director – Fishers Youth Initiative
Company: Victory Lane Solutions
Location: Fishers, IN
