Company
The Allentown Parknership
Location
Allentown, PA
Close Date
11/15/2024
Details
Our team at Koya Partners is leading the search for the inaugural Executive Director of The Allentown Parknership. At Koya, we partner with clients to identify and recruit mission-driven executives.
About The Allentown Parknership
The Allentown Parknership (“The Parknership”) is an independent nonprofit organization that collaborates with the City of Allentown, PA to increase investment in its parks and develop recreation programs that meet the community’s diverse needs. The Trexler Trust provided the guidance, management expertise and seed funding to bring the Allentown Parknership to life as an independent entity. The Parknership will focus on unmet needs including capital projects like restoration of historic structures and building of and implementing new projects in response to emerging community needs. Programmatic efforts like youth-centered environmental learning, activities at underutilized parks, and programs targeting elders and women will be enhanced and enlivened.
The Executive Director Role & Candidate Profile
The Executive Director will shape and build an impactful and sustainable organization by overseeing the development and implementation of The Parknership’s initial vision and strategy. The ED will plan and implement The Parknership’s operating model, fundraising strategy, projects, administration, staffing, marketing and community engagement.
We are interested in speaking with candidates from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds within the nonprofit sector, public, and/or private sectors. Experience within parks/public gardens/arboreta as well as related conservation & environmental organizations, museums and cultural institutions, higher education, and other mission-driven entities is attractive.
Candidates with proven fundraising experience are of particular interest to our client, but it is not required for consideration. Similarly, candidates who have led their organization through a building period or growth chapter are of interest.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $140,000 – 170,000 with a competitive employee benefits package.
This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial and visionary leader to partner with a supportive Board of Directors and build an organization from the ground-up. It is imperative that the ED be comfortable in a start-up setting with the ability to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get the job done.
Flier / Document
External Link
https://www.dsgco.com/search/21530-the-allentown-parknership-executive-director/
Contact Name
Niki Lynch, Senior Search Associate, Koya Partners