Overview
Warm Springs Community Action Team (WSCAT)
Position: Executive Director
Salary Range: $88,000-$93,500
Supervisor: Board of Directors of WSCAT, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation
Status: Full time @ 40 hours per week; Exempt
Benefits: paid health insurance, paid life insurance, 403(b) w/employer match up to 5%, 26 days PTO + holidays
Location: In Person, Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Central Oregon. Occasional remote work options.
About Warm Springs Community Action Team:
WSCAT’s mission is to promote community development in Warm Springs by empowering individuals and groups of people to realize their potential, become self-reliant, and affect positive change for themselves, their families, and their community. WSCAT envisions a Warm Springs Reservation in which tribal and community members control their own destinies, in which people are in a position to provide for their families, pursue their hopes and dreams, and achieve their full potential.
About You:
You are a mission-driven, experienced leader of people and projects. As a proactive problem-solver, you readily implement plans and solutions that show fundraising results and positive community change. You have a trauma-informed approach, creating safe and supportive environments where staff can do their best work and community members get needed services. With your cultural humility, you respect and honor diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. You foster an equitable, collaborative, and inclusive culture focused on accountability for meeting work expectations and a shared commitment to community development.
A professional approach, active listening, and clear, consistent communication are central to your leadership style, allowing you to build trust and rapport with diverse community members, staff, donors, and leaders. When faced with a crisis or conflict, you use sound judgement and emotional intelligence to bring people together and solve the problem. You thrive in dynamic environments where you provide stability and continuity while guiding the organization and collaborating with the board of directors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Organizational Leadership & Strategy:
• Leads daily operations, administration, and long-term strategy for the organization.
• Develops and implements strategic plans that reflect community needs and WSCAT’s goals.
• Partners with the Board of Directors to align programs and policies with organizational priorities.
• Organizes and prepares for Board meetings and prepares regular reports.
• Maintains accurate records and organizational policies; supports board secretary to document board meetings and decisions.
• Partners with the Board of Directors to ensure effective governance, legal compliance, and alignment with strategic goals.
• Supports Board development, training, and evaluation efforts.
• Oversees organizational technology infrastructure, ensuring secure, effective systems for data management, communication, and operations.
Program & Partnership Development:
• Designs and manages programs in collaboration with staff and community stakeholders.
• Establishes benchmarks, tracks outcomes, and reports progress to the board, staff, partners and stakeholders.
• Builds strong partnerships with nonprofits, universities, foundations, and government agencies to advance economic development and entrepreneurship.
• Oversees data collection and evaluation to ensure program effectiveness and relevance.
Financial Oversight:
• Oversees financial management in partnership with the finance director and bookkeeper.
• Ensures compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Oversees audits, financial reviews, and all required financial reporting.
• Ensures timely and accurate financial and program reports are submitted to funders and the Board.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Identifies and manages organizational risks and implements mitigation strategies.
Human Resources & Team Management:
• Hires, supervises, and evaluates staff; assigns roles and ensures project timelines are met.
• Implements and supports HR systems and equitable workplace policies.
• Demonstrates and encourages open communication, respectful conflict resolution, and a healthy, safe work environment.
• Promotes fairness, emotional well-being, and staff retention through mentorship and support.
Staff Development & Culture:
• Ensures onboarding reflects WSCAT’s mission, vision, and strategic direction.
• Provides training, mentorship, and leadership development to staff members that is aligned with both organizational and their professional growth goals.
• Encourages collaboration, professional development, and cross-training to build internal capacity.
• Fosters a culture of inclusion, shared purpose, and strong internal communication.
• Champions equity, cultural competence, and inclusion throughout the organization and ensures programs are responsive to the tribal community’s cultural values and needs.
Resource Development & Fundraising:
• Leads fundraising efforts for operations, programs, and capital projects including grant proposals to federal, state, local, and private funders.
• Maintains donor relationships and communication.
• Oversees donor and grant management systems.
• Secures in-kind contributions and pro-bono support to strengthen organizational sustainability.
• Cultivates relationships with philanthropic leaders to support long-term financial stability.
Communications & Public Engagement:
• Manages outreach and communications through social media, newsletters, email, direct mail, and the website.
• Ensures consistent and effective messaging to clients, donors, and stakeholders.
• Serves as spokesperson and a key ambassador for WSCAT, strengthening its visibility and impact in the community.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Location/Environment: WSCAT offices and all other WSCAT associated locations, such as the youth center, commissary building, etc. Some travel will be required with your personal vehicle.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Experience, and Licenses
• 5+ years of supervisory experience
• 3+ years in a project leadership role with exceptional organizational skills; ability to lead projects, work independently, and think strategically.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. Degree in nonprofit management, community development, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience working in Native communities preferred.
• Experience with or willingness to learn technology/software currently in use at WSCAT.
• Financial and budget management, knowledge of QuickBooks preferred.
Physical Demands
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 10lbs and occasionally lift and/or support up to 50lbs.
• While performing this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, and to use hands to handle/feel objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, to taste or smell, to climb or balance, to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Application Information
Nonprofit Professionals Now is excited to partner with Warm Springs Community Action Team on this key leadership role. All applications will be reviewed and considered.
Application deadline: November 2, 2025
Application link: https://apptrkr.com/6649881