| PNP Staffing Group is proud to have been retained by the American Humanist Association to lead their search for an Executive Director.
The American Humanist Association (AHA) has stood as the voice of humanism in the United States for more than 70 years.
Organization Overview
AHA strives to bring about a progressive society where being good without supernatural assumptions is an accepted way to live a good life. We accomplish this through our defense of civil liberties and secular governance, by our outreach to the growing number of people without traditional religious faith, and through a continued refinement and advancement of the humanist worldview centering the fundamental worth of every human being.
Humanism encompasses a variety of nontheistic views (atheism, agnosticism, rationalism, naturalism, secularism, and so forth) while adding the important element of a comprehensive worldview and set of ethical values---values that are grounded in the philosophy of the Enlightenment, informed by scientific knowledge, and driven by a desire to meet the needs of people in the here and now.
The AHA is a non-profit membership organization with an annual budget of $2-2.5 million, a paid staff of 18, and a network of almost 250 chapters and affiliates nationwide. Core programs include legal work, advocacy, social justice, education and grassroots.
Position Summary
The AHA is seeking a visionary Executive Director with a track record of non-profit leadership, and a demonstrated commitment to racial and social justice community building. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for overall strategic and operational leadership of a national non-profit including building awareness of humanism, defining the organization's strategic direction, ensuring adequate resources are in place to support the mission, and leading the staff.
Responsibilities - Drive AHA's mission, vision, and strategy: Work with the board to provide strategic direction, guide the staff in linking strategy to specific programs and projects, with big picture, bold, strategic thinking
- Lead and supervise in a collaborative fashion, with a focus on transparency and accountability in decisionmaking
- Oversee recruitment of a diverse and inclusive staff, work with directors to develop department work plans, evaluate performance of direct-report staff members
- Lead the AHA's transition to a truly equitable and just workplace, ensuring fair hiring, promotion, salary and workload policies and a culturally responsive climate
- Act as primary spokesperson and the "face of the AHA
- Develop a comprehensive communications plan: Work with the staff to formulate messaging and deliver captivating content through social and earned media
- Lead and coordinate fundraising efforts to ensure adequate resources to implement mission: Work with development staff and board on overall funding strategies; create relationships with and communicate with current funders, especially cultivation of major donors; help identify new prospects for funding
- Broaden membership and supporter base, reaching out to underrepresented communities within our movement to develop innovative, culturally responsive programming, initiatives, and policies utilizing the input of historically underrepresented communities
- Cultivate relationships and deepen the AHA's network: Engage in meaningful and regular communications with current members; identify needs and opportunities to support programs of chapters, alliances and affiliate organizations; collaborate on mobilization tactics; recruit new organizational members
- Engage with the board, regularly update board members on AHA activities, challenges, and opportunities
- Oversee affiliate organizations, especially the Center for Freethought Equality, the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, and the Humanist Society
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