About Ethos, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Ethos is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides music lessons, multicultural performances, and outreach to close to 2,000 youth each year. Ethos partners with students, families, and community advocates to collaboratively identify and remove a variety of barriers to music education.
When Ethos began, classes were held in a basement at the University of Portland and staffed by a dedicated group of volunteers. Ethos has since grown into an organization that employs 9 administrative staff, 2 full-time AmeriCorps members, and 22 part-time music instructors. Ethos operates programming in a 13-classroom music school (Ethos Music Center), after school programs at partner public school sites in the Portland metro area, and through a rural outreach program that places musicians to live and teach full-time in rural Oregon schools.
Ethos believes all students deserve access to the well documented benefits of music education regardless of socioeconomic status, geographic location, abilities, religion, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Job Title: Executive Director
Location: Portland, Oregon, onsite with occasional statewide travel to outreach sites, note that ongoing physical presence at Ethos Music Center in North Portland is a core requirement of the role.
Salary and Compensation: $85,000 - $95,000 annually; Full-time, salaried position with 11 paid holidays, 3 weeks vacation, and health care benefits.
Hours: Variable work schedule and environment including Monday to Friday business hours, and evening and weekend in-person commitments.
Responsibilities
Leadership and Personnel
Coach, lead, and support Ethos’ staff, instructors, and volunteers.
Model and facilitate inclusive decision-making and transparency.
Enhance organizational efficiency by developing and implementing comprehensive systems, policies, and procedures.
Fundraising and Communications
Collaborate closely with the board and staff to craft and execute a robust fundraising strategy engaging individual donors, institutions, government agencies, and businesses.
Manage a donor portfolio and effectively steward donor relationships, increasing the organization’s individual donor base year-over year.
Serve as the spokesperson for the organization and represent the vision and interests of the organization and the individuals that it serves in the community, to state and local government, donors, partners, educators, students, and families.
Financial Management
Work with the Board of Directors to ensure Ethos’ fiscal viability, stability and growth, develop and monitor the annual budget.
Update the Board on organization finances, and with the organization’s accountant and finance committee, provide timely and accurate financial reports.
Provide for and supervise all fiscal reporting, including grant reports, IRS filings, and other required documents.
Ensure effective audit trails and alongside Board Treasurer, ensure implementation and execution of GAAP.
Negotiate and develop contracts with fees for service partners.
Strategic Visioning and Change Management
Working alongside the organization’s Board of Directors and Staff Leadership, develop a strategic vision and plan, leveraging Ethos’ current and unrealized resources.
Evaluate and reimagine components of Ethos’ programs and operations to ensure long term sustainability and mission delivery.
Qualifications:
The Executive Director will be thoroughly committed to Ethos’ mission. All candidates should have proven fundraising, finance, management, and partnership development experience.
Specific requirements include:
6+ years of nonprofit management experience preferably at the director level, preference given to candidates that have served as a Director of Development or Executive Director with a comparable organization.
5+ years of direct fundraising experience, preference given to candidates with individual donor solicitation, stewardship, and cultivation experience.
5+ years of experience creating and managing budgets.
5+ years of experience managing staff.
Strong fiscal management and reporting skills with an understanding of GAAP.
Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with partners, employees, board of directors, and other stakeholders.
Strong preference for candidates with ties to the arts community, philanthropic donor base, and communities served by Ethos’ programming.
Personal Characteristics and Values Alignment
The ideal candidate is outgoing, entrepreneurial, a problem solver, and balances attention to detail with a focus on the big picture. They inspire staff by example, engage the board in their work, and they also center decision making and relationship building within principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
To Apply
Please email your cover letter and resume to Jedidiah Chavez, Interim Executive Director: jedidiah@ethos.org
In your cover letter, please describe your interest in the position and how your experience aligns with Ethos' mission and values.
Position open until filled.