Executive Director

Location Name: SWFLN Office

County: Lee

Region: Southwest Florida

Address: 13120 Westlinks Terrace, Unit 3City: Fort MyersZipcode: 33913

ALA accredited Masters required: Yes

Job Summary:

The Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN) must be a visionary leader capable of creative and innovative thought with demonstrated experience with strategic planning in a non‐profit library or other public organization. The Executive Director must demonstrate success in working with a governing board, especially in developing an annual budget linked to Board policies and priorities. The Executive Director provides leadership to the membership and staff of SWFLN, and specifically

• Promotes SWFLN’s mission within the region and the state;
• Leads regional strategic planning and implementation for innovative cooperative services;
• Advises, recommends, and formulates policies with the SWFLN Board;
• Obtains and administers State, Federal, and other grant funding for activities to further SWFLN’s mission; and
• Advocates for SWFLN and the interests of its members.
• Provides Human Resource support, promotes dignity and respect for all, encourages/challenges staff, and manages and mentors SWFLN staff

Responsibilities

To the Board

• Serves as an ex-officio member of the Board and Executive Committee, without a vote;
• Serves as Chief Executive Officer and official representative of the Board of Directors, responsible for contracts, finances, and SWFLN programs;
• Proposes new initiatives to the Board for consideration;
• Presents an operations report for SWFLN at each meeting of the Board Oversees a full, accurate, and timely account of SWFLN funds, providing the Board with regular financial reports;
• Informs the Board of available grant monies, progress of applications, receipt of funds, expenditures, and progress of grant-funded projects.
• Prioritizes activities, identify problems, and seek solutions. Informs the Board of existing problems and work in a collaborative problem-solving mode to deal with them.
• Provides information to the Board and recommendations for fee structures for membership and member services.
• Facilitates the development, adoption, and updating of strategic plans by the Board and monitors ther progress;
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the President, the Board of Directors, or the Executive Committee.

To the Membership

• Develops continuing education and professional development opportunities for the membership. Develops and coordinates workshops of various topics identified by the membership.
• Identifies, develops, and delivers high quality, innovative, and cost-effective member services that address SWFLN’s strategic priorities;
• Implements all strategic planning;
• Evaluates member services to ensure that they meet member library needs;
• Engages with members through personal, print, and electronic methods;
• Develops relationships with vendors to provide discounts for members for equipment, supplies, and other materials.
• Participates in and represents SWFLN at local, regional, state, and national professional organizations and meetings.
• Recruits and retains libraries for SWFLN membership; and
• Guides legislative advocacy for causes and issues of importance to SWFLN and the SWFLN membership.

To the Division of Library and Information Services

• Submits State and Federal grant applications in a timely manner, and oversees grant project implementation;
• Submits midyear and final narrative and fiscal grant reports, as required, in a timely manner; Represents SWFLN to the State Bureau of Library Development and others at the state level;
• Consults with the Bureau of Library Development of Florida staff and with other Multitype Library
• Cooperative Executive Directors in the State to coordinate and cooperate in statewide developments and to review networking plans and issues.

General Administrative and Fiscal:

• Motivates and inspires staff and members with leadership and vision;
• Assumes primary responsibility for developing and implementing SWFLN services, technology, and operations;
• Develops and updates budgets, and monitors expenditures ensuring sound fiscal management practices; Administers personnel operations including recruitment, hiring, training, development, and performance evaluation.
• Maintain a well-trained staff to implement and manage all of the SWFLN services, technology, and operations

Education/Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program
• Five to seven years of experience in professional librarianship, at least three of which shall have been in a managerial/administrative capacity; and/ or three years of project management experience.
• Demonstrated success in securing and managing grant funding
• Experience in diverse library settings

**Preferred Qualifications: **

• Successful track record in working with and reporting to a policy-making Board;
• Mid or upper-management experience in a Multitype Library Cooperative or consortium
• Degree or experience in communications, marketing, advocacy, or community engagement.

**Knowledge, Experience, and Skills **

• Demonstrated experience in budget and resource development and management;
• Demonstrated experience in project and strategic planning and management;
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus among diverse groups;
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the use of current and emerging information technologies;
• Demonstrated excellent communication, both with formal written and oral skills and with informal human relations
• Strong working knowledge of personnel management
• Exceptional ability to communicate, both with formal written and oral presentation skills
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Responsible for the overall operation and management of the organization

Multilingual Skills Required: No

Contact Person: Melissa Lanzilotta

Contact Email: [email protected]

Contact Phone: 239.441.7392

How to Apply / Instructions:

Send resume to Melissa Lanzilotta at [email protected].