Executive Director

Position Profile

Executive Director (Part-Time) - Remote within Alaska

Kodiak KINDNESS Project |Kodiak, Alaska

The Position and Leadership Opportunity: Executive Director

Kodiak KINDNESS Project (KINDNESS) seeks an experienced nonprofit professional with a passion for infant health and family well-being to serve as its next Executive Director (ED). The incoming ED will lead the organization’s strategic, financial, operational, and external efforts while supporting an exceptional team of professional staff and volunteers focused on delivering high-quality services to families. The ED will focus on pursuing creative solutions for long-term organizational sustainability, cultivating lasting partnerships, and serving as an organizational leader, spokesperson, and advocate for KINDNESS and its mission. The ideal candidate will be a resourceful and compassionate leader with demonstrated success in operational and financial management, organizational leadership, and creating and fostering mutually beneficial partnerships.

KINDNESS has experienced significant shifts over the past several years, including 501(c)(3) incorporation, rapid growth, and changes in leadership. Through these transitions, KINDNESS staff have maintained vital services, and the organization continues to enjoy a trusted reputation in the community and with partner organizations. This offers the incoming executive an opportunity to stabilize operations, strengthen organizational systems, and cultivate innovative funding opportunities and partnerships to support and amplify the mission. KINDNESS’s next leader will join a closely-knit, deeply compassionate staff dedicated to supporting babies, parents, and families.

The Organization

Celebrating 20 years of operation, Kodiak KINDNESS (Kodiak Infant Nutrition and Development Support and Survey) was founded in 2006 as a program within Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, incorporating as an independent nonprofit organization in 2021. KINDNESS’s mission is to help families nourish their babies’ bodies and souls. No matter how parents choose to feed their babies, KINDNESS provides compassionate, free, and evidence-based support with all aspects of infant feeding, tailored specifically to each family throughout the first year of a baby’s life. KINDNESS offers in-home consultation, infant feeding classes, a 24-hour warm call and text line, pumps and feeding aids, and professional weight checks, all free of charge to families.

With a total of 6 paid staff: 4 peer counselors, 1 IBCLC, and 1 Program Services Coordinator/IBCLC, 14 volunteers, and 7 volunteer Board members, Kodiak KINDNESS operates with an average annual budget of $150,000.

Strategic Priorities

The next Executive Director will focus on the following priorities, while partnering with the Board to strategically prioritize goals.

Long-term Organizational Priorities

Continue to advocate for KINDNESS’s mission at the local, state, and federal levels.

Steward and strategically deploy a recent significant philanthropic gift in alignment with donor intent and the organization’s long-term sustainability, while identifying and expanding opportunities to increase the organization’s financial sustainability.

Improve communications and marketing to clearly share what KINDNESS has to offer.

Prioritize the cultivation of sustainable, strategic partnerships.

Twelve-to-Eighteen-Month Executive Director Priorities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the organization through engagement with the Board, staff, peer counselors, volunteers, organizational history, finances, programs, and operations.

Build new and maintain existing relationships with partners, community members, legislators, and other key stakeholders.

Provide staff and peer counselors with support, stability, consistency, and clear expectations while reinforcing accountability and mission delivery.

Clarify organizational roles, responsibilities, reporting relationships, and internal structures.

Assess organizational capacity and, as needed, hire or contract additional help.

Assess current funding strategies and research and develop new, diverse funding sources.

Working with the Board, refine and implement the strategic plan.

Strengthen organizational systems, processes, and capacity to support sustainable growth and effective mission delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director serves as the organization’s internal leader and external advocate, providing strategic, operational, financial, and organizational leadership while championing KINDNESS’s mission among policymakers, partners, and the community. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Executive Leadership:

Partner with the Board of Directors to establish organizational strategy, priorities, and goals, while leading day-to-day operations and implementation within the authority delegated by the Board.

Support and supervise the Program Services Coordinator, who oversees day-to-day program operations and supervises peer counselors and volunteers.

Ensure that all programs, policies, and procedures align with the values, mission, and strategic direction established by the Board.

Promote positive communication and strong working relationships with the Board, providing timely financial, operational, programmatic, and strategic information, along with regular reporting and recommendations to support sound governance and decision-making.

Partner with the Board to strengthen governance practices, Board engagement, organizational oversight, and long-term leadership capacity.

Establish and maintain clear organizational roles, responsibilities, reporting relationships, and decision-making processes.

Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, trust, and respect across the organization.

Oversee day-to-day organizational operations, ensuring effective systems, policies, procedures, and internal processes.

Ensure organizational compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and funding requirements.

Lead and support the organization through periods of growth, transition, and organizational change.

Community Outreach and Partnerships:

Build and maintain positive, productive, and innovative collaborations to advance the mission.

Connect with existing and identify new partners, including local hospitals, clinics and medical providers, corporate and nonprofit partners, and state and federal agencies.

Build and maintain strong relationships with community organizations, policymakers, funders, and other key stakeholders.

Represent KINDNESS as a credible, collaborative, and trusted partner within the community and beyond.

Financial Strategy and Fundraising:

Identify and develop potential funding sources and strategies with an eye toward long-term financial sustainability and revenue diversification.

Cultivate and maintain relationships with key donors, funders, and partners to encourage ongoing financial support.

Provide financial oversight and strategic direction, including budgeting, financial planning, monitoring organizational financial performance, and working with the Board to maintain sound financial practices.

Coordinate and negotiate organizational contracts, working with the Board as appropriate for review and approval, and oversee contract implementation and compliance.

Oversee grant and contract requirements, including reporting, compliance, and timely deliverables, in collaboration with staff and contractors as appropriate.

Research, develop, and pursue diverse funding opportunities, including philanthropic support, grants, and contracted services.

Communications and External Relations:

Serve as the primary spokesperson and advocate for KINDNESS, ensuring KINDNESS, its mission, and programs are consistently presented in clear, strong, and positive ways.

Guide effective marketing and communications strategies consistent with organizational priorities and goals.

Effectively communicate program impacts on