EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Supervisor:

The executive director reports to Dan Heist and the Grantwell Advisory Board.

Purpose:

The executive director is responsible for carrying out the Grantwell mission and vision and implementing the values into the program’s operations. The executive director helps members see the importance of their work, and ensures member success through educational, team, and professional development. 

Benefits:

As executive director, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in managing an organization of dozens of students, assisting SPOs with client projects, and working with an advisory board. The executive director will be paid the MPA department’s hourly rate for their work.

Qualifications:

  • At least one semester in Grantwell

  • Effective time management and scheduling

  • Positive and hardworking attitude

  • Well organized

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Comfortable working with people of various backgrounds

  • Tolerance for ambiguity

  • Positive leader

  • Familiarity with creating and implementing strategic plans

  • Familiarity with program evaluation and data analysis

  • Strategic vision

  • Belief in Grantwell mission

Responsibilities:

  • Monitors progress and provides advice on how to proceed in the face of obstacles or issues

  • Resolves problems that arise

  • Acts as the liaison between Grantwell leadership and the advisory board

    • Sits on the advisory board

    • Collaborate with the advisory board to identify, create, and implement strategic plans to actualize the objectives of Grantwell  

    • Reports progress and challenges Grantwell is facing

  • Evaluate program components and progress toward objectives, measure success, and work with the board and team members to achieve those objectives.  

  • Works with executive team to establish the framework for the year’s program, including team charter and goals

  • Chairs and conducts executive team meetings

  • Prepares the agenda and shares with the rest of the team

  • Reviews key issues with the entire student staff

  • Deals with emergency situations

  • Train new executive director

Time Requirement:

The executive director is required to attend all Grantwell meetings – executive team, SPO, Grantwell – participates in quarterly Grantwell Advisory Board meetings and attend the MPA 659R Grantwell class for both the Fall and Winter semesters that he or she serves on the Executive Team. They should also expect to put in 10-20 hours per week.

Job Site or Location:

Grantwell is located at Brigham Young University in the Tanner Building in Provo, UT. The executive director will operate out of the Tanner Building and remotely as needed to fulfill duties. The Executive director will also be required at times to work off-site for recruiting times.

Start and End Date:

  • Start date March 10, 2025

  • End date April 30, 2026