The Keystone Research Center (KRC), a Harrisburg-based, Pennsylvania-focused 501(c)(3), is recruiting an Executive Director to lead the organization into its next chapter as its founding Executive Director steps down after 30 years.
Job Responsibilities
- Raises and manages an annual budget of about one million dollars from a mix of foundations and government grants and manages a staff of seven plus periodic use of outside consultants.
- Continually refreshes a grounded vision of shared prosperity in Pennsylvania and the public policies needed to achieve that vision and ensures that the KRC strategic plan and goals operationalize how to advance that vision.
- Develops a strategic plan that defines the future direction of the organization consistent with KRC’s mission to promote shared prosperity.
- Provides support to the KRC board to enable it to carry out its management and fiduciary responsibilities.
- Has ultimate responsibility for administrative (human resources, office management, facility and technology), fiscal health (including budgeting, accounting, reporting, and auditing activity), and program operations.
- Develops the organization’s annual budget.
- Confers with board members, organization officials, and staff members to establish KRC’s strategic and action plans, research priorities, budget, and human resource policies.
- Oversees development of KRC’s research agenda and allocation of project management duties among research staff to complete funded projects and research deliverables.
- Oversees development and implementation of KRC’s communications strategy, including web page, earned media, and social media, to increase KRC’s visibility and impact on PA public policy.
- Serves as a spokesperson for KRC including with media, legislators, the executive branch, and other policymakers, and supports other research staff to also serve as credible spokespeople.
- Reports to the Board of Directors, including at quarterly meetings and through the operation of board committees.
Job Requirements
- Commitment to KRC’s mission and goals.
- Proven knowledge and expertise in economic and policy analysis.
- Ability to “market” the organization’s vision and mission.
- Excellent writing, analytical, and quantitative skills.
- Ability to inspire confidence in the organization’s mission and the possibility of a progressive revival in Pennsylvania.
- Strong ability to communicate technical details to lay audiences and the news media as well as technical audiences.
- Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
- Ability to collaborate consistently and effectively with KRC staff and outside contractors.