The Executive Director of FirstLight Community Foundation & CDFI provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management for the FirstLight Community Foundation and owns and oversees FirstLight’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) program. This role is accountable for advancing community impact through effective governance, grant strategy and compliance, partner stewardship, staff leadership, and approved credit union advocacy and public policy education activities, while ensuring alignment with FirstLight Federal Credit Union’s mission, strategic objectives, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Health, Journalism/Communications, Business, or related field is required. MBA preferred.
Grants Management Certificate (GMC) and/or Project Management preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Five (5) or more years of related experience in grants management, community impact/program management, or development work, to include:
Five (5) years of supervisory experience in a financial institution, preferably in business development, marketing, community impact, and or community foundations,
Experience in proposal development, post-award compliance, and performance reporting.
Experience preparing for and supporting board/committee meetings (agendas, materials, action tracking) and presenting to volunteer leaders.
Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives preferred.
Experience with CDFI program administration, community development finance, or regulated reporting environments is strongly preferred.
Experience coordinating credit union advocacy and public policy education initiatives, coalition engagement, and stakeholder communications is preferred.