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Executive Director
NCAA Market
Evansville, IN, United States
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The Evansville Sports Corporation seeks a visionary leader who is highly organized and detail-oriented to serve as the Executive Director of this growing organization. The Executive Director will be responsible for growing the sports commission and the sports travel market by creating, securing and managing high profile, signature sporting events for the Evansville area.
The Executive Director will report to the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, comprised of members of the Board of Directors, will directly support the Executive Director. There are also committees associated with each event designed to assist with the successful execution on each event.
The Executive Director will be able to hire the open Project Manager position within the Sports Corporation. That position will report directly to the Executive Director.
The Executive Director will be responsible for developing an overall financial development plan with the Board that will finance annual operations through corporate sponsorships, profitable events and grants. The Executive Director will direct an annual campaign that will include major gift solicitations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Maintain and grow relationships with sports event decision makers to market Evansville as a destination for sports events and sports business.
- Maintain and strengthen relationships with government leaders, agencies and organizations, local civic, business and sports leaders, and the media.
- Work with the Board and be accountable for a financial development plan that finances operations.
Responsibilities will include soliciting major gifts through corporate sponsorships and grants and designing and executing fundraising events.
- Research, identify and land opportunities for the Corporation to host events.
- Attract and retain volunteers in order to execute events with excellence
- Recruit, develop and manage Sports Corp staff as needed
- Manage large teams and work in a collaborative environment
- Assist local organizations and venues with bidding to host sporting events when appropriate.
- Serve as the primary bidder for sporting events when applicable.
- Budget development, performance, and review.
- Oversee delivery of all established goals.
- Represent the organization at meetings, functions, and events.
- Serve as official spokesperson for the organization.
- Create and express the vision and determine and execute the organization’s strategic plan.
- Other duties as assigned and identified by the Executive Committee.
• Bachelors; Masters or MBA preferred with sports management, sports marketing emphasis or experience to compensate for all or part of the above
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field is required. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in a relevant field: nonprofit development or program management, marketing and communications, public relations.
• Exceptional communication, strategic planning, budgetary, managerial, accounting and human resource management, and fundraising skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
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Additional Salary Information: Benefits and a potential for bonuses
About Evansville Sports Corporation
The Evansville Sports Corporation is the leading sports tourism conglomerate in Evansville, Indiana. The ESC secures, creates and manages several events a year including NCAA championships and other events in cooperation with national governing bodies like US Figure Skating, the Ohio Valley Conference and the local universities - The University of Southern Indiana and University of Evansville. The ESC is looking for an Executive Director to lead this dynamic sports tourism force.