Executive Director

Location: Remote, Preference for Nashville, TN or New Orleans, LA

Job Type: Full-Time

Industry: Nonprofit | Healthcare | Pediatric Oncology | Rare Disease Advocacy

Reports To: Board of Directors

Supervises: Operations Manager

 

Our next Executive Director  will bring strategic leadership and operational oversight to advance KJTF's mission as we embark upon our next phase of growth and impact. The Executive Director will play a key role in supporting pediatric cancer families and funding pediatric brain cancer research through fundraising, partnerships, community engagement, and program leadership.

 

Who We Are

Kids Join the Fight’s mission is to empower kids to join the fight against pediatric cancer by raising money to provide local CARE for pediatric cancer patients and their families and to fund research to CURE childhood cancer, all while raising awareness about the tragic underfunding of our most vulnerable children.

 

How We Care

We make the cancer-fighting experience less daunting and more comfortable for all involved so that the loved ones can focus on the child and not on the details of care and treatment. We fund programs to support families fighting cancer, such as direct grants, family meals to oncology floors at hospitals and Holiday Hero kits, and we build innovative spaces within hospitals to provide moments of joy and respite for these families whose lives have been up-ended by their diagnosis.

 

How We Cure

We fund early stage research for pediatric brain cancer through a robust grant selection process to ensure we will contribute in some way to a Cure for pediatric brain cancer. 

 

What You’ll Do (Entrepreneurial & Strategic Leader:  Fundraising, Marketing, and Communications)

The Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead a passionate, committed, and collaborative nonprofit. In partnership with an engaged board, the Managing Director will manage Kids Join the Fight’s business operations, forge partnerships, grow programs, increase visibility and impact, and secure the financial resources required to deliver on its mission.  Additional details on the role include:

• Strategic Leadership: Refine and implement a long-term vision and growth plan in collaboration with the Board. 

• Fundraising & Partnerships: Achieve annual fundraising goals (~$1.5M/year) while developing a strategy for revenue growth over the next 3 years. Lead all fundraising efforts, including major gifts, grants, corporate partnerships, and strategic alliances.

• Event Production: Oversee two signature fundraising events, Founder’s Day Walk and KJTF Golf Tournament.

• Program Oversight: Ensure program excellence through strong design, evaluation, and continuous improvement. Build partnerships with hospitals, researchers, and community organizations.

• Marketing: Maximize KJTF social media presence, regular email communications and periodic website updates. Develop and implement comprehensive marketing and communication strategies which promote KJTF’s programs and activities to grow awareness and increase financial support.

• Compliance: Provide oversight of financial tracking, grant reporting, and resource allocation. Ensure compliance with nonprofit regulations and reporting requirements.

• External Relations: Serve as the public face of the organization; advocate for 

• Board Engagement: Partner effectively with the Board to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability.

 

What you Bring & How You Qualify

• Proven leadership experience in nonprofit management (5-10 years preferred).

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Proactive, intellectually curious, and innovative with the ability to lead the board and staff through strategic discussions that consider expansion within the context of long-term sustainability.

• A self-starter with enthusiasm, a positive attitude and the ability to work autonomously while achieving high-impact results.

• Entrepreneurial and hands-on administrator with prior experience leading a growth-oriented organization.

• Proven success in identifying new sources of funding, asking for and obtaining major gifts, and building long term relationships with major donors and funders.

• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. 

• Strong written communication and interpersonal skills, as well the ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders, including major donors and the Kids Join the Fight board and community members.

• Experience working with Bloomerang CRM and Fundraising software.

• Passion for and commitment to Kids Join the Fight’s mission that no child should have to endure the harsh realities of childhood cancer diagnoses, treatments and often, unfortunate outcomes would be ideal.

 

What We Offer (Compensation, Benefits, and Work Environment):

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with a starting salary of $85,000 - $100,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Health benefits are negotiable, likely in the form of a monthly stipend, holidays, paid leave of 15 personal days/year and 5 sick/wellness days/year is also offered. 

 

To Apply:

Please send a letter of intent and resume to jobs@kidsjointhefight.org. Resumes received without a letter of intent will not be considered. 

 

We Value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People seeking employment at Kids Join the Fight are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.