VIce President

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Mission statement:

Dedicated to feeding and clothing newborns in need.

Position Summary: Responsible in partnership with the president for helping to shape and lead the organization and the actuarial profession through implementation of The Baby Pantry strategic plan and by performing fiduciary, strategic and policy responsibilities. VP should have a passion to help women and children.

Term: Vice Presidents-2 years (assignments to higher level committees or task forces based on previous experience)Board members-3 years

The Vice President is the secondary leader in The Baby Pantry and as such, discharges the duties of the President as required in the President's absence. The Vice President supports the activities of the President including sharing responsibilities as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Recognizes his or her responsibility to set the example for other board members by contributing financially at a level that is meaningful to him/her and by playing a major role in fundraising activities.
• Works with the President to assist in developing the agendas for committee meetings.
• Advises the President on appointing volunteers to key leadership positions, including positions as chair of board committees and task forces.
• Assists the President by taking on responsibility as necessary for communication with Committee Chairs.
• Supports and challenges the President in all his/her responsibilities to ensure organizational priorities and governance concerns are addressed in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Represents the board in the community, especially at events at which the President cannot attend.

Qualifications

• Commitment to and energy to support A Baby's Helping Hand and its values; an understanding of mission and goals, and the distinctions between governance and management.
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills to support the President and to offer alternative proposals in the interest of best serving the organization.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills and an understanding of group process. Objectivity so that dialog is productive and contributions are encouraged from all sides of an issue.
• Decisiveness in order to tackle and resolve difficult issues and to keep the business of the board moving

• Business Management
• Leading non-profit organizations
• Project management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Strategic planning / thinking skills
• Marketing skills

• Personal Skills
• *Networking skills / organizational savvy-ability to build / leverage a network of relationships and resources
• Time management
• Organizational skills (being organized)