Guilford Nonprofit Consortium

Transylvania County Smart Start, Executive Director

Transylvania County Smart Start via Capability Company Consulting
Published
November 17, 2025
Location
Brevard
Category
Job Type
Salary Range
$75,000
County
Outside Guilford County
Street Address
147 E. Main Street, Suite 302
Apply for the position at this link
https://capabilitycompany.com/posprofiles/possstced.shtm

Description

In partnership with families, organizations, and individuals, Smart Start of Transylvania County (SSTC) influences the well-being of children and accepts responsibility for the improvement of high-quality early care and education for all young children in Transylvania County. SSTC is an organization in the Smart Start network, a nationally recognized early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.

SSTC seeks an Executive Director to lead the administrative management and operation of the organization. The ED serves as the chief executive and mission champion, overseeing program coordination and evaluation, community relations, personnel management, fiscal integrity, and compliance. To apply: http://www.capabilitycompany.com/posprofiles/possstced.shtm.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (graduate degree preferred) in business administration or related business field, public administration, public policy, education, or human services-related field.
  • A minimum of five years of experience in management and financial administration with at least three years of supervisory experience.

Additional Key Competencies

  • Experience in nonprofit or state government financial administration and management, including responsibility for developing and managing diversified sources of funding (e.g., federal, State, local, private) and responsibility for regulatory compliance.
  • Experience managing early childhood programs.
  • Experience convening stakeholders for community impact.
  • Working with diverse community stakeholders.
  • Technological proficiency in and experience using various collaborative software tools, such as Zoom and Google Drive.
  • Experience in nonprofit board governance and working with governing boards.
  • Proven fundraising and grant writing experience for the nonprofit sector.