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Executive Director, Professional Association

About Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition The Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition (“PCC”) is a 501(c)6 trade organization comprised ofPennsylvania medical marijuana permit holders. Our purpose is to protect and preservePennsylvania's emerging medical marijuana market. We will help devise policy that regulates the sensible cultivation, distribution, and use of cannabis for medical purposes. We represent the developing medical cannabis industry here in Pennsylvania. We advocate for a robust yet economically sensible regulatory framework. We continue to educate elected officials, regulators, and the general public about of the need and benefits of cannabis-derived therapies. Our team includes both industry and public affairs specialists with rich, domain- specific experience at the local, state, and federal levels.

PCC is searching for an experienced, effective, and influential full-time Executive Director, who can communicate internally across all member organizations and the Board and externally with policy makers and government officials, and be a lead change-agent and crisis manager for PCC during this unprecedented time. This role requires active interface with stakeholders based inHarrisburg, PA.

Key Responsibilities of the Position:

• Member Recruitment & Retention: Successfully recruit, on-board, and cultivate new member organizations to meet target intake revenue numbers.

• Coalition Development: Build purposeful, functioning, and relevant committees within

PCC. Develop an effective communication strategy and value proposition to our member organizations. Execute a marketing and communication strategy designed to educate potential members and stakeholders about PCC.

• Sustainability & Growth: Build out proven processes to ensure PCC’s sustainability in the future, and develop a growth plan that is both attainable and forward thinking.

• Financial Management: Recommends yearly budget for Board approval and prudently manages organization's resources within those budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations.

• Policy: Have positive impact on final regulations regarding cannabis.

• Advocacy: Build a lobbying strategy and functional lobbyist management/committee structure. Seek out fixes to Act 16.

• Funding: Create and cultivate a well-funded, functioning Political Action Committee to help drive and steer the conversation regarding the legalization and use of cannabis.

• Relationship Building: Build strong relationships and trust between PCC and the

Pennsylvania state regulators (e.g. Department of Health, etc), key legislators, supporters, and other advocacy groups.

• Reputation Building: Foster a sense of effective advocacy among the government and community, so that PCC is regarded as the statewide driver of the cannabis conversation.

• Compliance: Ensure that PCC is complying with all national, state and local laws & regulations regarding our 501(c)(6) status.

• Liaison to the Board: Be organized, transparent and responsible liaison to the Board, structure effective Executive Committee and sub-committees, provide Board members with necessary information and data to effectuate change and provide knowledge.

Defined Tasks:

Leadership & Management

• Drive the strategic objectives of the organization; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals,

• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; oversight for administrator, bookkeeping service, PR consultant and other vendors

• Provide advice and support to sub-committee chairs in planning, and evaluating programs.
• Develop, maintain, and support a strong board of directors; serve as ex-officio of standing committees, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction.
• Lead and implement annual planning and budgeting process

Internal Systems

• Coordinate upgrades to technology systems, including website and database
• Ensure effective systems to track progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, members, and other constituents

• Recommend and review service contracts for a variety of services including administration, auditing, bookkeeping, legal services, public relations and technology

• Oversee and evaluate the delivery of contracted services

Sponsorship Development

• Implement a robust, successful sponsorship program
• Identify and oversee the solicitation of potential sponsors and conference exhibitors
• Manage event and program sponsors and exhibitors, including managing sponsor relations and deliverables

Candidate qualifications

• 10 years of senior leadership with a nonprofit or association;
• Robust experience with state government regulators, including lobbying & advocacy;
• Familiarization with the cannabis industry at a professional level;
• Experience working closely with a Board of Directors;
• Demonstrated experience in executing innovative strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth;
• Management of programs, services and finances;
• Ability to work independently; manage administration without clerical support;
• Bachelors Degree required. Advanced degree preferred;
• Must be available to work frequently or live in Harrisburg area.

Letters of interest and resumes/CVs should be received no later than May 15, 2020

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• political: 5 years (Preferred)
• supervisory: 8 years (Preferred)
• non-profit: 5 years (Preferred)
• nonprofit fundraising: 5 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Harrisburg, PA (Required)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Required travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location:

• One location
• On the road

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Work from home
• Flexible schedule

This Job Is:

• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Company's website:

• https://www.pcanna.org/

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

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