March 12, 2024

Executive Director – South Carolina Policy Council – Columbia, SC or Virtual Office in SC

South Carolina Policy Council  
Published
March 12, 2024
Location
Columbia, SC or Virtual Office in SC, SC
Job Type

Description

Executive Director

South Carolina Policy Council  

Columbia, SC or Virtual Office in SC

https://talentmarket.org/executive-director-scpc/

About the Organization

The South Carolina Policy Council (SCPC) is a 501(c)(3) state think tank established by Thomas A. Roe in 1986. Tom was also the Founding Chairman of State Policy Network. SCPC and SPN were founded to promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, individual liberty, and private property rights in the state of South Carolina and throughout the United States.

The current SCPC Board of Directors recently undertook a strategic planning process and rededicated the organization to its original mission and vision in the belief that they are as important now as they were in 1986. Despite turmoil in Washington, DC, and abroad, the most important trend in policy making across America is a return to federalism and state-based authority, and there are ample opportunities to pursue local reforms and solutions to empower the citizens of South Carolina.

SCPC’s primary goal is to advance policies that remove barriers to growth and opportunity by uniting South Carolinians around ideas that enhance personal and economic freedom, finding ways to serve communities across the state by ensuring safe schools and safe streets, saving taxpayer dollars, encouraging new businesses and innovations, and championing entrepreneurs, investors and workers.

We will measure success by -

  • making South Carolina the #1 state to start and run a business, raise a family, work, play, and retire
  • moving South Carolina from the highest-taxed state in the Southeast to the lowest
  • expanding school choice for all South Carolina parents and schoolchildren
  • removing regulations that stifle innovation and job creation
  • ensuring South Carolina’s government and elected officials represent its citizens openly, honestly, and transparently
  • creating a legal environment that protects the civil and property rights of South Carolina’s citizens and businesses

About the Position 

The SCPC Board of Directors seeks a mission-aligned executive with demonstrated experience in strategic thinking and implementation.  The ideal candidate will need practical knowledge and understanding of nonprofit fundraising and management, as well as expertise in developing, marketing, and implementing market-oriented policy alternatives.

Given sufficient latitude and agency, the new Executive Director will be instrumental in rebuilding a policy-focused state-based think tank dedicated to individual liberty, property rights, and free markets and increasing prosperity for all South Carolinians.

The role requires an individual dedicated to state-based policy solutions that advance fiscal and regulatory reforms and a willingness to partner with like-minded organizations. The ideal candidate will be able to develop program strategies, lead a team, and work with diverse coalition partners.

The Executive Director will work from SCPC’s Columbia, SC office or from a virtual office in South Carolina with regular travel to Columbia.

Key Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with the Board and staff, fulfilling SCPC’s rejuvenated mission and vision
  • In cooperation with the Board and staff, developing and implementing a strategic plan that integrates SCPC into South Carolina’s civic and policy making culture and the broader community of like-minded organizations across the country
  • Budgeting and financial management relevant to a nonprofit organization
  • Leading existing staff and building a team to implement the new strategic plan
  • Overseeing communications, development, and events strategies
  • Serving as the primary spokesperson for the organization, presenting and representing SCPC to local, state and national audiences
  • Developing and executing fundraising strategies and building relationships with donors and allied organizations
  • Overseeing SCPC’s headquarters in downtown Columbia, SC
  • Travel around South Carolina and elsewhere as needed; approximate travel: 15%

Requirements

  • Passion for, and thorough understanding of the importance of, the organization’s mission and vision and the ability to implement them in the 21st century
  • 5+ years of executive experience, including significant personnel management and successful project management
  • Proven fundraising and relationship building experience
  • Some familiarity with state policy making, the State Policy Network community, and the Freedom Conservative movement
  • Serving as the public face of an organization; public speaking and media experience preferred
  • Willingness to live and work in South Carolina

Application Process

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

  • A cover letter addressing your philosophical interest in SCPC’s mission, how your experience relates to this position, your location preferences, and your desired salary range
  • Résumé

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link:

https://talentmarket.org/candidates/apply-for-your-dream-job/     

Questions can be directed to Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director of Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.

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