Executive Director

1) Board Governance: Works with board in order to fulfill the organization mission: development of Cambridge Waterfront with a 35 acre mixed use, economic development project. Responsible for:

• Providing leadership to CWDI in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board of Directors.

• Communicating effectively with the Board and providing, in a timely and accurate manner, all information necessary for the Board to function properly and to make informed decisions.

• Providing well prepared recommendations on policy, legal commitments, budget, and specific strategies in fulfillment of the CWDI mission.

• Represent Board in communicating with City, County, and State partners.

• Ensuring transparency in governance and operations.

• Board development.

2) Financial Performance and Viability: Develops resources sufficient to ensure the financial health of the organization. Responsible for:

• Fiscal integrity of CWDI, to include submission to the Board of a proposed annual budget and monthly financial statements, which accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization.

• Fiscal management that generally anticipates operating within the approved budget, ensures maximum resource utilization, and maintenance of the organization in a positive financial position.

• Fundraising and developing other resources such as City, County, State and Federal funding, necessary to support CWDI’s operations.

3) Organization Mission and Strategy: Works with board and staff to ensure that the mission is fulfilled. Responsible for:

• Providing leadership in strategic planning to ensure that CWDI can successfully fulfill its mission into the future.

• Developing and maintaining positive local and state intergovernmental relations.

• Enhancement of CWDI’s image by being active and visible in the community and by working closely with other professional, civic and private organizations.

• Recruitment, selection and oversight of contract consultants.

• Recruitment of potential developers, negotiation of development agreements, and contract compliance oversight.

• Interfacing with local, state and federal permitting authorities on behalf of the projects

• Obtaining grants, investments, and other financing to support development projects.

• Acquisition, leasing and disposal of property.

4) Organization Operations. Oversees and implements appropriate resources to ensure that the operations of the organization are appropriate. Responsible for:

• Effective administration and management of CWDI operations.

• Hiring and retention of competent, qualified staff.

• Supervision of development-planning-design-and engineering consultants and administrative and financial staff.

• Review and execution of all notes, agreements, and other instruments made and entered into and on behalf of the organization.

• Ensuring effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funding sources, and other constituents.