The board of directors of Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC) seeks a proven organizational leader with lived experience in substance use disorder (SUD) recovery to assume the executive director position. PRCC's mission is to provide support, education, resources, and advocacy for people recovering from and affected by addiction, and to spread the message of hope throughout the state of Maine and beyond.
Role and Responsibilities
The executive director is responsible for leading the center and promoting a positive and hopeful message of recovery locally and throughout the state. Responsibilities include the overall management and direction of PRCC, ensuring mission alignment; overseeing the organization's administrative functions, finances, programs, and operations; and serving as the primary spokesperson and lead fundraiser. The position reports directly to the board of directors. Specifically, the executive director is responsible for:
Effective Governance and Strategic Focus
- Communicating regularly and openly with the board and providing timely and accurate information necessary to guide the board's decisions and promote engagement
- Assisting with board recruitment and ongoing education and training
- Providing visionary leadership, partnering with the board in developing robust strategic plans, and ensuring fidelity to shared goals and objectives
Financial Performance and Viability
- Protecting the fiscal integrity of PRCC by ensuring adherence to sound financial practices and accounting principles, generally operating within the approved budget, maximizing resource utilization, and maintaining a positive financial position
- Submitting to the board a proposed annual budget and monthly financial statements, which accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization
Fundraising
- Developing and leading implementation of a multifaceted development plan to expand the organization's network of support
- Maintaining strong relationships with decision-shapers and policymakers in the public sphere and making compelling state and federal funding requests
- Identifying, cultivating, and engaging major donors in the private sector, including individuals, foundations, community organizations, and businesses
- Maintaining accurate documentation of donor activities and funding initiatives, and ensuring informative and timely reporting
Program Implementation
- Overseeing the development and implementation of all programming to ensure exceptional quality, mission-alignment, and the achievement of desired outcomes
Community Relations
- Developing and executing effective marketing, communications, and outreach strategies including newsletters, year-end reports, annual appeals, website updates, press releases, public appearances, and social media
- Serving as the primary voice of PRCC, engaging with the media, legislators, community leaders, and other stakeholders in service to the mission
- Working closely with other professional, civic and private organizations to advance common interests and amplify PRCC's voice
Operational Oversight
- Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and the appropriate allocation of resources
- Maintaining a comprehensive set of policies and procedures to guide organizational activities and decision-making
- Overseeing all human resources functions including hiring, professional development, evaluation, and corrective actions to ensure the retention of competent, qualified staff
- Executing agreements, memoranda of understanding, contracts and other agreements made and entered into and on behalf of the organization
Position requirements
Leading PRCC requires a broad set of skills and abilities. The board of directors expects that the successful candidate will embrace PRCC's values and will bring to the position:
- Lived experience in recovery, integrity, and personal passion for PRCC's mission
- Knowledge of recovery community organizations and ability to lead and promote nationally recognized best practices
- Strong knowledge of the field of recovery and keen interest in ongoing learning
- Significant senior management experience in the nonprofit sector, ideally in a peer leadership model
- Solid, hands-on fiscal management skills, including budget preparation and financial analysis, decision-making, and reporting
- Demonstrated strength in managing multigenerational teams, mentoring staff, delegating effectively, modeling and mandating self-care, and creating a safe and motivating environment
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to engage and inspire diverse constituencies
- Past success working with a board of directors and other volunteers in the spirit of trusted collaboration
- Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience and a track record of building enduring relationships
- Resilience, resourcefulness, and humility
The executive director is a full-time salaried exempt position with regular business hours Monday through Friday and frequent evening and weekend obligations. Statewide travel is required.
Compensation
The executive director will earn a competitive salary of $108,000-118,000 commensurate with experience and a competitive benefits package, including health insurance. Reporting directly to the board, the successful candidate can expect a formal review after the initial six months, as well as an annual review thereafter.
To apply
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to [redacted]. Applications without a cover letter will be considered incomplete and not considered.
Paper copies may be sent to Portland Recovery Community Center, 102 Bishop Street, Portland, ME 04103 but electronic submissions of material are preferred. No phone inquiries, please. The application deadline is December 1, 2026, and review of all submissions will begin soon thereafter.
