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Join Our Team!

We’re looking for a new Executive Director!   

Help us build and strengthen Ohio's OST ecosystem!

OAN is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and entrepreneurial Executive Director to lead the Network through its next stage of growth and development. This is a .75 FTE position, with the potential to become full-time as resources allow.

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The Executive Director will be both a statewide leader for the OST field and a network builder, cultivating relationships across sectors and ensuring that the perspectives and needs of OST providers, young people, families, and communities inform OAN's priorities.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Strategic Leadership and Network Development

  • Policy, Advocacy, and Public Awareness

  • Fundraising and Sustainability

  • Partnerships and Systems Alignment

  • Program Quality and Workforce Development

  • Communications and Engagement

  • Organizational and Fiscal Management

    Read a full description of responsibilities HERE.

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Qualifications Include

  • A commitment to advancing equity

  • Significant leadership experience (10+ years preferred) in out-of-school time, youth development, education, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience; advanced degree welcomed but not required.

Leadership Qualities

  • Collaborative

  • Strategic

  • Entrepreneurial

  • Relationship-driven

  • Equity-focused

  • Credible and engaging

  • Adaptable

  • Results-oriented

Read a full description of qualifications and leadership qualities HERE.