Executive Director

 

Seeking Executive Director

Full Time/Salaried + Limited Benefits

100K – 135K Annually

Home On Whidbey has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead and direct this growing community land trust organization on wonderful Whidbey Island.

It will be the Executive Director’s responsibility to develop and strengthen stakeholder relationships including government, philanthropic, non-profit and business partners, and culturally specific communities.  In addition, the Executive Director will lead the organization in short and long-range development planning to ensure a strong homeownership pipeline for Home On Whidbey homebuyers.  

Home On Whidbey, a community land trust is a non-profit organization that strengthens community by holding land in trust for permanently affordable homeownership and other community needs, and by offering financial and educational services to people of limited means.

Home On Whidbey is a membership-based organization, which gives homeowners and donors voting rights on organizational decisions.  This ensures that the community members served by Home On Whidbey are part of the decision making that drives our mission-based work. 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Organizational Leadership

Real Estate and Land Development

Fundraising and Fiscal Management

Community Relations, Membership, and Advocacy

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

BA Degree or equivalent work experience in non-profit organizations.

Preferred candidate will live on Whidbey Island.

Ability to work independently and from a home office.

Ability to lead and direct a nonprofit agency.

Successful grant writing experience with federal, state, and local agencies.

Experience and knowledge to proactively cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective major donors through outreach, relationship-building, and direct participation in gift requests (“the ask”).

Established record of collaboration with board, staff, stakeholders, and overall non-profit management

Significant experience in housing development, community development and/or planning.

Significant experience in financial oversight.

Proficiency in web-based communications, social media, and varied computer software programs.

Valid WA State Driver’s License and have a vehicle for work travel.

 

Download full job description at www.homeonwhidbey.org

 

TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION:

Please send your resume and cover letter to:

EDposition@homeonwhidbey.org

Submission deadline is January 31, 2026

Interviews will commence in February with a start date in March 2026

 

Statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Home on Whidbey, a community land trust is committed to growing a community everyone can afford. We acknowledge that our role as stewards is informed by the history of this land. 

We recognize the barriers to homeownership faced by historically marginalized communities and the ways discrimination has contributed to generational poverty and injustice in the housing market.

We honor the roots of the community land trust model in the Civil Rights Movement. With this in mind, we remain committed to social justice. 

We aim to expand our definition of community until it includes all people. 

We prioritize equity and justice in our staff, our board membership, and our policies and procedures.