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President and CEO Georgia United Methodist Foundation (GUMF)

Client: Georgia United Methodist Foundation (GUMF) is an independent, nonprofit ministry serving the congregational communities and institutions of the Methodist Church in Georgia. GUMF is a leading Methodist foundation nationally, with over $200 million in assets. The foundation serves and supports the entire Methodist community in Georgia, across the North and South Georgia Conferences.

GUMF empowers congregational partners through investment management services, loans, and endowment services. It empowers individuals by offering endowment development and management resources, financial literacy training, and investment vehicles. GUMF provides “how to give” information, financial tips, and timely advice, through various media.

Position: The CEO will be an inspiring, faith-based leader called to lead a strategic, visionary agenda, deepen relationships and enhance reputation, capacity and impact. The CEO will have a record of success relevant to GUMF and the Church, with passion for the mission of empowering positive change. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO will:

• Be a transformational leader who energizes staff and the Board, and relates well with North and South Georgia Conference Bishops and Treasurers, clergy, individuals, and congregational partners ranging from 50 to 5000 members.
• Grow relationships and giving as the face and voice of GUMF, being a visible and passionate presence statewide, dynamic, engaging, and effective at building relationships with clergy, volunteers, funders, and donors across the community.
• Be innovative at fostering growth in loans, investments and endowment services, implementing promising new programs and revenue streams to advance its mission of serving the Kingdom.
• Enhance GUMF awareness and reach by broadening connection, relationships, and impact with diverse audiences throughout the North and South Georgia Conference areas.
• Be a great business and financial manager with strategic, faithful leadership and business acumen to manage effectively through current and future challenges, developing a sustainable and adaptive business model.
• Nurture a positive, engaged culture that promotes collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and a high-performance culture, making GUMF a best place to work and projecting positively across the state.

Personal Characteristics: The ideal CEO is a dynamic, faith-based Methodist leader with personal magnetism, vision, financial acumen, and passion for mission.

• Be authentic, compassionate, and a confident leader who promotes collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and a high-performance culture, unifying and inspiring people to work together.
• Be self-confident and humble with the ability to build collaboration and consensus and make tough decisions.
• Have proven relational, fundraising, and business-growing skills based on financial and business acumen, coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit. Strengths in strategy, innovation, and execution are required.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Relationships: The President and CEO will work closely with both the North Georgia Conference and the South Georgia Conference of the UMC. Current clergy leadership of GUMF participates, at each Bishop's request, on the Extended Cabinet of each Conference, highlighting the critical relationship of the CEO with the leadership in each Conference.

The President and CEO manages a full-time staff of approximately ten professionals and reports to the Board of Directors. The CEO's current direct reports are the Chief Financial Officer, Regional Vice President, Vice President of Development, and Director of Lending.

The position is located in Gwinnett County, north of Atlanta, Georgia.