Private: President and CEO - The Eno Center for Transportation

Overall Responsibility

The President & CEO of Eno is a high visibility position. The role is responsible to Eno’s Board of Directors, the policy setting, governing body of Eno, for the effective management of Eno’s work programs, finances, and staff. The President/CEO will work closely with the Board to create, develop, and implement Eno’s policy and people development programs, including raising the money to make those programs a reality. The President/CEO is charged with carrying out the goals and objectives set by Eno’s strategic plan, and managing the resources of the organization in such a way as to enhance and protect its financial and ethical position. He or she will work to enhance and grow new revenue sources and assist the Board members in retaining and improving the yield from existing funding sources.

Examples of specific tasks include:

Directing all program activities
Identifying emerging issues critical to the transportation industry, broadly defined, and developing program ideas including forums and publications that position Eno as a thought leader on those issues
Cultivating creative leadership across the transportation industry through the current array of educational initiatives
Identifying new education and training needs and developing new initiatives
Advancing Eno Transportation Weekly, Eno’s primary publication, in terms of content and subscriber base
Creating industry-wide strategic relationships and partnerships, and leading Eno’s commitment to partnering with other associations, interest groups, and organizations in the transportation industry
Seeking opportunities to strengthen existing partnerships with governmental and non-governmental transportation agencies, associations, and organizations, and cultivating new partners among these entities and with other foundations, corporations, and individuals
Managing and oversight of all financial matters, including financial planning and budgeting
Identifying and working with sources of funding to support Eno’s programs and products
Leading and managing fundraising activities, funder relationships, and member engagement
Providing strong management and leadership for staff including the oversight of all internal programs and the building of strong teams as needed for the development of programs and activities
Leading, recruiting, retaining, and motivating Eno staff
Communicating and marketing the adoption of findings and actions recommended through Eno activities via publications, articles, speeches, and conference participation, as well as through the Eno member and alumni network
Marketing new programs and initiatives to the general public as well as to transportation organizations, professional practitioners, government and not-for-profit organizations, universities, and the media
Participating in professional activities of other organizations

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

The minimum qualifications required for this position include a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. Having an advanced degree is preferred, but is not an absolute. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in a senior management position, and demonstrated knowledge of the public and/or private transportation sector. He/she should have sophisticated understanding of not-for-profit financial and ethical guidelines.

Candidates must have outstanding people and interpersonal skills, and excellent oral and written presentation and communications skills. The ideal candidate must have the ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Required Attributes

Eno is seeking an experienced executive who can quickly garner confidence, respect, and trust with the Board, the community, and all internal and external stakeholders. Candidates considered for the President & CEO role will possess a strong combination of the following attributes:

Dynamic leadership and managerial skills with a demonstrated ability to foster and manage Board relationships
Gravitas and credibility to effectively interact with senior industry and government officials
Strong professional background with a focus on broad economic, transportation, and infrastructure issues
Wide ranging knowledge of and interest in global and multi-modal transportation issues and organizations
Understanding of the nuances of working and succeeding within a highly transparent, public sector environment
Stellar interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including strong influencing and negotiating skills
Collaborative leadership style
A reputation of unquestioned integrity and ethics
Demonstrated financial acumen needed to assure Eno’s fiscal health including fundraising, membership, revenue, and cost controls
Expertise and desire to spend significant time directing all fundraising efforts for a major, national not-for-profit
Ability to develop and capture new audiences and topics for study and development
Experience in identification, enhancement, and creating profitable and effective leadership development programs
Ability to expand credibility in academic, transportation, and business spheres
Ability to use technology both as a business tool and as a product for development
Experience in mentoring and growing staff
Mature judgment and thoughtful decisiveness
In-control ego and a healthy sense of humor

Contacts

This is an exciting career opportunity for an individual interested in a genuine professional challenge. With this position comes a competitive compensation and benefits program.

The Officer in Charge of this engagement is Tim McNamara, Managing Partner and Boyden’s Global Transportation Practice Leader. He will be assisted by Linda Kearschner, Principal. Interested parties should submit in electronic format a resume with compensation history, and a cover letter outlining reasons for their interest in the position, including detail on the aforementioned responsibilities, attributes, and qualifications to lkearschner@boyden.com. You may also contact us via our Toll Free Phone number at +1.877.2.BOYDEN (226.9336) for additional information.

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Eno is an independent, non-partisan think-tank that shapes public debate on critical multimodal transportation issues and builds an innovative network of transportation professionals.

1629 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
P: 202.879.4700

publicaffairs@enotrans.org

Overall Responsibility

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Required Attributes

Contacts

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