Lead, Innovate, and Shape the Future of Nursing Professional Development 

 

Smithbucklin, a 675-person, employee-owned professional services company with more than 75 years of success serving the association market, is looking for an executive director to serve our client, the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), in our Chicago office.

  

Our Work Environment 

Smithbucklin empowers associations and communities that enrich society and move industries, fields, and professions forward. Working together, we help organizations reimagine solutions to nurture growth, advance missions, and increase reach and impact.

 

At Smithbucklin, we embody a culture driven by optimism, ambition, expertise, and thoughtfulness, where every team member is empowered to exceed expectations and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

 

About ANPD 

ANPD advances the specialty practice of nursing professional development for the enhancement of healthcare outcomes. Professional development as a specialty of nursing practice is defined by standards, based on research, and critical to quality patient and organizational outcomes. ANPD is acknowledged as the expert voice, advocate, and leading resource for nursing professional development practice with 9K+ members and growing. For more information, visit www.anpd.org .

 

Your Role as ANPD Executive Director 

As Executive Director, you will provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership for a ~$4m professional society. In collaboration with the ANPD Board of Directors and Executive Committee, you will develop and implement the organization's long and short-term objectives to drive ANPD’s mission forward. You will provide strategic advice and operational oversight to ensure sustained growth, financial strength, and industry influence of ANPD. Given its key position in nursing professional development, your leadership will not only shape ANPD’s future but also contribute to the advancement of quality healthcare through the development of nursing professional development.

 

What You’ll Do 

  

Is This Role for You? 

We’re looking for an experienced, results-driven leader with a passion for nursing, healthcare, and innovation. If you have:

  

Bonus Qualifications 

  

Where Do You Fit? 

Whether you are just beginning your career or are a mid- or senior-level professional, working at Smithbucklin will offer you opportunities to develop transferable skills, acquire meaningful knowledge and gain rich experiences at an accelerated pace. By working collaboratively with smart, ambitious, multi-talented, genuine and hardworking colleagues, you will build meaningful, deep and enduring relationships that will serve you well throughout your career, regardless of your chosen path. In addition, as a 100 percent employee-owned company, Smithbucklin offers all of our people – regardless of position or compensation – an equal chance to experience fulfilment and reap the benefits of ownership. As owners, our employees control the destiny of Smithbucklin and are unified in the goal of building a great, enduring company.

  

Ready to Lead? 

If you’re excited by the prospect of driving ANPD’s mission forward and leading a globally recognized organization, we want to hear from you! Apply today and be a part of something transformative.

  

Our hybrid environment offers you the option to work from home two days per week. Employees will work a standard 40-hour week, with possibility of additional hours based on project deadlines.

 

The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $195,000. In addition to base salary, performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package are available.

 

Equal Opportunity Commitment 

For both Smithbucklin and ANPD, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility are at the core of our values. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of background and reference checks.

 

 

Smithbucklin will not sponsor applicants for work visas and as a precondition of employment, you must be authorized to work in the United States without limitation.