CEO

• Collaborate with the Board and Leadership Team to refine and implement the strategic plan, ensuring that budget, staff, and priorities align with NNH’s mission.
• Lead long-range planning for NNH’s facilities and locations, including decisions about the current building and future sites, so the agency stays proximate to our neighbors.
• Provide inspiration and direction to the organization and ensure the continued development and management of a professional and efficient organization.
• Establish effective decision-making processes that enable NNH to achieve its long and short-term goals and objectives.
• Ensure continuous improvement in general operations and NNH programming practices in alignment with industry best practices.

Finance

• Partner with the CFO to oversee the annual budget process and monthly reporting.
• Set financial priorities accurately to ensure the organization is operating in a manner that supports the needs of programming and staff.
• Enforce financial policies and guidelines to ensure NNH’s assets are protected, utilized
  effectively, internal controls are adequate, and investment returns are optimal.
• Communicate with the Finance Committee and Board regarding financial concerns.

Fundraising & Community Engagement

• Ensure that NNH cultivates the funding necessary to meet organizational objectives.
• Create and maintain strong relationships with other nonprofit organizations and community leaders to understand the evolving needs of our service area.
• Carry a portfolio of major donor and funder relationships, maintaining current relationships and cultivating new supporters.
• Serve as the organization’s spokesperson throughout the community.
• Equip and support the board in its fundraising role, including 100% board giving and active participation in donor relationships

Board Governance & Partnership

• Serve as the primary liaison to the Board of Directors.
• Support board recruitment, onboarding, and development and deepen board members’ working relationships with the Leadership Team.
• Staff board committees and partner with the Board Chair to build meaningful agendas and strong engagement.

Infrastructure & Operations

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality services while managing for growth.
• Support and motivate the staff and complete reviews and development plans for direct reports.
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration and strengthen internal communications, creating an engaged, inclusive work environment.

Data, Outcomes & Continuous Improvement

• Own Agency Outcomes and report the results to the board quarterly.Use data to drive decisions and to share NNH’s impact to funders and the community.

Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive professional experience, including five years of senior leadership experience in long-range planning, visioning, and policy development.
• Significant fundraising, board development, marketing/branding, and fiscal management experience preferred.
• Prior nonprofit experience in a network or multi-site environment preferred; private sector executives with experience leading organizations that operate similarly to nonprofits will be equally considered.

Skills/Abilities:

• Alignment with NNH’s mission and a genuine commitment to serving neighbors north of the river with dignity and respect.
• Ability to set priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people and systems.
• Keen analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• An ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and to achieve consensus amongst differing opinions.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, and the experience and proclivity to be an outgoing spokesperson, relationship builder, and fundraiser.
• Strong commitment to the professional development of staff, with a successful track record of recruiting and retaining a diverse team.
• High ethical standards and excellent financial stewardship.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office is required. Familiarity with donor management and project management systems is strongly preferred. NNH currently uses Donor Perfect and Asana.