Job Abstract

Requisition Number

2024-7808

Posting Category

Hidden (44480)

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven (BGCGNH) is now looking for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee our Club serving several sites in Greater New Haven. We are seeking a candidate who will lead the overall planning and operation of the organization while providing leadership, direction, and support to the Board of Directors, the staff and our children. The CEO will be responsible for bringing the organization’s mission to life. We want to become the pinnacle of youth-serving organizations in our region and be a place that children are talking about all the time as Club Kids. The candidate should look forward to ‘owning’ their contributions to BGCGNH such that years hence they will be able to truly claim that they were a change-maker.

Perhaps most importantly, we seek a CEO who can build partnerships among the communities we serve and who will work actively to attract philanthropic donors from these groups to our mission. The CEO must be a charismatic and transformative leader who can serve as the face of the Club and can operate in many worlds. They must be able and willing to extend to and embed themselves in the communities we serve, to celebrate both cultural commonalities and differences. This will build community engagement.

Finally, the candidate must be able to inspire confidence in staff members by displaying a disciplined work ethic, a desire for momentum to move forward as an organization and the will and sensitivity to build a ‘team of teams’ of which all involved can be proud.

Leadership Skills

• The ideal candidate will be able to draw a high level of insight built upon demonstrated successful leadership in several different operating environments. The candidate will not only be able to articulate a compelling vision for the organization but will also be able to develop a strategy & structure to realize the vision and drive supporting plans and programs to fruition.
• The CEO will have a strong track record of building effective teams. They will be able to increase the capacity/expertise of the existing staff and attract and hire highly qualified additional staff into the organization.
• The CEO will be a recognized leader in the community and be viewed as a peer among business leaders and other pillars of the communities served by the organization. Additionally, this leader will have the social range to connect, not just at the senior executive and Board level, but also with the kids and families the Clubs served.
• The successful candidate must be results oriented and will have a track record of consistently delivering results in dynamic situations involving multiple stakeholders (e.g., school district, social service agencies, key donors, etc.). These results will relate not only to improvements in service quality but will also relate to broad community engagement. Being able to drive internal results (e.g. cost management, eliminating wasteful practices, improved quality) and external results (fundraising, brand awareness, advocacy) will be equally important.
• This leader must be a collaborator and have demonstrated a track record of building and sustaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders alike. They will be particularly good at forging partnerships and working with a Board of Directors. They will be able to leverage excellent communication skills to build and influence a network of a broad range of stakeholders. The CEO will passionately share the organization’s vision and invite engagement in the achievement of the goals of the organization.

Fundraising

• Provides fundraising leadership and ensure the appropriate resources are available to execute the budget. Create conditions for fundraising success which may include but not be limited to: vision, materials, pitch, call-time, training, and technology. The CEO needs to lead the resource development effort providing guidance to staff and Board.
• Provides direct outreach to donors.
• Cultivates a culture where the most dollars are provided by individual donors.
• Capability to deliver a powerful pitch from the podium at a gala or other major event.
• Ability to effectively persuade people to dig down and contribute.
• Creates a culture of fundraising, making sure Board and staff can tell the organization’s story well and create as many “right places at the right times” fundraising moments.

Financial Management and Human Resources

• Competence in reading, creating, and understanding financial documents, including budgets, cash flow, income statements, balance statements, and statements of functional expenses. The CEO does not need to understand bookkeeping software. But they do need to understand the financial picture.
• Familiar with basics of NFP: 990 tax returns, audits, and compliance. Creation and adherence to financial controls.
• Ensure that onboarding, recruitment, retention, management, development, and compliance are conducted with excellence.
• Responsible for delegation, decision-making, creating clear staff roles (job descriptions), and supervising collaborative tasks (projects/meetings) to ensure that they are done efficiently, inclusively, and with respect.
• Establish goals and budgets; develop policies and procedures.
• Must be able to oversee management and attainment of resources necessary to ensure the stable financial operations of the organization are conducted in accordance with applicable laws.

Board Development

• Work with the Board of Directors to develop short and long-term strategic plans and defined goals, and then implement the strategic plan with the ability to quantify result with specific emphasis on talent recruitment and development, fundraising and financial stability. Guidance and direction will be provided by the Chair of the Board, the Board and its Executive Committee.
• Monitor and approve the organization’s program services to ensure achievement of the mission and goals in collaboration with and support of the Board of Directors.
• Provide professional leadership to the Board of Directors to ensure the development of an effective and motivated Board. Assisting with identification, recruitment, training and involvement of Board members to meet the goals of the organization.
• Build alignment among Board and Staff.
• Work in partnership with the Board and for the Board.
• Assist the Board in their operations, administration, planning and information dissemination.
• Help build, sustain and strengthen all Board functions such as meetings, policy compliance and committee work.
• Work to build alignment while also maintaining role clarity (division of labor between the Board/Chair/CEO).

• Demonstrated ability to organize, direct, plan and coordinate operations in a multi-unit organization.
• Leadership skills, including negotiation, problem-solving, decision-making and delegation.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; ability to speak effectively and persuasively to groups and individuals.
• Demonstrated competency and ability in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a Board of Directors, staff, community groups and other related agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise professionals and other staff/volunteers who may be in distant subunits of the organization.
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in asset management, including financial resources and property.
• Strong understanding and importance of diversity and inclusion in all job functions and responsibilities.

Demonstrated skills and competency in the following areas preferred:

The mission, objectives, policies, programs and procedures of Boys & Girls Clubs; the principles and practices of nonprofit organizations and their management; and resource development activities and sources of funding.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required; advanced degree preferred.

Compensation

Compensation and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with education and experience.