Organization

Founded in 2009, Harboring Hearts provides emergency housing, transportation, food and other critical resources to transplant and cardiac surgery patients and their families. For more information visit www.harboringhearts.org.

Position

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harboring Hearts provides executive level vision and strategic leadership for the organization. The focus of this role will be creating future sustainability, by developing and implementing a plan for growth and expansion. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO will be the key ambassador of the organization. The CEO will lead the strategic direction of the organization and be responsible for articulating the vision, leading all fundraising efforts and providing support to the day-to-day administrative functions of the organization. The CEO will assure that the organization, its mission, and programs are consistently presented with a strong, positive image to all stakeholders. The CEO will support and supervise all staff and consultants and will have a deep understanding of the organization’s programs and support the development of new programs.

Key responsibilities include

Organizational development:

Establish annual organizational goals through a strategic planning process that includes the timelines and strategies to achieve them
Strengthen existing and foster new programmatic and fundraising partnerships
Streamline reporting for all stakeholders

Development/fundraising:

Create and implement an annual fundraising strategy and achieve all fundraising goals
Increase fundraising $1,120,000 million annually in the short term, with increased fundraising successes year after year thereafter
Develop, plan and implement all fundraising events, including key annual event
Maintain strong relationships with high level existing donors and establish new relationships
Engage strategically in partnership development and management
Research new funding sources and develop new revenue streams
Research grant opportunities and submit grant proposals for these opportunities
Manage development staff

Program oversight and development:

Support the development, planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting processes for the organization's programs and services
Ensure that the programs and services offered by the organization contribute to the organization's mission, meet a critical community need, and reflect the priorities of the Board
Develop, maintain or improve programmatic partnerships with hospitals, organizations, communities, and individuals
Communicate with the Board and stakeholders to keep them informed of the work of the organization and to identify changes in the community served by the organization

Financial management:

Develop an annual budget and maintain monthly financial statements
Work with staff and accountant to understand monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
Manage organization’s resources within budget guidelines
Manage any finance staff

Visibility:

Oversee & guide the organization’s public profile, communications, and public relations including all social media representation
Leverage external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities
In partnership with Founder & Co-founder, serve as the primary spokesperson for the organization
Represent the organization at public events

Board development:

Ensure the Board members have the necessary information about organizational issues to execute their duties responsibly
Prepare materials and agendas for board meetings (3 per year)
Seek out and cultivate relationships with potential Board members, grow the Board
Create Advisory/Honorary Board
Provide guidance and management for the Board
Manage and cultivate the thriving Junior Board

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree
10 years demonstrated success in nonprofit leadership experience
Extensive fundraising success in a non profit setting
Experience in managing support staff (HR experience a plus)
Experience working in a small non profit or start up (a plus)
Strategic thinker
Visionary but also detailed oriented
Understanding of how to leave your ego at the door
Creative, glass half full mindset
Lover of building relationships
Determined problem solver, enjoys challenges
Based in Tri-state area

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and personal days
Hybrid work environment
Maternity/paternity leave
Harboring Hearts is an equal opportunity employer

Harboring Hearts Housing Foundation

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