Chief Executive Officer

The Position :

The overall role of the CEO is to ensure the health and well-being of the organization, the employees, and the communities that BACR serves. Working with the Board of Directors and senior leadership staff, the CEO works to enhance the visibility of the organization in the public, government, and other communities of the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of California, and the nation. The CEO maintains a highly visible, positive professional profile. The CEO leads the agency which is focused in the industry areas of expanded learning (after school programs), national service (AmeriCorps), behavioral and mental health, healthy communities (community schools and family services), and youth workforce and re-entry. The CEO should be attuned to social issues that impact the systemic issues impacting these areas. The CEO is a strategic relationship builder and influencer with local, state, and national policy makers, grant making government agencies, institutional funders including foundations, and community partner organizations.

The CEO provides the strategic vision, overall leadership, and structured direction for the organization, its programs, and its outreach. This is accomplished by working closely with the Board of Directors, executing on the strategic plan and being assisted and supported by the executive leadership and staff. The CEO will manage and oversee the organizations activities, programs, fundraising, infrastructure, staff, finances, and community partner engagement work. The CEO must have the ability to be both visionary and grassroots-oriented, bringing a community-minded sensibility to leading and managing in a hands-on fashion that does not venture into micromanaging.

The CEO will establish medium-range goals and strategies in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of BACR. The CEO will listen deeply and leverage internal and external relationships, wisdom, perspectives, and data to become and stay informed about the social, economic, and systemic issues that impact the industry areas in which BACR works with local, statewide, and national grant making partners.

The CEO ensures that BACR is fiscally and administratively meeting planned targets and that programs continue to be of the highest quality representative of data-based best practices, while meeting the changing needs of the community and the internal staff. The CEO will ideally have a track record of effectively implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) actions or initiatives. The CEO will embrace contemporary practices of today's workforce, including technology, benefits / pay equity, DEIB filter, mentoring, professional development, etc. The CEO will be a talent leader in building and retaining an effective team throughout the agency.

The CEO is the chief advocate and fiscal officer for BACR's programs and operations and is expected to be an effective communicator and collaborator who speaks passionately about BACR and the people served by the organization. The CEO would ideally have some experience in earned revenue models, fundraising and channels to diversify BACR's revenue sources.

The CEO, reporting to the Board of Directors, works to build upon the financial and operational strength of the organization. This includes possessing strong business acumen, operational scaling experience, the ability to set priorities and have a result and data-driven orientation. Outstanding cash and treasury management experience and skills, especially in optimizing cash under unique timing of agency payments, restricted fund limitations, and fluctuating government grant circumstances, is keenly desired.

A keen strategic sense, sound operational and financial management, business savvy, as well as exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills are all important to the CEO's success.

Benefits :

Compensation : $310,000 - $350,000 (DOE) annually

Annual performance-based bonus awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors based on mutually agreed upon goals

BACR paid holidays

Medical insurance, dental, vision, wellness program, life insurance, flexible spending account, commuter benefits

Employee assistance program

Professional development opportunities

Professional Responsibilities :

• Strategic Leadership and Vision : Develop strategic initiatives to strengthen the organization in scale, quality, and effectiveness; continually explore the environment and identify agency opportunities on which to capitalize.
• External and Partner Relations : Lead and / or participate in external collaborations and partnerships on federal, state, and local levels. Participate as agency lead on state and national committees as appropriate.
• Financial Management : Work with executive leadership to critically analyze new and existing contracts for financial and programmatic viabilities. Authorize and review key proposal submissions. Approve BACR contracts and expenditures.
• Program and Operational Management : Communicate and embody the agency core values, mission and ensure that policies, practices, and operations are aligned with the values.
• People Management : Lead, inspire, manage, and retain the Leadership Team including Chief Financial Officer, People & Culture Director, Chief Program Officer, Chief of Staff, and others, providing them with support, guidance, mentoring, as well as professional development and training to fulfill their responsibilities to a standard of excellence.

Requirements :

Education : A bachelor's or advanced degree, M.B.A. is a plus.

Experience : Minimum of 10 years of prior experience as a CEO, Executive Director, industry leader or in a related position at a nonprofit, foundation, government, or industry enterprise.

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Salary : $310,000 - $350,000