Cape Wellness Collaborative seeks a visionary Level 5 leader skilled in driving nonprofit organizational success and empowering staff. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO will be based at the organization’s office in Yarmouth, Massachusetts have overall management responsibility for a growing impactful organization with a $600,000 annual budget, 4 employees, 2 interns, 25 volunteers, 75 program partners and over 1,000 clients. CWC was founded in 2014 to provide free of charge integrative therapies, nutritious meals and other support to people facing cancer on the Cape and Islands.

Combining inspirational leadership and sophisticated management abilities, the CEO will advance the organization in terms of culture, capability, processes, and impact. While working closely with the organization’s executive team, the CEO will inspire innovation and ensure that the organization is continually well equipped to advance its mission.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Executive Leadership and Organizational Management

• Provide thoughtful and visionary executive leadership that is inclusive, transparent, sincere and empowering in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board of Directors
• Present strategic options and plans for organization impact and gain Board approval as needed to carry out the work of the mission
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization and ensure its overall successful long-term operations
• Organize, motivate, and mentor staff and volunteers
• Apply innovative thinking and performance measurements to analyze and support strategic decision-making
• Continually foster an internal culture that 1) encourages collaboration between programs and fundraising; 2) recognizes positive contributions; and 3) reflects the compassion, care and sincerity woven into the mission
• Contribute to the strategic plan and drive its implementation
• Manage and motivate staff, overseeing processes such as hiring, ongoing staff development, performance management, and compensation and benefits

Board Governance

• Maintain regular and ongoing communication to build strong relationships with the entire Board, providing leadership and support to members at all times
• Communicate effectively with the Board by providing members with all information necessary to function properly and make informed decisions in a timely and accurate manner
• Attend all Board meetings and provide reports and updates on staff as well as all current work, project timelines, and project and organizational progress
• Gracefully manage the board as needed to build consensus, remind of outstanding deliverables, and offer support
• Implement Board policies and procedures
• Work closely and openly with the Board and its committees, ensuring ongoing communication of risks, issues, as well as successes

Development and Fundraising

Drive development and fundraising in collaboration with the Development staff, leveraging the Board as needed

• Initiate, cultivate, and steward relationships with the organization’s portfolio of individual, foundation, and corporate supporters
• Ensure effective, consistent, timely, compelling and transparent communication with the organization’s stakeholders and donors
• Ensure the organization’s financial stability and sustainability by maintaining healthy cash flow and adequate reserves
• Inspire a business-oriented, professional, results-driven environment across the organization
• Perform general management duties overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization
• Establish goals, objectives, and operational plans in collaboration with the Board of Directors, staff, and other leaders

Financial Management and Administration

• Provide strategic leadership and hands-on management for all of the administrative and operational functions of the organization in accordance with the mission, objectives, and policies
• Prudently direct resources and manage all financials within budget guidelines
• Assume responsibility for the fiscal integrity of the organization
• Monitor board-approved budget and manage daily financial operations to ensure appropriate utilization of resources
• Collaborate with Treasurer to build and administer the annual budget, with Board approval

External Relations and Communications

• Represent the organization and serve as chief spokesperson publicly at events, conferences, and stakeholder and partnership meetings
• Present and promote the organization and its mission, programs, partners, and members in a consistently positive manner
• Ensure high visibility to prospects and the public, and build interest in and support for the mission
• Manage all aspects of the organization’s marketing and public relations

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates may emerge from nonprofit, foundation, government, or industry backgrounds and should possess the following:

• At least three years of prior experience as a CEO, Executive Director, Director or in a related position at a nonprofit, foundation, government, or industry
• Proven experience executing organization growth and leading a similar size successful nonprofit and/or related entity
• Proven experience working with a nonprofit Board and working with diverse groups of people
• Familiarity with diverse business functions such as Marketing, Public Relations, Human Resources, Program Development, Budgeting etc.
• Experience and success in motivating, recruiting, developing, retaining, and mentoring staff
• Excellent written, oral, and public speaking skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with strong interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
• Possess a defined and thorough understanding of nonprofit practices
• Possess a passion for CWC’s mission and programs, and a working knowledge of integrative medicine, especially as it relates to and complements conventional cancer care

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $71,253.01 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• South Yarmouth, MA 02664 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• South Yarmouth, MA 02664: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person