Executive Director

Christopher’s Haven is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in Boston, MA with a mission to operate a supportive community consisting of temporary apartments and community recreation area for families of children being treated for cancer in nearby Boston hospitals.

 

The organization manages nine fully-furnished and equipped apartments and a private community recreation area known as “The Loft” at One Emerson Place in Boston. Our “community” of apartments and The Loft are located on two floors of the high-rise residential building located across the street from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in close proximity to other area medical centers. Out-of-town families with a child actively receiving outpatient care for cancer at a local medical center are eligible to stay at Christopher’s Haven. Siblings are an important part of the Christopher’s Haven community. Our staff ensures the siblings of the child receiving treatment are included in events and programs. Activities include summer camps, excursions, sporting events tickets and other experiences. All siblings are part of any program or activity offered at Christopher’s Haven.

 

To learn more about Christopher’s Haven, please see our website:  www.christophershaven.org

The Executive Director (ED) leads Christopher’s Haven. The ED is the organization’s visionary leader, chief evangelist, and chief revenue officer, responsible for achieving transformative impact by implementing the strategic vision and plan and attracting new levels of philanthropic support.  The ED is responsible for building the organization’s culture, creating business plans, and overseeing day-to-day activities. The ED empowers the dedicated Christopher’s Haven staff to ensure the business is operating efficiently and effectively to realize its short-term and long-term programmatic goals.  The position requires a dynamic, mission-driven leader who fosters an excellent working relationship with the Staff and Board of Directors and any working teams that support Christopher’s Haven’s mission, vision, and values. The ED reports directly to the Board of Directors. 

1) Organization Mission, Strategy and Leadership: Works with board and staff to ensure that the Mission, Vision, and Values are fulfilled and that the programmatic goals are achieved. 

•        Responsible for achieving Christopher’s Haven’s vision, fulfilling the organization’s mission, and implementing Christopher’s Haven’s strategic plan to ensure that the organization successfully creates the transformative change desired to impact the local and regional environment.  

•        Responsible for enhancing Christopher’s Haven’s image by working closely with the business, philanthropic, government, and social service sectors whose roles are critical to Christopher’s Haven’s success.  Oversees all marketing, public relations and communications functions for the organization.

•        Serve as Christopher’s Haven’s primary spokesperson to the organization’s constituents, the media, and the general public.

2) Fiscal Sustainability and Viability:  Attract the financial resources necessary to ensure the financial health of the organization. 

•        Leverages philanthropic support by cultivating, soliciting and stewarding individuals, families, corporations, and foundations as partners and investors in Christopher’s Haven.

•        Secures government support and grants where appropriate to advance the organization’s programmatic goals.

•        Creates organizational sustainability by attracting multi-year investments and building the organization’s future reserves and endowment.

•        Builds and manages an annual budget to ensure the fiscal integrity of the organization.

 

3) Board Governance: Works with Board of Directors in order to fulfill the organization’s mission, vision, and values. 

•        In partnership with the Board of Directors, recruits, onboards, manages and inspires Board member engagement to support achievement of the organization’s goals.

•        Engages the board in the development of Christopher’s Haven’s strategic vision and leverage each board member as a thought partner and contributor in realizing the organization’s vision.

•        Communicates effectively with Board leadership to help inform key business decisions.

•        In partnership with the Board Chair, prepares and helps manage productive board meetings to engage the board in the organization’s strategic priorities.

4) Organization Operations: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization and ensure its overall successful long-term operations.  In partnership with staff leadership, the ED:

•        Recruits, trains, manages and inspires a dynamic staff team to successfully build and implement the organization’s business plans.

•        Leads the effective administration of Christopher’s Haven’s operations.

•        Ensures a positive working environment and an organizational culture that stands as the model for all other employers to emulate.

•        Establishes employment and administrative policies and procedures for all functions and for the day-to-day operation of Christopher’s Haven.  Reviews and approves contracts for services. 

 

The ideal candidate for the Executive Director’s role is a dedicated community leader with a track record of successfully leading an organization to achieve new levels of scale and impact.  The ideal candidate embraces servant-leadership, leverages the unique talents of staff and volunteers, empowers and inspires staff excellence, and have a proven track record of revenue generation.  Qualified candidates should bring: 

 

•        5+ years of senior management experience 

•        10 + years of leadership experience 

•        5 + years of fundraising experience 

 

•        Track record of effective leadership and proven results leading a performance- and outcomes-based organization and staff. 

•        Demonstrated past performance in relationship-building and philanthropic revenue generation.  Strong community advocate, public relations leader and ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders to leverage philanthropic and earned income support. 

•        Excellence in organizational management with demonstrated ability to coach, staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.   Strong business and financial acumen.

•        Past success working with a Board of Directors or similar entity with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships. 

•        High level strategic thinking and planning complemented with excellent listening skills. Ability to envision and convey the organization’s strategic future to the staff, board, volunteers, donors and community partners. 

•        Solid organizational abilities, including planning, delegating, program development and task facilitation. 

•        Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills. 

•        Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning

•        Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, self-directed, and strong work ethic. 

•        Collaborative and enjoys working with a diverse group of people in different settings.

While the role can primarily be conducted during normal business hours, on occasion the ED role requires flexible work hours including nights and weekends to perform job duties.  As public face of Christopher’s Haven, attendance at functions and activities is expected. 

This position offers the right candidate an opportunity to lead the organization to new heights and scale the organization’s impact.  The identified leader will embrace this career opportunity and leave an indelible mark on every family served.  Christopher’s Haven offers a strong starting base salary, competitive benefits package, and a team-oriented atmosphere that is both positive and rewarding.  The compensation range for this position is $90K - $110K.  An annual bonus is also available, dependent on performance and achievement of shared goals.

Christopher’s Haven is an equal opportunity employer who strives to create an atmosphere where diversity of identity, experience, and background are welcomed, valued, and supported. Christopher’s Haven’s is committed to considering candidates for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability and any other status protected under applicable law, and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. All decisions affecting employment at Christopher’s Haven are made based on qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors. 

Interested applicants should prepare and forward cover letter, resume and compensation requirements to the New Kensington Group at chuckgordon1979@gmail.com.