Position: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: New York State (Remote)

Status: Full Time Exempt

Habitat for Humanity of New York State (HFH-NYS) is a statewide association that provides support to the 34 New York affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) through training, technical assistance, advocacy, and resource development. These local organizations vary in size, leadership model, budget, and number of homes they build each year.

This position reports to the HFH-NYS Board of Directors and is responsible for managing the activities of HFH-NYS. The CEO carries out the policies, procedures, and objectives set by the Board of Directors. The CEO provides leadership to the organization, assures its overall program effectiveness, ensures the acquisition of sufficient resources, and protects and projects a positive statewide presence.

To apply, please email resume and cover letter to: careers@habitatnys.org

Responsibilities

A. Leadership and Team-Building

• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems
• Recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
• Actively engage and energize HFH-NYS volunteers, board members, affiliate leadership, partnering organizations, and funders
• Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors; serve as ex-officio of each committee; seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for both board and committee operations
• Hire, lead, coach, develop, and retain HFH-NYS’ high-performance personnel
• Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents

• Advocacy and Education
• Actively engage in government relations, and general advocacy for affordable housing initiatives
• Promote the work of the New York affiliates to the legislature and state government
• Interface with other housing organizations to maintain knowledge of housing initiatives, represent Habitat affiliates’ point of view at a state-wide level, and provide assistance as appropriate
• Training and Affiliate Development
• Plan, organize, and host an annual state conference and additional trainings and retreats
• Identify and solicit speakers to meet the relevant education needs of affiliate staff and volunteers
• Coordinate with HFHI initiatives to ensure statewide network is informed
• Identify affiliate growth opportunities and address these needs through available resources
• Provide disaster planning and coordination
• Resource Development
• Interface with affiliates on capacity building opportunities
• Solicit sponsorships for conference and other events
• Develop, implement and manage strategic partnerships benefiting affiliates
• Interface with HFHI to advocate for available HFH resources
• Explore sustainability opportunities for the ASO
• Work with staff to prepare applications for government grants and other funding opportunities
• Management and Administration
• Supervise the financial and administrational management of the HFH-NYS budget
• Serve as liaison with HFHI
• Facilitate affiliate, HFHI and other agency relations and communication
• Ensure compliance with requirements of all grant contracts
• Provide board and committee management and support
• Lead the strategic planning process

Expected Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership, facilitation, collaboration, partnership-building, and interpersonal communication skills
• Hands-on management of a small team; willingness to assist where needed
• Comfort with talking with funders and handling resource development opportunities
• Knowledge of urban and rural affordable housing challenges and opportunities, the non-profit housing legal and regulatory environment, and knowledge and experience in residential real estate development, construction and finance, as specifically related to affordable housing
• Written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and presentation, marketing, public relations, and advocacy abilities
• Grant writing, grant management, and business development skills
• Past success working with a board of directors with the ability to cultivate existing and potential board member relationships

Relationships: Specific Duties

• Explore ways to work collaboratively with other non-profit organizations
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with the following:
• Internal: Board of Directors
• External: Affiliate board and staff, donors, volunteers; statewide housing leaders; policy makers, including legislators and state agency staff members

· Other duties may be assigned that would enable HFH-NYS to perform to the desired level of excellence

Education and Experience Requirements

• Experience in advocacy at some level of local or state government
• Experience in leadership of a Habitat for Humanity affiliate preferred
• Experience and demonstrated success in business, training, or grants development
• Experience in affordable housing, poverty issues, or community development preferred
• College degree or equivalent business experience

Compensation:

· Salary and benefits commensurate with education and experience, salary range: $90K-$120K

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off

Location:

• New York State (Required)

Work Location: Remote