Chief Executive Officer
Location: Remote | Virtual
Type: Full Time
Springboard is seeking a Chief Executive Officer.
About Springboard
Springboard is the leading nonprofit accelerator for the most promising high-potential women entrepreneurs. For over 24 years, it has been a market leader in impacting the growth of scalable, sustainable businesses led by women by providing them with access to a global expert network of successful peer entrepreneurs, relevant industry advisors, targeted investors, and trusted services and tools.
Founded by the groundbreaking leader, media change maker, and executive Kay Koplovitz, Springboard has always reached for the stars. The organization was one of the earliest innovations for women-founded companies, offering a way for women to receive the same level of expert business advice and access to capital as their male counterparts.
Chief Executive Officer Role
Springboard is seeking a visionary nonprofit business leader skilled in driving organizational success and empowering high-performing staff. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be based remotely and will have overall management responsibility for a growing, impactful organization. Springboard’s CEO will take a hands-on approach to capacity and community building as a primary goal. The CEO will focus on building out the internal development function to create a financially sustainable organization; expanding the marketing function; leveraging the substantial number of Springboard entrepreneurs to strengthen its interactive community; launching new accelerators in cutting-edge industries; and building the team and culture needed to sustain the organization’s momentum.
Responsibilities
Executive Leadership and Organizational Management
- Provide thoughtful, engaged, and visionary executive leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board of Directors.
- Present and pursue strategic options, and establish goals, objectives, and operational plans for organizational impact, gaining Board approval as needed to carry out the mission of the organization.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the organization and ensure its overall successful long-term operations.
Board Governance
- Maintain ongoing communication to build strong relationships with the entire Board, providing leadership and support to members.
- Communicate effectively with the Board by providing necessary information to facilitate proper functioning and informed decision-making in a timely and accurate manner.
- Plan and attend Board meetings, providing reports and updates on staff, current work, project timelines, and organizational progress.
Development and Fundraising
- Build, lead, and manage a strategic Development department capable of addressing fundraising through philanthropy, grants, sponsorships, and in-kind support.
- Initiate, cultivate, and extend relationships with the organization’s portfolio of individual, foundation, and corporate supporters.
- Ensure the success of the Annual Gala Awards evening, a key event for Springboard fundraising.
Community Building
- Provide strategic leadership to build support from the over 900 Springboard entrepreneurs in our network.
- Execute a community-building plan that focuses on the needs of female founders.
- Research, select, and implement community engagement technology for effective communication and data capture.
Financial Management and Administration
- Prudently direct resources and manage all financials within budget guidelines and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and administer the annual budget with Board approval.
- Ensure financial stability and sustainability through healthy cash flow and adequate reserves.
External Relations, Communications and Collaborations
- Represent the organization and serve as chief spokesperson publicly at events, conferences, and partnership meetings.
- Ensure high visibility to prospects and the public, and build interest in engaged philanthropy.
- Manage all aspects of the organization’s marketing and public relations.
Key Attributes
To succeed in this role, the successful candidate will possess the following attributes:
- Strategic Thinker: Anticipates future trends, paints credible pictures, and creates competitive strategies.
- Operational Acumen: Demonstrates an involved, engaged approach to managing the business of a nonprofit.
- Inspirational leadership: Articulates, leads, and executes a compelling vision and strategy for Springboard’s mission.
- Innovative: Generates unique ideas and solves problems creatively.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Effectively copes with change and manages multiple and competing priorities.
- Reputation: Exhibits executive-level gravitas, empathy, and impeccable ethics and integrity.
- Influencer: Gains support and mobilizes people to take action, driving results through others.
- Interpersonal Skills: Collaborates effectively with senior leadership, the Board of Directors, and external constituents.
- Goal Oriented: Results-focused, delivering on time and within budget.
Experience and Qualifications
Candidates may emerge from nonprofit, foundation, government, or industry backgrounds and should possess the following:
- Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree is a plus.
- Five years+ of prior experience as a CEO, Executive Director, or in a related position at a nonprofit, foundation, government, or industry
- Strong business acumen and a history of visionary and operational leadership at the executive level.
- Proven experience leading and driving a Development organization, including personal experience in a fundraising role.
- Proven experience successfully leading a full array of organizational functions such as Technology, Marketing, Public Relations, Human Resources, etc.
- Experience and success in motivating, recruiting, developing, retaining, and mentoring high-performance, mission-driven, and results-oriented teams.
- Excellent written, oral, and public speaking skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with strong interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
Compensation & Benefits
This career opportunity offers a strong starting base salary commensurate with market rates and experience, as well as a full benefits package. Benefits include health insurance (including dental and vision), life insurance, a 401(k) matching program, full-time remote work, and PTO. Springboard is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity and equity in all facets of the organization’s work.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit resumes to [email protected] and must put “ CEO Application” in
the subject line.
To apply for this job email your details to info@springboard.org
