Love146, Chief Executive Officer

ORGANIZATION

Founded in 2002, Love146’s vision is the end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less. In order to realize our vision, we provide transformative services, develop outcome focused solutions, and challenge society's response. Initially focused overseas, in 2010, Love146 began offering services in the United States. Today, we provide transformative services through our prevention education and survivor care programs. Our prevention education curriculum, Not a Number, has been implemented in 30 states. Our Survivor Care Program, based in Connecticut, has provided services to over 900 youth since its inception in 2014.

Recognizing that society’s inadequate response and systemic failures continue to allow for the ongoing exploitation of children, Love146 shares our on-the-ground expertise to advocate for system change. 

To learn more about Love146, our program and service portfolio, and the impact we’re making, please visit www.love146.org. 

OPPORTUNITY 

Reporting to and closely collaborating with the Board of Directors, Love146’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be a strategic, innovative, operationally savvy, and culturally empathetic leader with demonstrated nonprofit experience and a passion for social justice. In partnership with the leadership team, the CEO is responsible for providing overall strategic and operational oversight to successfully execute Love146’s mission, including sustaining and growing Love146’s people, culture, revenue, and programs. 

The next CEO will have a proven track record in securing comprehensive fundraising, including from high-level donors, foundations, and government. The right candidate has demonstrated experience building and maintaining an inclusive internal culture promoting transparency, collaboration, and diversity. The ability to provide operational and financial leadership is essential, along with the resourcefulness to effectively develop and lead teams. Additionally, the candidate will bring a deep knowledge and know-how of creating and managing impactful domestic partnerships and programs.

The next CEO should have an unwavering commitment to Love146’s mission, vision, and values, and be highly energized by the opportunity to deeply familiarize themself with the organization’s culture, operations, staff, programs, and strategic goals in order to serve as the champion of this inclusive organization. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer include:

• Strategic Leadership and Execution: Building on its rich history, setting a clear vision for the organization's future is essential. The CEO will be expected to execute against the current goals outlined in Love146’s 3 year strategic plan, enabling the organization to optimize its mission and ensure long-term success. The CEO will work alongside the organization’s teams to continue developing and refining programs to increase their effectiveness, reach, and impact. Additionally, the CEO should be able to identify new growth opportunities that fuel Love146’s vision and mission.
• Resource Development: To achieve broader reach and impact, the CEO will lead efforts to maintain, increase, and diversify funding and partnership opportunities. The CEO will continue strengthening existing funder relationships to ensure current grant funding is maintained, while laying the groundwork for future funding opportunities, including optimizing the revenue potential of existing programs, and finding innovative, new opportunities to increase financial sustainability.
• Financial Management and Acumen: With a focus on transparency and accountability, the CEO is expected to elevate Love146’s financial acumen to ensure the organization’s fiscal health and sustainability. This includes preparing and managing annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term financial plans. Overall, the CEO will be responsible for monitoring Love146’s financial performance, driving effective financial controls, and protecting the organization’s assets and integrity in support of the organization’s strategic goals.
• Stakeholder Engagement, Public Influence, and Brand Stewardship: As the organization’s top thought leader and brand ambassador, the CEO will champion Love146’s external relations and brand presence. This includes building partnerships, accelerating the organizations’ visibility and reputation within policy and advocacy spaces where appropriate, representing the organization in public forums, fundraising events, and through media outlets. 
• Human Capital and Operational Leadership: Love146’s Chief Programs & Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer currently report directly to the CEO. Overall, the CEO will be responsible for developing, managing, and supporting a high-performing team, ensuring that equity and diversity are central to that work. The new CEO will be energized to evaluate and evolve the necessary organizational infrastructure, systems, and processes to catalyze Love146’s team. 

PRIORITIES

The organization has identified the following Year-One priorities for Love146’s new Chief Executive Officer:

• Listening, Learning, and Building Trust: Through deep curiosity and learning, the new CEO will need to gain a thorough understanding of Love146, its people, programs, partnerships, and external stakeholders. The CEO will be expected to demonstrate inspirational and inclusive community building with a focus on staff engagement. 
• Fundraising and Driving External Presence: Ensure funding continuity by maintaining a strong, visible presence in the broader Love146 community, as well as reinforcing relationships with existing supporters. Develop a comprehensive development strategy that helps Love146 identify and secure new funding opportunities that will fuel the organization’s mission-critical near-term and long term work.
• Ensuring Internal Resilience: The CEO will develop and implement a sustainable leadership structure and operational plan that provides continuity and stability while assessing capacity needs for Love146’s next levels of growth. This includes shaping the organization’s ability to consistently and effectively develop its staff and manage its operations, resources, and programs to achieve its mission over the long term. 
• Support Program Expansion & Innovation: Assess the current portfolio of programs and the opportunities to expand programs, focusing on integrating new and innovative approaches to enhance impact. Explore intersections with other issues related to anti-trafficking and ensuring programs are aligned with strategic goals.

Requirements

The next Love146 Chief Executive Officer will be an accomplished nonprofit C-level executive with demonstrated experience successfully managing a multi-faceted and layered organization. To fulfill the above responsibilities, the ideal Love146 CEO candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Emotional Intelligence: Love146’s next CEO will be a deeply curious leader who shows compassion and empathy towards others, as well as possess the ability to “set a big table” that invites civil dialogue and diverse perspectives. This is essential when working with Love146 staff, board members, funders, and other stakeholders.
• Sector Experience: Love146’s next CEO must have experience in the humanitarian and / or related social justice fields, indicating a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities within this area and the ability to develop and implement effective strategies to support children impacted by trafficking. Direct service experience in other areas such as youth development or housing insecurity is highly desirable.
• People Leadership: Love146’s next CEO should inspire and motivate everyone across the entire organization, as well as community partners, funders, and organizational champions. They should coach and mentor senior leaders, manage diverse teams, and foster a sense of belonging. 
• Operational Leadership: The next CEO of Love146 should be experienced in overall nonprofit budget management and ensuring financial sustainability. Likewise, experience navigating remote leadership is crucial, as well as being adept at managing teams across multiple domestic locations, embracing technology to stay connected, and ensuring effective communication and cross-functional collaboration among remote staff.
• Transition Management Experience: Love146’s next CEO must lead the organization through transitions with clear foresight and planning, underscored with a transparent and collaborative communication approach. They should know when internal change is needed, understand its impact, and provide a clear path forward.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Love146’s next CEO should have a successful track record of setting strategic direction and inspiring others to achieve organizational goals. Our next leader must ensure that the organization has and uses strategic decision-making processes on all matters in order to make informed decisions in an inclusive, collaborative, and efficient manner.
• External Relations: The next Love146 CEO is one of the primary external faces of the organization and is expected to be a strong and effective public speaker with experience raising an organization's profile. The CEO will be speaking on behalf of the organization through various media outlets, industry convenings, and public events, and engaging various constituencies, such as funders, elected officials, policy makers, and community partners. The next CEO is eager to shout Love146’s mission and accomplishments from the rooftops! 

Benefits

LOVE146'S CULTURE, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS

This position offers a competitive salary range of $170,000 - $195,000. Love146 currently operates in a hybrid environment with a mix of local and remote staff who work out of the New Haven office and from home. Our next CEO will be expected to travel to the New Haven office at least every other month for several days to convene in-person with staff. During the initial onboarding and training phases, we would expect the CEO to be in person several weeks at a time across the first few months. The CEO must live in proximity to or be able to easily travel to the Love146 offices in New Haven, CT. 

Love146 offers the opportunity to work alongside other mission-driven people within a culture committed to equity, self care, work-life balance, flexibility, and being both values- and trauma-informed. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage (employee contribution is a flat $20 per paycheck towards the monthly employee premium); 
• Fifteen (15) paid vacation days annually; 
• Ten (10) paid sick days annually; 
• Paid holidays per Love146 schedule; 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP); 
• Month-long paid sabbatical after five (5) years continuous employment;
• Employee-funded benefits: voluntary vision, voluntary dental, voluntary long-term disability, voluntary short-term disability; 
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match up to 1% of gross salary; 
• Employment with Love146 qualifies you for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

TO APPLY

Please submit a resume online at https://apply.workable.com/j/3F58B1383C/.

Love146 is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. Recruiting staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Candidates are evaluated solely on their qualifications to perform the work required.