Chief Operating Officer

The Opportunity

At this pivotal juncture in its history Lift to Rise is seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead a transformation of how Lift to Rise lives its mission and delivers its vision while elevating the impact of its leaders and people as the organization enters an important next chapter.

The COO will establish a highly collaborative and trusted partnership with the Senior Management team Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors that maximizes the organizations effectiveness identifying areas of efficiency and creating process and policy as Lift to Rise looks to the future.

The COO will be charged with building and honing operations for an organization that has grown exponentially in the last year several years. The COO will foster the creation of leadership and operational systems processes tools and best practices that enable the ongoing success of the organizations mission and impact. The COO will play a vital role in leading a $20M programmatic budget and a $3.6M operating budget. The COO will also oversee the internal leadership operations of the organization and lead a highperforming team to greater efficiency and standardization. This will be a strong people leader and project manager who can inspire a staff and is deeply committed to the personal and professional growth of the team.

Candidate Profile

While no one candidate will have all of the following professional and personal qualities skills and characteristics Lift to Rise is looking for the following:

Passion for the Mission

Strong commitment to Lift to Rises mission and values

Comfortable working in a fastpaced complex organization where diversity of thought is valued and appreciated

Excitement to build with the ability to take a longterm thoughtful approach to achieving organizational goals

Apply a social justice lens to operations with an understanding on how to operationalize these values and embed them within the organization

Strategic Leadership

Actively coach and mentor the Lift to Rise team cultivating a strong adaptable and deeply integrated organizational culture while designing and overseeing daily operational processes

Work closely with the CEO and other senior leaders to translate the overall strategic vision into operational programs

Support development of Board operations annual schedule and other strategic items as needed with a particular focus on financial reporting and strategic planning

Will lead and manage a team in a way that fosters a diverse inclusive respectful entrepreneurial urgent and resultsfocused organizational culture

Operational Management

Ensure all processes and existing organizational infrastructure supports Lift to Rises strategic growth continuously improving efficiency and productivity of operations

Create analytical tools and processes to support operations and decisionmaking

Oversee management of the organizations infrastructure and maintenance (tech and software systems security supplies and vendors etc.

Lead finance and operations and manages the programmatic financial operational and human resource systems of Lift to Rise

Financial Acumen

Oversee financial controls in partnership with external accounting firm audit firm banking and financial institutions consultants and vendors; negotiate and maintain contracts as needed

Ability to use financial and operational metrics to drive organizational decisions and achieve strategic objectives

HR Management

Ensure ongoing development and longterm career planning for all staff through robust goalsetting processes individual development plans and evolving a culture of consistent and meaningful feedback

Counsel employees on human resource issues including setting role objectives work planning and performance evaluations to support the professional development of staff and build an effective highperforming team

Provide coaching and consultation on employee relations issues. Work with managers and employees on performance and/or conflict matters

Partner with program and administrative departments to develop effective and integrated recruitment strategies that attract talented and deeply committed staff at all organizational levels

In addition strong candidates will offer:

High level of emotional intelligence (selfawareness empathy and social skills)

Strategic thinker with the ability to take a longterm thoughtful approach to achieving organizational goals

Demonstrated leadership coaching and relationship management experience

Experience managing financials in a large or complex nonprofit organization

Bilingual fluency preferred

10 years of senior operational leadershipexpertisewith demonstrated experience in human resources management financial oversight and administrative functions nonprofit experience preferred

Compensation & Benefits

While Lift to Rise is targeting a salary range of $170K $190K commensurate on the candidates skills and experiences.

Contact

Please send a formal cover letter and resume to with COO Position in the subject line.

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