Executive Director

Reports to: Board Chair and Board of Directors

Salary: $90000 - $100000 /Annually

Benefits: Medical Dental Vision PTO Retirement (see benefits for full detail)

Hours: Full-time Exempt 40 hours per week Monday through Friday with occasional evening or weekend responsibilities

Location: Salem Oregon

About Us

Connections365 is a faith-based 501C3 nonprofit organization committed to supporting youth adults and families in need. Founded in 1989 and formerly known as the Christian Community Placement Center (CCPC) the organization is rooted in the Christian values of Faith Hope and Love and delivers services through three program areas: residential services mental health counseling and mentoring. Across all programs Connections365 provides youth with case management counseling educational services and skill-building partnering with families schools caseworkers churches and other community agencies. The organization serves clients from all walks of life and is committed to non-discrimination in all of its practices.

Connections365 is at a meaningful moment in its history. Following the loss of its long-tenured Executive Director whose decades of leadership shaped every aspect of the organizations culture programs and relationships the team is both grieving and hopeful. They are looking for a leader who will honor what has been built while guiding Connections365 through an important transition in leadership programming and funding one that positions the organization for long-term sustainability and continued impact in the lives of youth and families.

About You

You are a seasoned nonprofit leader who knows how to guide mission-driven organizations through transition change and long-term growth. You bring the steadiness warmth and judgment needed to lead in a setting where trust communication and relational credibility matter deeply. You know that stepping into a longstanding close-knit organization means listening before acting and you bring the patience and humility to hold space for a grieving team while providing the clear forward-looking leadership they need. You are not looking to come in and change everything. You are looking to understand what has been built honor it and help shape what comes next.

You have deep experience in fundraising external relationship-building and financial leadership. You know how to cultivate donors steward funders build community partnerships and tell an organizations story in ways that grow support and strengthen visibility. You bring strong business and financial acumen understanding nonprofit finance operations and compliance as tools for protecting and advancing mission. You have experience working closely with boards providing clear accountability and building the kind of governance culture that supports long-term organizational health. If the faith foundation that has shaped Connections365 resonates with your own values and approach to leadership you will find an especially meaningful home here.

Position Summary

The Executive Director of Connections365reports directly to the Board of Directors. The Executive Director carries responsibility for the full scope of organizational leadership including overall strategy fundraising financial stewardship internal operations policy implementation program oversight staff supervision and evaluation compliance and board partnership. This position ensures that Connections365 remains mission-centered financially disciplined operationally sound and well-positioned to serve youth and families in a changing human services landscape.

A central responsibility for this role is helping Connections365 strengthen long-term sustainability. This includes leading fundraising and community engagement efforts stewarding key partnerships guiding financial strategy improving infrastructure and systems and helping the Board and staff align around a realistic and sustainable path forward. The Executive Director directly supervises two (2) Program Directors the Administrative Director and the Comptroller and serves as the primary external ambassador for the organization with funders state agencies community partners and the broader Salem community.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership & Operations

• Oversee day-to-day organizational operations to ensure high-quality service delivery regulatory compliance and effective internal coordination

• Lead strategic planning efforts in partnership with staff and board ensuring disciplined execution aligned with organizational capacity funding realities and mission impact

• Oversee HR policies and practices to support ongoing staff development performance management and fair compensation

• Build strong internal delegation structures and communication systems to distribute leadership responsibilityand empower staff to operate with clarity and confidence

• Assess and address key staffing gaps including case management HR support and on-call supervisory coverage in partnership with program directors

• Foster a collaborative communicative and mission-centered culture that supports staff alignment professional development morale and retention
  

Fundraising Development & Community Partnerships

• Lead the organizations fundraising strategy in cultivating major gifts and building a diversified revenue base across individual donors foundations faith-based organizations and corporate and community partners

• Serve as the organizations primary ambassador and storyteller with donors churches civic leaders peer organizations funders and public agencies building brand visibility and credibility

• Partner with the Board of Directors to activate board members as fundraising ambassadors and community connectors
  

• Strengthen and expand partnerships with state agencies peer organizations advocacy networks and community alliance

• Assess and pursue programmatic growth opportunitiesaligned with community need organizational capacity and sustainable funding

• Pursue grant opportunities aligned with organizational priorities overseeing proposal development and funder stewardship

Board Governance & Leadership

• Partner closely with the Board of Directors to support strong governance strategic alignment and organizational accountability

• Provide the Board with regular clear and decision-ready information related to finances operations compliance risk and strategic direction

• Collaborate and support the Board in strengthening committee work fundraising engagement goal setting executive evaluation and long-term planning

• Maintain healthy boundaries between governance and operations while building a strong and collaborative board-executive partnership
  

Financial & Business Leadership

• Provide strong financial oversight and business leadership including management of the annual budget monthly financial reporting and long-term financial planning

• Monitor funding streams including government contracts insurance reimbursements and philanthropic revenue to ensure financial solvency and sustainability

• Partner with the Comptroller and board finance committee to ensure accurate timely financial reporting and compliance with all audit and regulatory requirements

• Make disciplined decisions about staffing program scope contracts facilities and resource allocation grounded in financial reality and mission alignment

• Oversee responsible stewardship and maintenance of the organizations physical campus equipment vehicles and assets
  

Program Oversight Compliance & Systems Navigation

• Maintain executive oversight of compliance with all applicable state and federal regulations including accreditation and OAR standards for licensing contractual documentation and regulatory requirements governing residential and mental health programs serving youth

• Support program directors in maintaining high-quality mission-aligned and sustainable services across behavioral residential services mental health and mentoring

• Stay informed of changes in Oregon regulations current trends policy shifts and funding in health human services and youth-serving sectors particularly as federal and state funding landscapes continue to evolve

• Maintain and strengthen productive relationships with DHS OYA mental health systems and other youth-serving partners

• Monitor agency records personnel documentation and operational practices meet applicable requirements and sound nonprofit standards

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced degree in social work counseling psychology nonprofit leadership public administration business or a related field or a combination of education and executive experience that demonstrates strong readiness for the role

• Experience in nonprofit human services behavioral health youth services residential care or related settings

• 5 years of senior nonprofit leadership experience with direct responsibility for organizational operations team leadership and strategic decision-makin

• 5 years experience with budgeting financial analysis reporting operational decision-making and long-range planning
  

• 3 years experience in fundraising and revenue development including stewarding donor grant philanthropic institutional public funding or corporate relationships

• Proven experience maintainingstrong relationships with stakeholders and working effectively in partnership with nonprofit boards

• Knowledge of the requirements for providing care and treatment appropriate to the agencys programs and ability to maintain records on children and families personnel and the agency in accordance with applicable regulations

• Familiarity of various treatment approaches staff development treatment planning case management and the use of community resources

• Valid Oregon drivers license current auto insurance and a driving record that meets agency insurability requirements

• Ability to successfully complete a background investigation including criminal history check employment verification education verification and reference checks
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Oregon systems connected to mental health DHS OYA or related youth-serving networks including knowledge of OARs governing residential and mental health programs

• Existing relationships with Salem-area funders community organizations and state agency partners

• Experience with mental health billing insurance panels and outpatient clinic operations

• Familiarity with contract-based nonprofit funding and the challenges of contracts earned revenue grants and philanthropy

• Alignment with or respect for the faith-based values and mission that have grounded Connections365 since its founding
  

Benefits

• 100% Medical Dental and Vision insurance(employee only)

• 2 weeks Paid Time Off

• 12 daysSick Leave

• 9 Paid Holidays

• 403b Retirement Plan with 3% employer match
  

How to Apply

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN) is pleased to support Connections365 in filling this key leadership position.

All applications must include a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and relevant leadership experience. Once materials are submitted NPN staff will review as part of the hiring process.

Application Deadline: May 10 2026

Connections365is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates with a broad range of experiences backgrounds and perspectives. The organization believes that each team member makes a significant contribution to our success and this job description is designed to outline primary duties qualifications and job scope but not limit the incumbent or the organization to just the work identified.

Required Experience:

Director