Chief Executive Officer

Positively Partners

Chief Executive Officer for Stone House, a nonprofit caring for survivors of domestic abuse. Leading growth, visibility, and fundraising efforts in a mission-driven organization.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRoxbury • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide overall strategic direction for Stone House in partnership with the Board of Directors (Board)
Lead, support and develop an experienced senior leadership team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing organizational culture
Maintain an empathetic, accessible, and mission-centered leadership presence that honors the communities Stone House serves and the staff who show up for them every day
Contribute to and drive the creation and implementation of a strategic plan for the organization, including a thorough analysis of existing structures and systems
Directly supervise the Stone House senior leadership team, including the Chief Operating Officer, CDO, Chief Program Officer, ELC Director, and Director of Business and Contracts
Partner closely with the COO, who manages day-to-day operations, real estate oversight, and complex financial structures, enabling the CEO to focus on external leadership, strategy, and mission growth
Manage and motivate staff, inspiring a results-driven, mission-aligned, and professionally supportive environment
Oversee key HR processes, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, and staff development in partnership with the COO
Foster a culture of inclusion, psychological safety, and organizational belonging
Establish goals, objectives, and operational plans in collaboration with the Board and senior staff
Serve as Chief Licensee for the Stone House Early Learning Center
Build and execute a bold fundraising strategy in collaboration with the Chief Development Officer, growing Stone House’s philanthropic revenue base across individual major donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and event fundraising
Serve as the organization’s chief external fundraiser, with donor cultivation and revenue development as a central, ongoing responsibility
Actively cultivate and steward relationships with individual major donors, foundations, corporate partners, and public funders
Ensure the organization’s financial stability and sustainability by maintaining healthy cash flow and adequate reserves
Build and administer the annual budget in collaboration with the Board and COO; oversee financial management to ensure fiscal responsibility, transparency, and sustainability
Monitor and assume overall responsibility for the fiscal integrity of the organization
Elevate Stone House's brand and visibility across Boston's philanthropic, corporate, civic, and government communities, building new relationships that expand the organization's reach and resources
Act as Stone House's primary public ambassador and spokesperson, presenting and promoting the organization's mission, programs, and impact consistently and compellingly
Represent Stone House at events, conferences, media engagements, fundraising activities, and partnership meetings
Build and maintain relationships with Boston's corporate community, elected officials, government agencies, and civic leaders
Engage with the media through interviews, public statements, and written communications
Maintain regular, transparent, and productive communication with the full Board of Directors, providing timely information to support informed decision-making
Attend all Board meetings and provide reports and updates on staff, programs, financials, and organizational progress
Implement Board policies and procedures and build staff support for Board decisions
Partner closely with the Board on governance, strategy, fundraising, and organizational growth
Support Board development, recruitment, and engagement, strengthening the Board’s capacity and confidence as active fundraising partners
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Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant senior leadership experience (CEO, ED, COO, or comparable executive role), ideally in a nonprofit or human services organization
Demonstrated success in fundraising and philanthropic revenue development, including cultivation of individual major donors, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and gala or event fundraising
Significant experience as a public-facing leader including being comfortable and effective representing an organization with media, elected officials, corporate and civic partners, and diverse community stakeholders
Proven experience managing and developing senior-level staff and leading complex, multi-program organizations
Strong strategic and visionary leadership skills, with a track record of building organizational momentum and aligning teams around a shared mission
Demonstrated commitment to serving vulnerable populations, with a deep respect for survivors, communities experiencing hardship, and the staff who show up for them every day
Experience working with or reporting to a nonprofit board of directors
Exceptional communication skills, including public speaking and writing for external audiences
Financial acumen, including experience overseeing budgets, reading financial statements, and ensuring fiscal integrity

Benefits

Comp & perks

health & dental insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan
four weeks of paid vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

Budget ManagementFundraisingFinancial Statement AnalysisNonprofit GovernanceProgram Development

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationTeam DevelopmentEmpathyCollaborationInclusivity