Stand for Children

Chief Operating Officer

• In collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Team, and other key Stand for Children leaders, ensure the development of strategic annual goals and a carefully developed budget annually to position Stand for significant impact and financial sustainability.
• Ensure strong service delivery, effective and efficient execution, including appropriate use of technology, and effective collaboration across the organization to meet annual organizational impact and improvement goals while operating within budget and continually increasing cost-efficiency.
• Ensure strong financial management and compliance, resulting in clean audits, and the effective evaluation of new and existing programs, state and national operations. This includes developing timely and accurate reports, business models, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate the Executive Team, including the annual development and tracking of focus areas; oversee impact tracking and budget reforecasting, assuring prompt and successful intervention when teams are operationally or financially off track.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CEO with respect to key organizational development decisions, growth initiatives, business plans, and new ventures.
• Proactively address any organizational challenges/risks in accordance with the organization’s high standards of operational excellence.
• Champion staff engagement and development in all facets of the work, uphold and promote alignment with Stand’s values: results, bold independence, empowerment, partnership, being the change we seek, direct and respectful communication, and “welcome, embrace, engage,” Stand’s staff learning and development program.
• Lead the organization’s board engagement, including but not limited to drafting agendas and facilitating relevant follow-up after monthly meetings with Stand’s Board Chairs, assuring effective agendas and preparatory materials for Board meetings, including drafting the CEO’s memo, coordinating with Board Finance and Audit Committees, preparing staff presenters, and overseeing necessary next steps for effective quarterly Board meetings.
• Serve with the Controller as the liaisons between Stand’s C3 Board Finance Committee and the organization’s Investment Advisor for its Board Impact Fund; in partnership with the Controller, attend quarterly meetings with the Investment Advisor and ensure compliance with the Fund’s Investment Policy Statement.