President/CEO

President & Chief Executive Officer
Children's Harbor, Inc.
Broward County, Florida

Children's Harbor, Inc., a leading nonprofit organization serving children, teens, and young adults impacted by foster care and family instability, is seeking an experienced, mission-driven President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization into its next phase of growth and impact.

The President & CEO serves as the organization's chief executive officer and strategic leader, responsible for advancing Children's Harbor's mission, ensuring financial sustainability, maintaining regulatory compliance, and fostering a strong organizational culture. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President & CEO will provide visionary leadership, oversee all operations and programs, and serve as the primary ambassador of the organization to funders, partners, policymakers, and the broader community.

Responsibilities:

Organizational Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the development and execution of the organization's strategic vision, goals, and priorities in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Ensure all programs, services, and initiatives consistently reflect Children's Harbor's mission, values, and trauma-informed approach.
• Foster and sustain a strong organizational culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and compassion.
• Serve as the final decision-maker on operational, personnel, and organizational matters between Board meetings.
• Exercise final executive authority for high-risk and time-sensitive organizational decisions, including admissions and placement appropriateness, discharge determinations, critical incident response, emergency actions, and matters impacting youth safety, staff safety, or organizational risk.
• Identify and advance opportunities for programmatic growth, innovation, and systems improvement to strengthen outcomes for youth and ensure long-term organizational sustainability.
• Lead the design, evaluation, and implementation of new initiatives, service models, and revenue strategies aligned with mission, strategy, and community needs.

Board Partnership & Governance

• Serve as the primary liaison to the Board of Directors and Board Chair.
• Provide timely, accurate, and transparent information to support effective Board oversight and informed decision-making.
• Partner with the Board in strategic planning, enterprise risk management, executive performance evaluation, and succession planning.
• Support strong governance practices while maintaining clear and appropriate boundaries between governance and management.
• Collaborate with the Board to support executive succession planning, leadership continuity, and institutional knowledge transfer to ensure long-term organizational stability.

Financial Stewardship & Sustainability

• Oversee the financial health of the organization, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and internal financial controls.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and transparent financial reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Lead revenue diversification strategies across individual giving, corporate partnerships, events, planned giving, and public funding.
• Maintain fiscal discipline while advancing programmatic excellence, organizational growth, and mission impact.

Fundraising & External Relations

• Serve as the organization's chief ambassador and lead relationship-builder with donors, partners, community leaders, and key stakeholders.
• Actively cultivate, steward, and solicit major donors and strategic partners.
• Represent Children's Harbor publicly through speaking engagements, media engagement, advocacy, and community leadership.
• Strengthen and protect the organization's brand, visibility, and reputation in alignment with mission and values.
• Represent Children's Harbor as a leader within the child welfare and human services field through collaboration, advocacy, and participation in professional networks, coalitions, and community initiatives.

Operational Oversight & Compliance

• Provide executive oversight of all organizational operations, including residential programs, clinical services, education, facilities, development, marketing, and administration (human resources, finance, facilities and fundraising).
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including child welfare requirements, licensing standards, HIPAA, and accreditation.
• Serve as the organization's HIPAA Officer and ensure adherence to confidentiality, privacy, and data protection standards.
• Lead organizational risk management efforts to safeguard youth, staff, and institutional integrity.
• Serve as the primary executive representative in relationships with regulatory bodies, licensing authorities, lead agencies, auditors, and government partners.
• Oversee organizational readiness for audits, reviews, and investigations, and lead engagement, response, and corrective action processes as required.

Crisis Leadership & Reputation Management

• Lead organizational response during crises or critical incidents, including executive decision-making, stakeholder communication, and public messaging as appropriate.
• Maintain responsibility for protecting and stewarding the organization's reputation, credibility, and public trust.

People Leadership & Organizational Management

• Directly supervise senior leadership staff and ensure effective, accountable management across all departments.
• Build, support, and retain a high-performing executive and leadership team.
• Ensure systems are in place for staff development, performance management, accountability, and leadership succession.
• Promote an inclusive, respectful, and mission-driven workplace culture.
• Maintain authority to design, evolve, and restructure the organizational leadership model, including senior roles, reporting relationships, and departmental alignment, to support effectiveness, accountability, and strategic priorities.