Executive Director

Join a team that is doing something remarkable, serving to reduce housing insecurity in Boise by providing permanent housing, meals, and community to low-income adults.

With the vision to end homelessness in the Treasure Valley and enhance health and stability for all.

Position Summary

We're working with, a Non-Profit organization located in Boise, Idaho, who is seeking a visionary, relationship-driven Executive Director to lead a mission focused on reducing housing insecurity by providing permanent housing, meals, and community to low-income adults. The Executive Director will serve as the organization’s lead strategist, fundraiser, operational leader, and external ambassador, while partnering closely with the Board of Directors to strengthen long-term sustainability, community credibility, and mission impact.

A successful Executive Director will develop a mission-oriented organizational vision, including fundraising and growth priorities. This leader will implement that plan with energy, discipline, and accountability, and will position the organization on a sustainable path of success and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising and Financial Stewardship

·        Lead donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts, with an emphasis on major gifts, institutional funding, public funding opportunities, and community-based campaigns.

·        Build and maintain strong relationships with foundations, corporations, individual donors, government agencies, and other funding partners.

·        Set and drive annual fundraising strategy, goals, and performance metrics in partnership with the Board and staff.

·        Support and oversee day-to-day development operations to ensure timely donor communications, grant tracking, reporting, and pipeline management.

·        Maintain the financial integrity of the organization through sound budgeting, financial oversight, forecasting, reporting, and responsible resource allocation.

·        Monitor organizational performance against financial goals and take corrective action as needed to support long-term stability.

Board Partnership and Governance

·        Partner closely with the Board of Directors to shape strategic direction, support strong governance practices, and ensure mission alignment.

·        Provide the Board with clear, timely information related to organizational performance, financial health, fundraising progress, and strategic opportunities.

·        Support board engagement in fundraising, community visibility, and long-range planning.

·        Ensure compliance with board policies, grant requirements, contracts, and all relevant legal and regulatory obligations.

Strategic Leadership and Growth

·        Develop and lead a clear organizational vision that advances mission impact, fundraising growth, and long-term sustainability.

·        Translate strategic priorities into actionable work plans, timelines, success measures, and accountability systems across the organization.

·        Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging community needs to inform organizational growth, partnership development, and mission delivery.

·        Position the organization as a trusted leader and collaborative partner in regional efforts related to housing instability and homelessness prevention.

Staff Leadership and Operations

·        Lead, supervise, and support a staff of up to 10 through clear goal-setting, regular feedback, performance management, and accountability practices.

·        Build a strong internal culture grounded in mission, teamwork, inclusion, retention, professional development, and operational excellence.

·        Hire, retain, and supervise a qualified and diverse staff team.

·        Oversee daily operations to ensure programs, services, administrative functions, and internal systems run effectively and consistently.

·        Oversee strategic plans, organizational calendars, work plans, grant deliverables, fundraising systems, and partnership tracking tools.

External Relations and Community Presence

·        Serve as the lead ambassador for the organization, strengthening relationships with community partners, donors, government stakeholders, civic leaders, and media representatives.

·        Represent the organization in public forums, coalitions, community meetings, and policy conversations related to housing stability and homelessness prevention.

·        Maintain a visible and active presence in the community to strengthen trust, build partnerships, and elevate the organization’s profile across the Treasure Valley.

·        Travel is expected for community engagement, partner meetings, donor visits, public events, and board-related activities; travel is primarily local within the Boise and broader Treasure Valley area.

Qualifications

·        Demonstrated success in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, or a comparable executive-facing leadership role.

·        Experience managing people, setting priorities, and leading teams with accountability and clarity.

·        Strong track record of relationship-building with donors, board members, community partners, and public stakeholders.

·        Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

·        Strategic thinking skills paired with the ability to execute, measure progress, and adjust course when needed.

·        Familiarity with housing issues, social services, community development, or related mission-driven work in the Treasure Valley or a similar environment.

Compensation and Employment Terms

The compensation for this role is a base salary range of $60,000 to $85,000. An additional performance incentive of up to 10% of base salary may be earned for meeting or exceeding goals tied to financial stability, fundraising growth, mission impact outcomes, and governance and organizational strength.

This is a full-time, at-will position reporting to the Board of Directors. The role is primarily in person, with an office provided on site, and includes regular meetings in the community. Evening and weekend work is occasionally required.

Our Client’s mission is to reduce housing insecurity in Boise by providing permanent housing, meals, and community to low-income adults. We seek people who are committed to dignity, respect, and service, and who support their mission to enhance health and stability for all. Our Client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics.