Executive Director,

Children's Institute

 

Location: Rochester, New York

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Children's Institute, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the University of Rochester, is a leader in child-focused community initiatives, dedicated to improving the well-being of children through evidence-based practices, research, evaluation, advocacy, and policy.

 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced leader with strong expertise in the field of whole child development, psychology, or education.

 

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The position’s job responsibilities include:

 

• Strategic Vision and Leadership.

 

• Governance.

 

• Communications and Partnerships.

 

• Finance and Operations.

 

• Staff Leadership.

 

• Fundraising.

 

• Advocacy.

 

• Research and Standards.

 

Qualifications sought:

 

• At least 10 years of experience in senior leadership of comparable mission-driven organization(s) and/or university department(s) in the field of whole child development, psychology, or education.

 

• Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing staff, and in fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and empowerment.

 

• Alignment with CI’s mission and values, and commitment to upholding them in all aspects of the work.

 

• Demonstrated experience in securing significant external funding from a range of sources, to provide sustainable capacity-building and infrastructure for various programs and initiatives.

 

• Successful track record of advocacy with legislators and policymakers across multiple levels of government - from local to federal - to advance organizational priorities.

 

• Relevant master's degree required; doctorate preferred.
   

Key skills and abilities:

 

• Strong understanding of communities, systems, whole child development, and education, with an ability to bring visionary leadership and strategic thinking to the field.

 

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

 

• Ability to make well-informed decisions that support both short-term and long-term organizational goals.

 

• Exceptional financial management, budgeting, revenue-generating, and cost-cutting skills.

 

• Proficiency in applying research to practice.

 

• Ability to engage diverse stakeholders, build strong partnerships, and unite people around common goals for collective impact and other forms of community capacity building.

 

• Ability to promote a culture of respect, fairness, and equal opportunity for all individuals, both within the organization and within the communities it serves.