Advancing CT Together: Chief Executive Officer

Position Title: Chief Executive Officer

Organization: Advancing Connecticut Together

Reports to: Board of Directors

Status: Full Time, Exempt

Position Summary: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the chief executive and organizational leader responsible for advancing ACT’s mission, strengthening financial sustainability, stewarding relationships, supporting staff and culture, and partnering with the Board on strategy and governance.

The CEO will inherit a strong, mission-driven $12.9M organization with complex funding, deep public-sector relationships, and a highly experienced leadership team. This role calls for a people-centered, financially savvy, and relational leader who can lead its 40-member staff through transition while honoring ACT’s culture and history.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ACT with integrity, transparency, and a commitment to racial and health equity
  
• Foster a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture
  
• Develop and retain a strong senior leadership team
  
• Ensure clear communication, accountability, and staff engagement
  

• Steward multi-program budgets and public contracts
  
• Understand compliance-heavy funding environments
  
• Partner effectively with finance leadership and Board
  
• Use financial data for strategic decision-making
  

• Communicate ACT’s intersections of health, housing, poverty, and justice in ways that inform, engage, and influence
  
• Foster relationships with state agencies, funders, and partners
  
• Serve as a key ambassador to policymakers, funders, and community leaders
  
• Represent ACT in advocacy efforts aligned with mission and values
  
• Ensure organizational readiness and steady leadership amid evolving federal and state funding landscapes
  

• Lead the organization through executive leadership transition following long‑tenured leadership, while providing clarity, continuity, and readiness for future strategic planning.
  
• Assess program alignment, scale, and sustainability
  
• Strengthen internal systems, documentation, and cross-program coordination
  
• Monitor risks and ensure effective operational performance
  

 Fundraising & Revenue Diversification

• Align fundraising strategy with mission, impact, and data
  
• Lead a diversified revenue strategy that strengthens unrestricted funding beyond public sources, while avoiding competition for private dollars relied upon by partner organizations
  

• Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors
  
• Support the Board in governance, strategic thinking, and leadership development
  
• Provide clear reporting on finances, programs, and organizational health
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates a sustained commitment to racial and health equity through inclusive leadership, equitable decision-making, culturally responsive services, and advocacy to address structural barriers affecting the communities ACT serves.
  
• Brings senior leadership experience in direct service or human services nonprofits, with a track record of guiding mission-driven teams and overseeing client-centered operations of comparable scale and complexity.
  
• Offers deep expertise in managing government contracts and public funding streams, including compliance, reporting, and long-term relationship stewardship with federal, state, and local funders.
  
• Provides experience in financial stewardship across complex, multi-program budgets, balancing fiscal sustainability with programmatic impact and mission priorities.
  
• Has a proven record of fundraising and revenue diversification, strengthening a mix of public, private, institutional, and unrestricted funding sources.
  
• Leads organizations effectively through periods of transition or growth, offering stability, clarity, and thoughtful change management during times of evolution.
  
• Cultivates strong, trust-based relationships within public-sector and nonprofit ecosystems, advancing collaboration, systems alignment, and shared community impact.
  
• Brings familiarity with ACT’s intersecting issue areas—including health equity, HIV, housing, poverty, and addiction—and the ability to connect programs, policy, and advocacy to meaningful outcomes.
  

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

• Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  
• Paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, 1x salary term life insurance
  
• 3% employer retirement match
  
• Paid Time Off: 30 days plus 9 Federal holidays and 3 floating holidays
  
• Hybrid, flexible and collaborative workplace (currently 2 days in-office minimum)
  

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates who apply by May 21, 2026, will receive priority consideration. Position open until filled.

Equal Opportunity Statement