CEO (Non-Profit)
Job Description
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Are you a visionary leader passionate about making a difference? The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) is on the search for a dynamic leader to steer our organization into the future. This is your chance to lead a dedicated team committed to improving the lives of children and families while helping to shape the future of the child and family well-being system in Texas.
Position: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salary Range: $180,000 - $260,000
We’re Looking For:
- A dynamic leader with a strategic mindset
- A track record of success in management and advocacy to include informing legislative policy
- A commitment to our mission of supporting child and family services
To Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter to tacfsceo@gmail.com detailing your experience and why you’re the perfect fit for this role.
Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of TACFS and make a lasting impact. We look forward to discovering our next great leader!
About the Organization
TACFS is Texas’ leading network of mission-driven organizations that have embraced the call to
serve vulnerable children, youth, and families in their communities. TACFS members across Texas
work to prevent and address child trauma through services including prevention and early
intervention, family preservation, residential/foster care services, adoption, postadoption, youth
and young adult transition services, mental health, education, CSEY, and other programs designed
to promote safety and reduce risk for children, youth, and families.
Our mission is to work collectively to support and strengthen children, youth, and families in
communities across Texas. TACFS’ vision is to build a vibrant, strong, and unified network of child,
youth and family serving community providers providing high quality services across Texas.
We achieve this mission through research and education, collaboration, and advocacy. And TACFS
is supported by the Texas Center for Child & Family Studies, a 501(c)(3) (The Center). The Center is
focused on providing all Texas child, youth and family serving agencies with the information, training,
consultation and more that they need to provide high-quality services in their communities. The
Center stays on the forefront of innovation and best practices while using data and research to stay
ahead of emerging trends and needs. The Center works with providers and partners to take on the
most pressing issues facing the full continuum of care and services within the child and family well-
being system.
As an almost 50-year-old organization, TACFS has evolved in response to the dynamic nature of the
work we do. Our overall strategic aim is to support our members so they can do what they do best –
serve and care for children, youth, and families across the full continuum. And we strive to support
the overall child, youth and family serving system, including national and state partners. TACFS is
committed to initiatives promoting the growth and sustainability of many community-based
organizations.
More information about TACFS and the Center can be found online at www.tacfs.org.
Position Overview
TACFS is looking for a dynamic and mission-driven Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will work with
a highly skilled, committed staff and Boards to successfully oversee TACFS and the Center’s overall
operations and achievement of our mission. This position is regarded and respected as the leader of
the State’s providers and will be comfortable representing the needs, successes and voice of child
and family well-being providers across the State. The incoming CEO will be expected to advance the
mission, continue the growth and stability of this thriving organization, execute an array of
organizational priorities, and will carry-on and fully realize an exciting vision for TACFS. As the child
welfare system in Texas shifts rapidly, this position and the organization it leads is called upon to
drive system improvement and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
The CEO will:
Work in close consultation with the Board of Directors to provide overall strategic leadership
- Inspire and empower TACFS members, staff, and partners to achieve our collective mission
- Balance and prioritize the many different issues and requests of a large and diverse
TACFS represents a unified voice for children and families in Texas.
- Identify and anticipate the needs of TACFS member organizations and continually look for
- Supervise a thriving team of approximately 28 full or part-time employees plus additional
- Maintain and grow key, collaborative relationships including: TACFS member organizations,
Legislature, Child Welfare stakeholders, philanthropic organizations, national partners, and
other system stakeholders
- Work closely with the TACFS service-minded leadership team to ensure efficient and
- Continue to foster strong and meaningful relationships with TACFS members and continue
- Embrace research, data analysis, and other tools that will help TACFS remain a system
- Provide strategic guidance for advocacy including establishing and advancing legislative
to the full continuum of child, youth, and family services
- Maintain a high-performing, mission-focused, innovative, and qualified team to carry out the
- Represent TACFS and our members on Commissions, workgroups, and various other
- Continue to bring in or develop resources needed to grow our influence, support the mission
- Host one of the nation’s largest conferences for child and family serving professionals
The following experience and skills are essential for any candidate to have demonstrated in previous
positions in order to be successful in the role:
- Mission-driven experience or a demonstrated passion related to TACFS’s programs and
- Working knowledge of State systems, the Legislative process, child, and family services
- Capable of fiscal oversight of a multi-million dollar organization
- Experience growing financial resources and using those resources strategically and
- Management and retention of a dynamic organization and team with an array of expertise
- Must be a strategic thinker that excels at developing and advancing a vision for the
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize a wide range of membership issues and needs into
- Strong communication skills and comfort with public speaking, giving legislative testimony,
- Bachelor’s degree is required and an advanced degree is preferred
The ideal candidate for this position will be responsible for representing our organization statewide,
which will include regular travel as an integral part of the role. The position involves frequent
interactions with state agencies and legislative bodies, particularly during legislative sessions, and
requires visits to the Capitol, HHS/DFPS, among others.
We pride ourselves on creating an office environment that feels like a second home, where both staff
and members can comfortably engage and collaborate. While this position has some remote
flexibility, being physically present in the office has proven to be invaluable in strengthening
professional relationships.
TACFS highly values our employees and aims to provide compensation and benefits commensurate
with experience. TACFS is an equal opportunity employer. TACFS does not discriminate based on
race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or
mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
Persons with lived experience are welcomed. All employment is decided based on qualifications,
merit, and business need.
To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to tacfsceo@gmail.com.
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