POSITION DESCRIPTION
OPPORTUNITY
Family Centers seeks to find a dynamic and visionary individual to lead a thriving $25 million nonprofit organization that – since its inception in 1891 – has grown to offer high quality health, education, and human service programs addressing ever-changing challenges affecting residents of Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, and New Canaan. More than 300 professionals and hundreds of trained volunteers work together in over 60 locations to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Our multi-faceted network of more than 25 health, education, and human service programs give individuals and families the tools needed to establish a strong educational foundation, overcome complex and critical problems, carry on healthy productive lives and achieve personal improvement. In 2023-2024, more than 26,000 lives were touched.
The President & CEO guides the strategic vision for the agency, leads a collaborative leadership team of five seasoned professionals and a staff of over 300, and engages with a wide array of stakeholders (children, families, teachers, staff, board members, donors, volunteers, community partners, and local and state officials). The President & CEO ensures Family Centers’ fiscal, operational, human resource, technological, programmatic, marketing, and fundraising strategies are effectively implemented across all segments of the agency. The President & CEO reports to and works closely with its Board of Directors. The President & CEO drives the organization’s mission of empowering children, adults, families and communities to realize their potential.
