Executive Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer

Job Description

To provide overall direction for CANDO’s daily operations, setting a tone of common mission and professionalism for the organization’s staff. To provide programmatic oversight, while exploring new policies and initiatives, assuring the effectiveness of the organization. The EVP/COO will work at all times in close partnership with the President/CEO, the Board of Directors, and with other senior management team members. The EVP/COO will assume the responsibilities of the President/CEO in his absence.

Areas of Responsibility

Organizational Management

• Supervise and assist staff to ensure duties and projects related to CANDO’s mission are completed in an innovative, effective and timely manner.
• Ensure the capacity of staff to perform quality work on a day-to-day basis through staff meetings, internal and/or external assessments and individual staff performance evaluations.

• Support in managing the direction of all membership efforts of CANDO.
• Oversee on-going activities and working groups to engage and strengthen members.
• Coordinate event planning.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities.

Finance

• Ensure the short term and long term fiscal stability of the organization through fundraising, adequate budget planning, execution, and fiscal reporting to the board and funders.
• As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), maintain relationships and recruit new capital investors for CANDO’s Self Employment Loan Fund [SELF].
• Supervise functions related to invoicing/vouchering and manage accounts receivable and payable.

General Administrative

• Enhance the organization in operational areas related to facilities, technology and marketing of products and services.
• Manage government contracting and responses to RFPs, RFQs, and NOFAs.
• Direct the planning and operation of administrative functions, which include but are not limited to: human resources, insurance, management information services, legal, research, purchasing, and office services.

Requirements

• Must have at least 5 years of senior management experience in a complex organization, having demonstrated effectiveness as a manager, including organizational change and project team building.
• Graduate degree or equivalent training in business administration, finance, public or non-profit administration.
• Proficiency in budget development, technology management and governmental contracting.
• Demonstrated strong strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
• History of involvement with community development desirable.

Competitive salary with full benefit package.

Please send cover letter listing attributes and experience with resume to:

Ted Wysocki, President & CEO, CANDO

123 W. Madison, Suite 1100; Chicago, IL 60602-4589

Fax: (312) 372-2637 Email: info@candochicago.org

No Phone Calls Please. Request for confidentiality will be honored.