Chief Executive Officer

About the role

Mission: Advancing Connecticut Together (ACT), with its partners, addresses the root causes of poverty, addiction, and health inequities through strength-based services and advocacy to ensure all people in Connecticut have equitable resources necessary to achieve multi-generational health, wealth, and happiness.

About Us: With a statewide footprint, ACT provides case management, emergency financial assistance, HIV services, housing support, financial empowerment, tax preparation, advocacy, and serves as a trusted fiscal and administrative partner across Connecticut’s human services ecosystem. After twenty-eight years of stable leadership, ACT seeks a new Chief Executive Officer to guide the organization through its next chapter of sustainability, growth, and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership & Culture
  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

• Financial Management, Public Funding & Grants Management
  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

• External Relations & Advocacy
  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

• Strategy, Systems & Program Oversight
  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

• Board Partnership & Governance
  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.

• Bridges 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.

• Brings 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.

• Bridges 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)

To apply

ACT is partnering with Fio Partners to support and manage the Chief Executive Officer search process. All questions about the opportunity can be directed to Elizabeth Hucker, Executive Search & Transition Associate with Fio Partners at liz@fiopartners.com.

Timeline

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates who apply by July 31, 2026, will receive priority consideration. Position open until filled.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Advancing CT Together, Inc. celebrates diversity and inclusion and is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.