Advancing CT Together: Chief Executive Officer

Fio Partners, LLC; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Advancing Connecticut Together seeks a Chief Executive Officer to guide its mission-driven organization in Hartford, reporting to the Board of Directors. The CEO will shape strategy, governance, fundraising, and organizational culture while stewarding a complex program portfolio.

The role leads a $12.9M operation, balancing public funding with private support, and builds cross-sector coalitions to advance health equity and housing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates sustained commitment to racial and health equity through inclusive leadership and advocacy.
• Senior leadership experience in direct service or human services nonprofits of comparable scale.
• Experience managing government contracts and public funding streams with compliance and reporting.
• Financial stewardship across complex, multi-program budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead ACT with integrity, transparency, and equity.
• Develop and retain a strong senior leadership team.
• Ensure clear communication, accountability, and staff engagement.
• Oversee organizational financial sustainability and strategic planning.
• Forge relationships with state agencies, funders, and partners.
• Represent ACT to policymakers and community leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Fundraising

Public funding

Strategic planning

Job description

Fio Partners is supporting the Executive Search for | Full time

Advancing CT Together: Chief Executive Officer

Hartford, United States | Posted on 04/20/2026

• Industry Nonprofit Charitable Organizations

Organization: AdvancingConnecticut Together

Location: Hartford, Connecticut (Hybrid)

Reports to: Board ofDirectors

Status: FullTime, Exempt

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

About Us: With a statewide footprint, ACTprovides case management, emergency financial assistance, HIV services, housingsupport, financial empowerment, tax preparation, advocacy, and serves as atrusted fiscal and administrative partner across Connecticut’s human servicesecosystem.

After twenty-eight years of stable leadership, ACT seeks a newChief Executive Officer to guide the organization through its next chapter ofsustainability, growth, and impact.

Position Summary: The ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO) is the chief executive and organizational leaderresponsible for advancing ACT’s mission, strengthening financialsustainability, stewarding relationships, supporting staff and culture, andpartnering with the Board on strategy and governance.

The CEO will inherit a strong, mission-driven $12.9M organizationwith complex funding, deep public-sector relationships, and a highlyexperienced leadership team. This role calls for a people-centered, financiallysavvy, and relational leader who can lead its 40-member staff throughtransition while honoring ACT’s culture and history.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership &Culture

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

Financial Management, PublicFunding & Grants Management Expertise

• Steward multi-program budgets and public contracts
  
• Understand compliance-heavy funding environments
  
• Partner effectively with finance leadership andBoard
  
• 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 withmission and values
  
• Ensure organizational readiness and steadyleadership amid evolving federal and state funding landscapes
  
• Lead the organization through executiveleadership transition following long‑tenured leadership, while providingclarity, continuity, and readiness for future strategic planning.
  
• Assess program alignment, scale, andsustainability
  
• Strengthen internal systems, documentation,and cross-program coordination
  
• Monitor risks and ensure effectiveoperational performance
  
• Align fundraising strategy with mission, impact,and data
  
• Lead a diversified revenue strategy thatstrengthens unrestricted funding beyond public sources, while avoidingcompetition for private dollars relied upon by partner organizations
  

Board Partnership &Governance

• Work collaboratively with the Board ofDirectors
  
• Support the Board in governance, strategicthinking, and leadership development
  
• Provide clear reporting on finances,programs, and organizational health
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstratesa sustained commitment to racial and health equity through inclusiveleadership, equitable decision-making, culturally responsive services, andadvocacy to address structural barriers affecting the communities ACTserves.
  
• Bringssenior leadership experience in direct service or human servicesnonprofits, with a track record of guiding mission-driven teams andoverseeing client-centered operations of comparable scale and complexity.
  
• Offersdeep expertise in managing government contracts and public fundingstreams, including compliance, reporting, and long-term relationshipstewardship with federal, state, and local funders.
  
• Providesexperience in financial stewardship across complex, multi-program budgets,balancing fiscal sustainability with programmatic impact and missionpriorities.
  
• Hasa proven record of fundraising and revenue diversification, strengtheninga mix of public, private, institutional, and unrestricted funding sources.
  
• Leadsorganizations effectively through periods of transition or growth,offering stability, clarity, and thoughtful change management during timesof evolution.
  
• Cultivatesstrong, trust-based relationships within public-sector and nonprofitecosystems, advancing collaboration, systems alignment, and sharedcommunity impact.
  
• Bringsfamiliarity 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 - $180,000depending on experience and qualifications.

• Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  
• Paid short-term and long-term disabilityinsurance, 1x salary term life insurance
  
• Paid Time Off: 30 days plus 9 Federal holidays and3 floating holidays
  
• Hybrid, flexible and collaborative workplace(currently 2 days in-office minimum)
  

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidateswho apply by May 21, 2026, will receive priority consideration. Position openuntil filled.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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