Chief Executive Officer

The Schaaf Group; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

The Schaaf Group represents a meaningful CEO opportunity with an established Christian, pro-life nonprofit serving communities across Oregon. Lead with faith and discipline to set strategy, oversee daily operations, and serve as the primary partner to the Board.

Build relationships with donors, churches, and community partners while guiding a small, close-knit team dedicated to mission and impact. This leadership role requires executive presence, sound judgment, and a demonstrated commitment to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of executive or senior leadership with accountability for people, budgets, strategy, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated financial acumen in budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, reporting and controls.
• Experience with boards and translating governance priorities into execution.
• Track record in fundraising, revenue growth, and external partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and lead day-to-day operations for a lean, mission-driven organization.
• Serve as the primary partner to the Board of Directors, with direct visibility into every part of the organization.
• Build relationships with local donors, churches, and community partners who know this organization by name.
• Lead a small, close-knit team and shape a culture grounded in faith, trust, and service.
• Represent the organization personally and credibly within the community, not from behind a desk, but actively engaged in the community.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial management

Board collaboration

Fundraising

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

MBA or related advanced degree preferred

Job description

The Schaaf Group is proud to represent the following position: a meaningful CEO opportunity with an established Christian, pro-life nonprofit organization serving the community and families across Oregon.

Are you a mission-driven executive with convictions, faith, and a commitment to life that sometimes feel outside the norm of today's standards, yet you're not willing to suppress them for the sake of ease? Have you built your career around leading with both heart and discipline, willing to make hard calls, hold a mission with integrity, and stay the course when it isn't easy? Do you want your leadership to be felt personally, in a close-knit high impact community, not lost in layers of bureaucracy? If this speaks to you, read on.

This is a chance to lead an established organization of 40+ years, with a dedicated team and deep roots in the Willamette Valley community, stewarding an organization serving the community, and families into the organizations next chapter of sustainable and expansive growth.

As CEO, you will:

• Set strategy and lead day-to-day operations for a lean, mission-driven organization
• Serve as the primary partner to the Board of Directors, with direct visibility into every part of the organization
• Build relationships with local donors, churches, and community partners who know this organization by name
• Lead a small, close-knit team and shape a culture grounded in faith, trust, and service
• Represent the organization personally and credibly within the community, not from behind a desk, but actively engaged in the community.

What we're looking for:

An executive with strong financial and operational judgment, a mature Christian faith, and a genuine commitment to the sanctity of human life, who wants to have hands-on leadership, not a distant title.

Ideal Candidate:

This is a role for a leader who wants to turn conviction into direct, visible impact, within a community where relationships still mean everything.

• 8+ years of progressively responsible executive or senior leadership experience with accountability for people, budgets, strategy, operations, and organizational performance; 5+ years leading managers, departments, multiple programs, or a complex organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nonprofit Leadership, Public Administration, Ministry, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and substantial executive experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated financial acumen in budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, financial reporting, internal controls, and interpretation of financial statements.
• Proven success working with a Board of Directors and translating governance priorities into disciplined organizational execution.
• Track record of strategic planning, organizational change, performance management, fundraising/revenue growth, and external partnership development.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, resilience, discretion, courage in conflict, and the ability to make timely decisions under pressure.
• Excellent written, verbal, public-speaking, interpersonal, and crisis-communication skills.
• Experience in healthcare, community health, medical clinics, nonprofit services, education, ministry, or another regulated and mission-driven environment is strongly preferred.