Chief of Staff

Boys & Girls Clubs of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens seeks a Chief of Staff to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, extending capacity by owning and advancing high-priority organizational initiatives. This role leads major projects that cross departmental boundaries and require sustained executive-level coordination to move from strategy to execution.

As BGCMQ enters a period of growth with capital projects, expanded programming, and ambitious long-term goals, the Chief of Staff will help ensure

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-department initiatives from strategy to execution.
• Coordinate with senior leaders to ensure priorities move forward.
• Identify risks and translate organizational priorities into actionable plans.
• Support the CEO by increasing enterprise execution without excessive CEO involvement.
• Operate across areas beyond subject-matter expertise, asking strong questions and connecting people.

Job description

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner to the CEO and extends the CEO’s capacity by directly owning and advancing high-priority organizational initiatives. The role leads major projects that cross traditional departmental boundaries or require sustained executive-level coordination, ensuring that priorities move from strategy and decision to execution.

As Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens enters a significant period of growth—including a major capital project, expanded programming and facilities, and ambitious long-term organizational goals—the Chief of Staff will help ensure that the organization’s infrastructure and strategic execution keep pace with that growth.

This is not a program leadership position, and prior experience operating youth development or nonprofit programs is not required. BGCMQ has senior leaders responsible for program strategy and operations. Instead, the Chief of Staff brings a complementary perspective and should be comfortable working across areas in which they may not be the subject-matter expert—asking strong questions, connecting people and information, identifying risks, and helping translate organizational priorities into action.

The Chief of Staff is also not responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of departments or serving as the default follow-up mechanism for work owned by other senior leaders. Success in this role comes from advancing significant CEO and enterprise priorities, creating clarity around complex initiatives, and increasing the organization’s ability to execute without requiring unnecessary CEO involvement.