Civic Platform Leader & CEO — Waterfront Transformation

Feiro Marine Life Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Friends of Waterfront Park seeks a President and CEO to shape the institution for the next era, aligning vision with capacity, programming priorities, and disciplined execution. You will lead civic engagement and public-private partnerships to define this waterfront as a durable civic platform.

The role translates ambition into strategy and structure, builds trust with diverse stakeholders, and drives fundraising and earned revenue.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience with accountability for strategy, people, financial outcomes.
• Track record of guiding an organization into a new chapter.
• Experience building coalitions across public, private, philanthropic, and civic sectors.
• Strong communication, credibility, and decision-making in high-stakes settings.

Responsibilities

• Define and shape the institution's future, clarifying unique positioning and translating direction into structure, priorities, and execution.
• Strengthen civic influence and public-private partnerships with city, cultural, and partner organizations.
• Cement a sustainable financial model through philanthropy, public investment, grants, and earned revenue.
• Develop leadership capacity and build strong teams across the organization.

Job description

Friends of Waterfront Park seeks a President and CEO to shape the institution for the next era, aligning vision with capacity, programming priorities, and disciplined execution. You will lead civic engagement and public-private partnerships to define this waterfront as a durable civic platform.

The role translates ambition into strategy and structure, builds trust with diverse stakeholders, and drives fundraising and earned revenue.