Executive Director, Survivor Services (Hybrid)

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. partners with Call to Safety in Portland to identify its next Executive Director.

This leadership role combines strategic oversight with survivor-centered service delivery, reporting to the Board of Directors in a hybrid work setting. The Executive Director will guide organizational strategy, fundraising, and operations, rebuild trust with staff, and strengthen culture while ensuring high-quality crisis intervention and advocacy for survivors.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of senior nonprofit leadership experience.
• Experience leading an organization through transition, instability, cultural challenges, or significant organizational change.
• Experience supervising, coaching, and developing multidisciplinary teams and organizational leaders.
• Strong financial and operational management experience, including budgeting, financial reporting, grants, contracts, compliance, and organizational infrastructure.
• Experience partnering with a nonprofit Board of Directors and supporting effective governance and executive accountability.
• Demonstrated success building relationships with government agencies, community partners, funders, donors, and other external stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience, along with strong communication, decision-making, conflict-resolution, and equity-centered leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide steady, mission-driven leadership that strengthens Call to Safety’s stability, effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with the Board, Leadership Team, staff, and union representatives to establish and implement a clear strategic direction.
• Align programs, staffing, infrastructure, and financial resources while prioritizing organizational stabilization before significant growth.
• Lead organizational change with transparency, emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a trauma-informed approach.
• Establish clear priorities, responsibilities, decision-making authority, performance expectations, and organizational accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Staff development

Governance

Fundraising

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. partners with Call to Safety in Portland to identify its next Executive Director.

This leadership role combines strategic oversight with survivor-centered service delivery, reporting to the Board of Directors in a hybrid work setting. The Executive Director will guide organizational strategy, fundraising, and operations, rebuild trust with staff, and strengthen culture while ensuring high-quality crisis intervention and advocacy for survivors.