Interim Chief Executive Officer

Kirby Bates Associates; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Transportation

Travel home

Team support

Job summary

Kirby Bates Associates, a premier national healthcare leadership firm, seeks an Interim Chief Executive Officer for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma Nursing) and its subsidiaries. The Interim CEO provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership aligned with the Board’s governance and mission, driving global impact and partnerships.

The role demands nurse executive leadership, senior nonprofit governance expertise, and a track record of managing complex

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; doctoral degree strongly preferred.
• Background in nurse executive leadership with business administration, nonprofit management, or related field experience.
• Certification in Association Management (e.g., CAE) required; obtain certification within one cycle if not already credentialed.
• Proven senior executive leadership of a complex nonprofit or global organization with multi-entity governance.
• Expertise in nonprofit governance, accreditation standards, and international regulatory compliance.
• Advanced financial skills in budgeting, forecasting, reserves management, and long-term planning.
• Proven ability to build healthy, high-performing cultures, teams, and cultivate talent.
• Experience leading organizations through restructuring and transformation.
• International leadership experience in cross-cultural communication and global partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership of the enterprise.
• Ensure activities align with mission, bylaws, strategy, and governance policies.
• Offer visionary, steady, and accountable leadership advancing global impact and partnerships.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-cultural communication

Team building

Governance & compliance

Change management

Financial stewardship

Education

Master's degree

Doctorate preferred

CAE certification

Job description

Kirby Bates Associates, a premier national healthcare leadership firm, is seeking an Interim Chief Executive Officer for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma Nursing) and its subsidiaries.

The Interim CEO is responsible for the strategic, operational, and financial leadership of the enterprise and ensures activities align with the mission, vision, bylaws, strategy, and governance policies established by the Board of Directors. The Interim CEO will provide visionary, steady, and accountable leadership advancing Sigma’s global impact and partnerships.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required; doctoral degree strongly preferred.
• Background in nurse executive leadership required, along with business administration, nonprofit management, or related field experience.
• Certification in Association Management (e.g., CAE) required. If not already credentialed, the Interim CEO must demonstrate an understanding of the principles of association management in relation to a membership organization and obtain certification within one certification cycle.
• Proven senior executive leadership of a complex nonprofit or global organization, including a multi-entity enterprise whose subsidiaries have their own governance structures.
• Brings expertise in nonprofit governance, accreditation standards, and international regulatory compliance.
• Advanced financial skills in budgeting, forecasting, reserves management, and long-term planning. Has managed multi-million-dollar budgets, complex revenue streams, and philanthropic assets.
• Successful record of working with and building healthy, accountable, high-performing cultures, teams, and developing talent.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizations successfully through restructuring and transformation.
• Brings international leadership experience in cross-cultural communication, global partnerships, and program oversight.

• KBA Interim Executive Leaders receive an excellent compensation package including housing, transportation, regular travel home, and team support throughout the engagement.

Kirby Bates Associates is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our associates.