Position Title: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: Advancing
Connecticut Together
Location: Hartford, Connecticut (Hybrid)
Reports to: Board of
Directors
Status: Full
Time, Exempt
Mission: Advancing Connecticut Together
(ACT), with its partners, addresses the root causes of poverty, addiction, and
health inequities through strength-based services and advocacy to ensure all
people in Connecticut have equitable resources necessary to achieve
multi-generational health, wealth, and happiness.
About Us: With a statewide footprint, ACT
provides case management, emergency financial assistance, HIV services, housing
support, financial empowerment, tax preparation, advocacy, and serves as a
trusted fiscal and administrative partner across Connecticut’s human services
ecosystem.
After twenty-eight years of stable leadership, ACT seeks a new
Chief Executive Officer to guide the organization through its next chapter of
sustainability, growth, and impact.
Position Summary: The Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) is the chief executive and organizational leader
responsible for advancing ACT’s mission, strengthening financial
sustainability, stewarding relationships, supporting staff and culture, and
partnering with the Board on strategy and governance.
The CEO will inherit a strong, mission-driven $12.9M organization
with complex funding, deep public-sector relationships, and a highly
experienced leadership team. This role calls for a people-centered, financially
savvy, and relational leader who can lead its 40-member staff through
transition while honoring ACT’s culture and history.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Organizational Leadership &
Culture
- Lead ACT with integrity, transparency, and a
commitment to racial and health equity
- Foster a supportive, inclusive, and
high-performing workplace culture
- Develop and retain a strong senior leadership
team
- Ensure clear communication, accountability,
and staff engagement
Financial Management, Public
Funding & Grants Management Expertise
- Steward multi-program budgets and public contracts
- Understand compliance-heavy funding environments
- Partner effectively with finance leadership and
Board
- Use financial data for strategic decision-making
External Relations & Advocacy
- Communicate ACT’s intersections of health,
housing, poverty, and justice in ways that inform, engage, and influence
- Foster relationships with state agencies,
funders, and partners
- Serve as a key ambassador to policymakers,
funders, and community leaders
- Represent ACT in advocacy efforts aligned with
mission and values
- Ensure organizational readiness and steady
leadership amid evolving federal and state funding landscapes
Strategy, Systems & Program
Oversight
- Lead the organization through executive
leadership transition following long‑tenured leadership, while providing
clarity, continuity, and readiness for future strategic planning.
- Assess program alignment, scale, and
sustainability
- Strengthen internal systems, documentation,
and cross-program coordination
- Monitor risks and ensure effective
operational performance
Fundraising & Revenue Diversification
- Align fundraising strategy with mission, impact,
and data
- Lead a diversified revenue strategy that
strengthens unrestricted funding beyond public sources, while avoiding
competition for private dollars relied upon by partner organizations
Board Partnership &
Governance
- Work collaboratively with the Board of
Directors
- Support the Board in governance, strategic
thinking, and leadership development
- Provide clear reporting on finances,
programs, and organizational health
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrates
a sustained commitment to racial and health equity through inclusive
leadership, equitable decision-making, culturally responsive services, and
advocacy to address structural barriers affecting the communities ACT
serves.
- Brings
senior leadership experience in direct service or human services
nonprofits, with a track record of guiding mission-driven teams and
overseeing client-centered operations of comparable scale and complexity.
- Offers
deep expertise in managing government contracts and public funding
streams, including compliance, reporting, and long-term relationship
stewardship with federal, state, and local funders.
- Provides
experience in financial stewardship across complex, multi-program budgets,
balancing fiscal sustainability with programmatic impact and mission
priorities.
- Has
a proven record of fundraising and revenue diversification, strengthening
a mix of public, private, institutional, and unrestricted funding sources.
- Leads
organizations effectively through periods of transition or growth,
offering stability, clarity, and thoughtful change management during times
of evolution.
- Cultivates
strong, trust-based relationships within public-sector and nonprofit
ecosystems, advancing collaboration, systems alignment, and shared
community impact.
- Brings
familiarity with ACT’s intersecting issue areas—including health equity,
HIV, housing, poverty, and addiction—and the ability to connect programs,
policy, and advocacy to meaningful outcomes.
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000
depending on experience and qualifications.
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- Paid short-term and long-term disability
insurance, 1x salary term life insurance
- 3% employer retirement match
- Paid Time Off: 30 days plus 9 Federal holidays and
3 floating holidays
- Hybrid, flexible and collaborative workplace
(currently 2 days in-office minimum)
Timeline:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates
who apply by May 21, 2026, will receive priority consideration. Position open
until filled.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Advancing CT Together, Inc.
celebrates diversity and inclusion and is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.