Attack Poverty is a global organization that serves locally, adopting pockets of poverty and launching “Friends of” locations. Our work is a long-term commitment requiring mutual relationships and collaborative efforts with local organizations, churches, residents, and other stakeholders committed to community transformation. We love bringing together communities of resources with communities of need.
Attack Poverty believes everyone can flourish and remain in a state of flourishing even when uncertain circumstances exist. This will only take place if the individual or family’s resiliency and capacity is expanded to overcome existing and future barriers. At each of our locations, we adopt a geographic area, and we use a tailored, holistic, community-based approach to awaken potential and provoke transformation in under-resourced communities through spiritual growth, education, revitalization, and basic needs.
We seek a visionary, collaborative, and strategic leader to join us as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The ideal candidate embodies a leadership style that is visionary yet pragmatic, capable of seeing the big picture while also paying attention to the nuanced details that drive our mission. You should be a collaborative leader who thrives on working in concert with others, from board members to staff to the communities we serve. Your approach should be grounded in empathy and integrity, ensuring that every decision aligns with our faith-based values and advances our commitment to creating lasting change. A transformative leadership style that encourages innovation fosters a culture of continuous learning, and inspires all stakeholders to strive for excellence is essential.
Position Summary:
As the CEO, you will be instrumental in driving transformative changes that directly combats poverty on multiple fronts. You will lead initiatives that:
Your leadership will guide the strategic direction of our initiatives and leave a lasting imprint on the lives of thousands, creating ripple effects of improvement and hope across communities.
In addition to the above initiatives, being a successful CEO at Attack Poverty involves overseeing the organization’s operational, financial, and administrative functions. The CEO will work closely with the Board of Directors to define long-term strategies and with the Executive Leadership Team to execute the strategic vision.
Key Challenges:
In this pivotal role, you will confront and navigate several complex challenges that are critical to our mission:
As CEO, your ability to address these challenges head-on will be essential for driving our organization forward and making a substantial impact on eradicating poverty.
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Commitment to Diversity:
Attack Poverty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace environment that encourages growth and respect for all current and prospective employees based on job-related factors such as educational background, work experience, and ability to perform the essential functions of a particular job. The Company shall recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, sex, religion, age, military service, disability or handicap, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
Attack Poverty is a global organization that serves locally, adopting pockets of poverty and launching “Friends of” locations. Our work is a long-term commitment requiring mutual relationships and collaborative efforts with local…
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Decision and Offer: The final decision will be communicated to the selected candidate, and an offer will be extended contingent upon reference checks and a background review.