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Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Clark County
Job Location: YWCA Clark County, Vancouver, Washington
Compensation: For purposes of internal wage equity, this position will start at $140,000 to $150,000 For information on Washington state’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, RCW 49.58, visit https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.110
Motus Recruiting and Staffing is proud to partner with YWCA Clark County in its executive search for a Chief Executive Officer.
ABOUT YWCA:
YWCA Clark County’s programs focus on improving the daily lives of adults, children, and families in Clark County; preventing violence in the home and in our community; and eliminating oppression wherever it is found. Since the organization was founded more than 100 years ago, their services have continually evolved in response to community needs. YWCA Clark County now serves more than 12,000 individuals each year: victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse; and preschool children in their therapeutic school.
To learn more about YWCA Clark County, visit their website: https://www.ywcaclarkcounty.org/
OVERVIEW OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as the chief leader of YWCA Clark County, responsible for advancing the organization's mission, vision, core values, and strategic priorities while preserving and strengthening its highly valued organizational culture. The CEO provides strategic, relationship-centered leadership that inspires trust, advances racial equity and social justice, cultivates philanthropic support, and positions YWCA Clark County as a leading voice for survivors, families, and underserved communities throughout Clark County. Working closely with the Board of Directors, staff, community partners, donors, and public officials, the CEO leads the organization through thoughtful innovation, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and community impact.
Reports to: Board President, on behalf of the Board of Directors
Supervises: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Assistant
ROLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
We’ve identified the skills, abilities, knowledge, education, and experience a person will need in order to be successful in their position. This combination of qualities is referred to as a position’s critical success factors, or CSF’s.
Social Justice: There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values
Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to eliminating racism and empowering women. Success in leading complex nonprofit or mission-driven organizations through collaboration, transparency, and trust-based leadership. Ability to inspire teams, build strong community partnerships, engage nonprofit board of directors, lead organizational changes, and balance strategic vision while managing strong day-today leadership duties.
Equity and Inclusion: An intersectional analysis and experience embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into strategy, operations, policies, decision making, workplace culture, community partnerships, advocacy efforts and accountability systems. Experience working with communities of color and awareness of the persistent disparities and injustice they face.
Fundraising: Demonstrated success securing diverse revenue sources through major gifts, grants, foundation partnerships, government funding, corporate sponsorships, and individual philanthropy. Ability to foster an organization-wide culture of philanthropy, while actively engaging the Board and staff in fundraising efforts.
Communications: A compelling, strength-based communicator who builds confidence through transparency, empathy, authenticity, and active listening. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proven ability to form internal and external relationships. Comfortable serving as the organization’s primary spokesperson and effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders, employees, survivors, donors, elected officials, media, community partners, and the public.
Management: At least 5 years of executive leadership experience overseeing complex nonprofit operations, organizational budgets exceeding $3 million, multiple complex funding streams and senior leadership teams. Proven ability to nurture a culture of collaboration and accountability, develop future leaders, support employee wellness, and lead organizations through periods of growth and change.
Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates empathy, humility, curiosity, sound judgment, accountability, and self-awareness. Creates psychologically safe environments where employees feel respected, heard, supported, and empowered.
Preferred:
COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: For purposes of internal wage equity, this position will start at $140,000 to $150,000
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:
The ideal CEO will lead with a deep commitment to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about whom they hire.
YWCA Clark County
Job Location: YWCA Clark County, Vancouver, Washington
Compensation: For purposes of internal wage equity, this position will start at $140,000 to $150,000 For information on Washington state’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, RCW 49.58, visit https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.110
Motus Recruiting and Staffing is proud to partner with YWCA Clark County in its executive search for a Chief Executive Officer.
ABOUT YWCA:
YWCA Clark County’s programs focus on improving the daily lives of adults, children, and families in Clark County; preventing violence in the home and in our community; and eliminating oppression wherever it is found. Since the organization was founded more than 100 years ago, their services have continually evolved in response to community needs. YWCA Clark County now serves more than 12,000 individuals each year: victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse; and preschool children in their therapeutic school.
To learn more about YWCA Clark County, visit their website: https://www.ywcaclarkcounty.org/
OVERVIEW OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as the chief leader of YWCA Clark County, responsible for advancing the organization's mission, vision, core values, and strategic priorities while preserving and strengthening its highly valued organizational culture. The CEO provides strategic, relationship-centered leadership that inspires trust, advances racial equity and social justice, cultivates philanthropic support, and positions YWCA Clark County as a leading voice for survivors, families, and underserved communities throughout Clark County. Working closely with the Board of Directors, staff, community partners, donors, and public officials, the CEO leads the organization through thoughtful innovation, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and community impact.
Reports to: Board President, on behalf of the Board of Directors
Supervises: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Assistant
ROLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
We’ve identified the skills, abilities, knowledge, education, and experience a person will need in order to be successful in their position. This combination of qualities is referred to as a position’s critical success factors, or CSF’s.
Social Justice: There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values
Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to eliminating racism and empowering women. Success in leading complex nonprofit or mission-driven organizations through collaboration, transparency, and trust-based leadership. Ability to inspire teams, build strong community partnerships, engage nonprofit board of directors, lead organizational changes, and balance strategic vision while managing strong day-today leadership duties.
Equity and Inclusion: An intersectional analysis and experience embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into strategy, operations, policies, decision making, workplace culture, community partnerships, advocacy efforts and accountability systems. Experience working with communities of color and awareness of the persistent disparities and injustice they face.
Fundraising: Demonstrated success securing diverse revenue sources through major gifts, grants, foundation partnerships, government funding, corporate sponsorships, and individual philanthropy. Ability to foster an organization-wide culture of philanthropy, while actively engaging the Board and staff in fundraising efforts.
Communications: A compelling, strength-based communicator who builds confidence through transparency, empathy, authenticity, and active listening. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proven ability to form internal and external relationships. Comfortable serving as the organization’s primary spokesperson and effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders, employees, survivors, donors, elected officials, media, community partners, and the public.
Management: At least 5 years of executive leadership experience overseeing complex nonprofit operations, organizational budgets exceeding $3 million, multiple complex funding streams and senior leadership teams. Proven ability to nurture a culture of collaboration and accountability, develop future leaders, support employee wellness, and lead organizations through periods of growth and change.
Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates empathy, humility, curiosity, sound judgment, accountability, and self-awareness. Creates psychologically safe environments where employees feel respected, heard, supported, and empowered.
Preferred:
- Existing relationships with Clark County based organizations, donors, and other community contacts or a demonstrated ability to quickly establish and grow community-based relationships
- Awareness of community issues and the public policy landscape
- Knowledge of trauma informed practices
- Experience with social service work
COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: For purposes of internal wage equity, this position will start at $140,000 to $150,000
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.
- Assure that participants, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
- Gain approval for, track, and engage in activities that meet the organization’s 1% for Social Change requirement.
- Think through the lens of racial equity and its intersections with poverty. Use the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in all daily tasks
- Incorporate the YWCA’s commitment to social justice by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in institutions. Seek opportunities for continued learning about racial, gender and class equity.
- Lead organizational vision, long-term strategy and innovation in partnership the Board, employees, participants, and community stakeholders. Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability and thoughtful innovation while also providing opportunities to celebrate accomplishments, reflect on lessons learned, and update plans as conditions change.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with local organizations, partners, communities of color, and culture, and public policy makers, with an eye to potential strategic partnerships to increase resources and impact.
- Remain abreast of trends that are shaping the operating environment, such as developments in philanthropy, public policy, demographics, and technology, and promising practices in social services, social justice work, and nonprofit management.
- Ensure that YWCA Clark County consistently meets association requirements from YWCA National.
- In partnership with the Chief Philanthropy Officer and Board of Directors, ensure a diversified fund development strategy and plan; cultivating an organization-wide culture of philanthropy.
- Partner with the Philanthropy Team in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors.
- Expand and diversify sustainable revenue sources while strengthening long-term relationships with philanthropic partners, government agencies, foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
- In collaboration with Chief Operating Officer and contracted grant writer, cultivate and strengthen relationships with foundations to expand philanthropic partnerships and secure institutional funding.
- Partner with the Chief Operations Officer and development team to oversee the successful completion of the Empowerment Campus, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
- Lead private fundraising efforts in partnership with the Board of Directors and Capital Campaign Committee to secure transformational philanthropic investments and achieve campaign goals.
- Partner with the Vice President of Marketing & Communications to develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy that strengthens brand awareness, stakeholder engagement , and organizational visibility.
- Provide strategic leadership for organizational messaging in partnership with the Vice President of Marketing & Communications, ensuring YWCA Clark County's mission, vision, core values, and impact are represented authentically and compellingly to diverse audiences.
- Actively promote the work of the organization through networking events, day-to-day meetings, and meetings with potential donors, board members, and partners.
- Provide strategic leadership for external relations including media relations, community relationships, and marketing; serve as YWCA Clark County’s primary media spokesperson.
- Ensure that the organization’s racial equity work is shared with community stakeholders and supporters.
- Provide leadership in determining when and how to participate in public education and advocacy campaigns with partners; engage in advocacy to advance YWCA Clark County’s mission and to work for systemic change.
- Serve as YWCA Clark County's trusted public voice and ambassador, strengthening visibility, cultivating strategic partnerships, and advancing public policy promoting racial equity, gender equity, housing stability, survivor-centered services, and economic justice.
- Lead, supervise, and develop the executive leadership team, including the Chief Philanthropy Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Marketing & Communication, and Executive Assistant.
- Model and foster an organizational culture that reflects YWCA Clark County’s core values.
- Champion the organization’s Equity Goals and Racial Equity Policy; ensure that equity goals are translated into concrete actions with accountability.
- Promote employee engagement, wellness, work-life balance, leadership development and succession planning.
- Lead organizational change through authentic communication, relationship building, and thoughtful decision-making.
- Model servant leadership, humility, and continuous learning.
- In collaboration with the Executive Committee and Executive Assistant, design and implement effective board meetings and planning sessions that foster the engagement of all board members.
- Assist the Board of Directors with board recruitment, orientation, integration, and evaluation.
- Ensure that the Board of Directors is well informed on critical issues.
- Regularly update the Board of Directors on the organization’s racial equity work and support them in achieving their board-identified racial equity goals.
- Ensure that board committees have adequate staff participation and support.
- Build a strong, transparent partnership with the Board through proactive communication, strategic guidance, shared accountability, and regular reporting on organizational performance, culture, financial health, and racial equity initiatives.
- In partnership with the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Committee, ensure the following:
- Adherence to the organization’s financial policies and sound management of all financial assets—including revenues, investments, property, and equipment
- Creation of a sound annual budget for board approval
- Regular review of financial statements by the board
- Develop long-term financial strategies that strengthen organizational sustainability, diversify revenue, and position the organization for continued growth and impact.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:
The ideal CEO will lead with a deep commitment to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial equity, anti-racism, social justice, and survivor-centered services.
- Strong fundraiser with experience cultivating donors, grants, and diverse funding sources.
- Brings experience planning and leading capital campaigns that advance organizational growth, strengthen long-term sustainability, and inspire broad community investment.
- Collaborative people leader who fosters an inclusive, accountable, and psychologically safe workplace.
- Authentic, transparent leader who builds trust through integrity, empathy, and clear communication.
- Executive leadership experience in a nonprofit, human services, advocacy, or mission-driven organization.
- Proven success leading strategy, organizational growth, financial stewardship, and change.
- Invests in employee development, wellness, succession planning, and organizational culture.
- Relationship builder who partners effectively with staff, Board members, donors, community organizations, and public officials.
- Confident public ambassador with strong communication, advocacy, and political acumen.
- Balances strategic vision with strong day-to-day leadership and sound decision-making.
- Leads with humility, accountability, and emotional intelligence.
- Champions YWCA Clark County's mission by strengthening partnerships and advancing lasting community impact.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or equivalent
- At least 5 years of high-level management experience and extensive understanding of non-profit leadership in domestic violence, housing/homeless services, or other related social service organizations
- Significant understanding and working knowledge of current best practices in non-profit leadership, DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility), trauma-informed practices, and the state and national policies that impact marginalized populations
- Experience leading a complex organization with depth in Board relations and demonstrating skills in visionary leadership
- Proven ability to implement new programs, and initiatives, and lead organizational advancement
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about whom they hire.
Job ID: 14120