Economic Development Ceo Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Full Time San Francisco, CA, US

Salary Range: $235,000.00 To $275,000.00 Annually

Established in 1973, YCD is a nonprofit organization who serves residents of all ages living in the most historically underserved communities of San Francisco. YCD takes a holistic approach via a delivery eco-system of services designed to empower residents in achieving economic mobility, in turn building and sustaining a positive community by providing them with education opportunities, workforce development training, and social services. YCD’s philosophy is that every individual should have the right to sustainable and generational economic mobility, aiming to break the cycle of poverty. Each year YCD provides around 1,200 community members with employment and training services through their programs and partnerships. YCD is also proud to share that they have been voted by Non-Profit Times as one of the top 50 best nonprofits of its size to work for in the United States!

The Chief Executive Officer will serve as the next steward of Young Community Developers’ legacy as a historically rooted, Black-led community pillar organization in San Francisco. This leader will bring deep respect for place, culture, and community voice while advancing a trauma-informed, healing-centered, and outcomes-driven model for economic mobility, housing stability, re-entry and justice services, workforce development, youth opportunity, and family well-being. The CEO will partner closely with the Board of Directors, staff, residents, public agencies, philanthropy, and community-based organizations to strengthen YCD’s role as an anchor institution for historically under-resourced neighborhoods, with a focus on trust, accountability, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability.

• Partner with the Board of Directors to shape and execute a strategic vision that honors YCD’s Black-led history, community trust, and role as a pillar institution in San Francisco’s historically underserved neighborhoods
• Lead with a trauma-informed, healing-centered, and culturally responsive approach that recognizes the lived experiences of residents, staff, families, and communities impacted by poverty, displacement, systemic racism, violence, and economic exclusion
• Strengthen YCD’s integrated service model across workforce development, education, housing support, re-entry, youth and family services, and community advocacy to improve resident outcomes from cradle to career and beyond
• Build, retain, and develop a values-aligned leadership team and staff culture rooted in dignity, accountability, racial equity, belonging, staff wellness, and high-quality service delivery
• Maintain fiscal discipline and transparency in partnership with the CFO, including annual budgeting, resource allocation, compliance, reporting, and long-term financial planning for sustainable growth
• Cultivate strong relationships with residents, neighborhood leaders, City and County of San Francisco agencies, philanthropy, employers, labor and workforce partners, schools, housing providers, and aligned community-based organizations
• Serve as a trusted public voice for YCD and the communities it serves, advancing narratives that center community assets, intergenerational resilience, economic justice, and the leadership of Black and Brown residents
• Identify and secure public, private, philanthropic, and earned-revenue opportunities that expand YCD’s capacity without compromising mission, community accountability, or program quality
• Ensure strong governance, legal and regulatory compliance, risk management, data-informed decision-making, program evaluation, and continuous improvement across the organization

• B.A./B.S. degree in a related field or equivalent lived, professional, and executive leadership experience, with a minimum of 5 years of senior leadership and supervisory experience managing a multicultural workforce
• Demonstrated commitment to Black-led, community-rooted, and equity-centered nonprofit leadership, with the ability to honor organizational legacy while guiding innovation and growth
• Deep understanding of San Francisco’s historically underserved communities, particularly the social, economic, cultural, and political realities facing residents in the southeast sector and other communities impacted by disinvestment
• Knowledge of City and County of San Francisco agencies, public funding systems, community-based service networks, workforce development ecosystems, housing and anti-displacement strategies, and philanthropic partnerships
• Experience leading trauma-informed, healing-centered, culturally responsive, and strengths-based programs, people-centric
• teams, or organizations serving youth, adults, families, re-entry populations, and residents facing complex barriers
• Proven ability to build trust across generations, neighborhoods, public systems, funders, employers, community leaders, and staff through consistent communication, transparency, humility, and follow-through
• Strong executive management skills, including strategic planning, staff development, fiscal oversight, compliance, risk management, organizational design, change leadership, and data-informed decision-making
• Excellent cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to listen deeply, navigate conflict, facilitate difficult conversations, and communicate with residents, staff, board members, public officials, funders, and partners
• A leadership presence grounded in integrity, patience, diplomacy, courage, and respect for community wisdom, with the ability to represent YCD credibly in rooms of power while remaining accountable to community voice
• Commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, inclusive supervision, and coaching practices that support high performance without replicating harm or burnout
• Resourcefulness, political acuity, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, public visibility, and evolving community needs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tell YCD’s story, advocate for resources, and translate community impact into compelling narratives for funders, partners, and public stakeholders
• Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google platform, data systems, and other technology platforms used to support operations, collaboration, and various reporting

JOB TYPE:Full Time; Exempt

SUPERVISORY: Yes

COMPENSATION:$235,000 -$275,000

Young Community Developers is an “at-will” and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy and gender expression) identity, color, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.