Chief Growth Officer

Role: Chief Growth Officer

Organization: Son of a Saint

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors

About Us:

Son of a Saint exists to enhance the lives of fatherless young men through mentorship, emotional support, development of life skills, exposure to constructive experiences, and formation of positive, lasting peer-to-peer relationships. Son of a Saint equips young men with the tools they need to become productive men. We provide a secure and consistent environment for them, through which they find hope, vision, and opportunity. Son of a Saint mentors’ most important role is simply to be a good example.

Position Summary:

The Chief Growth Officer will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities within the organization, developing strategic plans, and overseeing the achievement of our short- and long-term growth and advancement goals. The role will also involve supporting and coordinating collaborations across all departments for various marketing, administrative, and organizational growth-centric activities, formalizing the Son off a Saint Blueprint for growth opportunities, as well as technological and training opportunities. This position is considered a high-level member of our Executive C-Suite, and will be responsible for organizational decision-making.

We are seeking an ideal candidate who is forward-thinking, results-driven, and possesses a natural ability to lead and inspire team members towards common objectives.

The short-term advancement goal for this position is to foster the expansion of the Son of a Saint in the New Orleans community; through the combination of growing the number of active mentees and alumni, and our Son of a Saint Scholars program.

The long-term advancement goal for this position may include, but is not limited to; establishing greenfield locations across the city, establishing the Son of a Saint Institute and supporting the potential expansion beyond the New Orleans Region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of strategic growth plans by formalizing the Son off a Saint Blueprint for growth opportunities, tech and training opportunities

• Create, implement, and execute growth organizational initiatives and supporting strategies related to expansion-based projects

• Provide cost analysis, and internal reporting analytics related to expansion-based projects

• Prepare the organization for financial, personnel, and operational growth

• Identify, collect, share and drive appropriate market research to support organizational expansion initiatives related to expansion-based projects

• Lead, coordinate, and provide strategic support to cross-functional teams in executing growth plans

• Develop departmental budgets to support the company’s growth initiatives and oversee the expenditure of funds related to expansion-based projects

• Evaluate crucial analytical data related to the growth of the business and marketing campaign performance related to expansion-based projects

• Prepare presentations and improvement suggestions for meetings with department heads related to expansion-based projects

• Develop, implement, and monitor initiatives focused on increasing donor participation and satisfaction with the growth initiatives.

• Support the development and release of new revenue streams.

Education/Experience:

• MBA or applicable Master’s degree

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Nonprofit leadership capacity

• Proven history of identifying growth-enabling initiatives and opportunities in the Nonprofit industry

• Previous experience with Google Suite, Salesforce, Quickbooks and other applicable softwares

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

Competencies:

• Team Focused & Collaborative: Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and objectives; collaborates with team members, shares ideas and differences openly; receptive to new ideas, and adapts to change as necessary.

• Self-Accountability & Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks.

• Stress tolerance: Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.

• Valuing Diversity: Helps to create an environment that embraces diversity and advocates for equity.

• Professionalism and Personal Boundaries: Conducts self within appropriate and expected professional boundaries and policies.

• Confidentiality, Integrity, Ethics, and Trust: Maintains confidentiality and earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.

• Organizational Culture: Commitment to Son of a Saint’s mission; experience with issues that impact the lives of Son of a Saint young men and families; sensitive to issues of confidentiality and diversity.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Candidate must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to write by hand and use the keyboard to perform general functions.

• Ability to communicate by speech and hearing continuously.

• Visual acuity (close, distant, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus and view accurate color perception) needed for detail work, and computer use.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Job Type: Full-time

Please submit a cover letter with your application.

Son of a Saint’s statement of values and vision for diversity, equity and inclusion can be found here.

Son of a Saint provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.