CEO (Non-profit) - Austin, United States - Texas Alliance of Child and Fa

Description

Join Our Team at TACFS

Are you a visionary leader passionate about making a difference? The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) is on the search for a dynamic leader to steer our organization into the future.

This is your chance to lead a dedicated team committed to improving the lives of children and families while helping to shape the future of the child and family well-being system in Texas.

Position:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Salary Range:
$180,000 - $260,000


We're Looking For:

• A dynamic leader with a strategic mindset
• A track record of success in management and advocacy to include informing legislative policy
• A commitment to our mission of supporting child and family services

Don't miss this opportunity to shape the future of TACFS and make a lasting impact. We look forward to discovering our next great leader

About the Organization

TACFS is Texas' leading network of mission-driven organizations that have embraced the call to
serve vulnerable children, youth, and families in their communities. TACFS members across Texas
work to prevent and address child trauma through services including prevention and early
intervention, family preservation, residential/foster care services, adoption, postadoption, youth
and young adult transition services, mental health, education, CSEY, and other programs designed
to promote safety and reduce risk for children, youth, and families.

Our mission is to work collectively to support and strengthen children, youth, and families in
communities across Texas. TACFS' vision is to build a vibrant, strong, and unified network of child,
youth and family serving community providers providing high quality services across Texas.
We achieve this mission through research and education, collaboration, and advocacy. And TACFS
is supported by the Texas Center for Child & Family Studies, a 501(c)(3) (The Center). The Center is
focused on providing all Texas child, youth and family serving agencies with the information, training,
consultation and more that they need to provide high-quality services in their communities. The
Center stays on the forefront of innovation and best practices while using data and research to stay
ahead of emerging trends and needs. The Center works with providers and partners to take on the
most pressing issues facing the full continuum of care and services within the child and family well
- being system.

As an almost 50-year-old organization, TACFS has evolved in response to the dynamic nature of the
work we do. Our overall strategic aim is to support our members so they can do what they do best
- serve and care for children, youth, and families across the full continuum. And we strive to support
the overall child, youth and family serving system, including national and state partners. TACFS is
committed to initiatives promoting the growth and sustainability of many community-based
organizations.

Position Overview

TACFS is looking for a dynamic and mission-driven Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will work with
a highly skilled, committed staff and Boards to successfully oversee TACFS and the Center's overall
operations and achievement of our mission. This position is regarded and respected as the leader of
the State's providers and will be comfortable representing the needs, successes and voice of child
and family well-being providers across the State. The incoming CEO will be expected to advance the
mission, continue the growth and stability of this thriving organization, execute an array of
organizational priorities, and will carry-on and fully realize an exciting vision for TACFS. As the child
welfare system in Texas shifts rapidly, this position and the organization it leads is called upon to
drive system improvement and innovation.

Key Responsibilities


The CEO will:

• Work in close consultation with the Board of Directors to provide overall strategic leadership

for TACFS and the Texas Center for Child and Family Studies

• Inspire and empower TACFS members, staff, and partners to achieve our collective mission

and to drive progress in the Texas child and family well-being system

• Balance and prioritize the many different issues and requests of a large and diverse

membership organization that includes both SSCC's and direct service providers, so that

TACFS represents a unified voice for children and families in Texas.

• Identify and anticipate the needs of TACFS member organizations and continually look for

opportunities to support and add value to members through their TACFS membership.

• Supervise a thriving team of approximately 28 full or parttime employees plus additional

contract support

• Maintain and grow key, collaborative relationships including: TACFS member organizations,

Texas Center for Child and Family Studies Board of Directors, State agency leadership, Texas

Legislature, Child Welfare stakeholders, philanthropic organizations, national partners, and

other system stakeholders