Chief of Staff

The Alaska Community Foundation•Anchorage, AK

4d•$125,000

About The Position

The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) is seeking an experienced Chief of Staff to serve as the President & CEO’s closest strategic partner and a key integrator across the organization. This role advances the President’s priorities by ensuring clarity, coordination, and consistent follow-through across teams—helping complex work move forward with purpose and momentum. The Chief of Staff acts as a steward of ACF’s internal operating rhythm. Rather than directly owning departments or operational systems, the role ensures that planning processes, workplans, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms are aligned, effective, and producing the information needed for sound leadership and Board decision-making. This is a highly trusted role that requires sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to bring coherence to dynamic, cross-functional work.

Requirements

8–12 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including senior-level roles in strategy, operations, administration, or executive support
3–5 years of experience working closely with executive leadership, such as a CEO, Executive Director, senior leadership team, or Board of Directors
Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex, cross-functional work and drive follow-through
Strong judgment, executive presence, and relationship-management skills
Clear, concise written and verbal communication abilities
Comfort working with systems, data, dashboards, and executive-level information
Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, nonprofit management, finance, communications, or a related field
An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

Nice To Haves

Experience working across Alaska’s regions and communities and familiarity with statewide partners is preferred.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership with the President & CEO
Serve as a thought partner to the President & CEO on organizational priorities
Translate strategy into coordinated actions across departments
Track progress, identify risks or bottlenecks, and help remove barriers
Prepare the President with clear, decision-ready information
Represent the President in select internal and external meetings, as delegated
Organizational Alignment & Coordination
Facilitate alignment across executive and VP-level leaders on shared priorities
Support annual and quarterly planning processes
Identify cross-functional dependencies and capacity constraints
Reinforce organizational discipline around focus and sequencing of work
Stewardship of Workplans, Dashboards & Information Flow
Ensure organizational and departmental workplans are in place and aligned
Oversee executive- and Board-level dashboards and reporting
Coordinate with teams to maintain consistent use of systems and tools
Support ELT discussions and Board materials with clear, reliable information
President’s Office & Board Support
Supervise and support the Senior Executive Assistant & Board Coordinator
Review Board-facing materials for clarity, alignment, and readiness
Support preparation for Board and Committee meetings
Handle sensitive and confidential matters with the highest level of professionalism