H-CAP Executive Director

H-Cap

4d•$150,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

The Executive Director is responsible for advancing the strategic goals and vision of H-CAP. This role provides leadership across all aspects of the organization and fosters the development of new and innovative strategies that promote growth, impact, and long-term success.

Requirements

Lead courageously: Build and protect the strength, reputation, and image of H-CAP while engaging and inspiring staff around a shared vision and mission.
Demonstrate principled leadership: Exhibit personal courage, integrity, professionalism, and decisiveness.
Build talent pipelines: Hire, mentor, develop, and retain a diverse, cohesive, and highly effective team.
Foster collaboration: Create systems, tools, and resources that support teamwork, high performance, and accountability.
Prioritize worker well-being: Build worker-centric programs and demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the lives of healthcare workers.
Advance racial equity: Promote equity-centered practices that enable effective collaboration across diverse and cross-cultural communities.
Manage projects and budget for multiple, simultaneous projects.
Inspire trust through honest, consistent, and transparent communication.
Communicate effectively in writing and speaking across formal presentations, one-on-one interactions, and group settings.
Actively listen to members, Board leadership, staff, and stakeholders.
Develop communications that speak to the importance of raising the profile of health care workers and their stories
Promote open, direct, and respectful communication.
Build alignment among groups with diverse viewpoints and interests.
Position H-CAP as a compelling candidate for external funding.
Develop and implement a multi-year strategy for stable, sustainable funding.
Build strong relationships with foundations and other funders.
Craft a compelling narrative that inspires funders to want to support H-CAP’s mission and programs.
Develop and maintain mission-critical relationships with union leaders, healthcare employers, community partners, funders, business and civic leaders, policymakers, and the media.
Build consensus through facilitation, collaboration, and relationship-building.
Translate long-term vision into actionable short- and long-range plans.
Identify opportunities arising from political, social, economic, demographic, and environmental trends to strengthen H-CAP’s effectiveness.
Demonstrated experience managing organizational change, including communication, implementation, and continuous improvement.
Ability to articulate and inspire commitment to a clear, mission-aligned vision.
Strong delegation and staff development skills, with experience leading and supporting a remote team.
Bachelor’s degree and/or at least seven years of experience managing a large, complex nonprofit, association, government, or business entity.
Experience in healthcare workforce development, labor or trade associations, and union partnerships is strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare workforce development, labor or trade associations, and union partnerships is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct the work of a team of 13 fully remote staff members.
Manage the direct the budget and program of the H-CAP and the H-CAP Education Association, the 501(c)(3) partner of H-CAP.
Build and sustain an internal organizational culture aligned with H-CAP’s values, commitment to equity, and goal of becoming an anti-racist organization.
Lead strategic planning and coordination of H-CAP programs, projects, services, and policy initiatives.
Coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of H-CAP programs
Partner with organizational leaders to identify high-priority initiatives, advance key strategic policy goals, drive cross-funded stakeholder engagement, and model team-based leadership.
Create and implement a long-term external funding strategy.
Lead H-CAP’s work on Registered Apprenticeships, including securing grants and contracts to expand Registered Apprenticeships in healthcare.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with union and management representatives, healthcare partners, government entities, external stakeholders, and potential funders.
Prepare and present reports to the Board, Executive Committee, and external public and private funders.
Stay current on major healthcare industry, union, and labor issues nationally.
Maintain consistent and regular communication with the Executive Committee regarding progress and problem-solving strategies.