Vice President of Organizational Advancement

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC • Windsor, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Community Solutions Inc is seeking a Vice President of Organizational Advancement to join their leadership team. This role is responsible for executing strategies that drive organizational growth, diversify revenue, and strengthen CSI’s external presence and influence. The Vice President will oversee an integrated portfolio including Business Development, Philanthropy, Marketing & Communications, and External Affairs, ensuring a coordinated and strategic approach to advancing the organization’s mission. The successful candidate will bring vision, creativity, inclusiveness, and disciplined execution to identify, pursue, and secure opportunities that align with CSI’s values and long-term goals. In partnership with the CEO and senior leadership team, the Vice President will enhance organizational visibility, cultivate relationships with legislators, funders, community partners, and stakeholders, and ensure CSI remains actively engaged in relevant state and national conversations affecting the human services and justice sectors. This role requires a thoughtful and visionary leader who can build strong relationships across departments while serving as a key representative of the organization with government agencies, philanthropic partners, business leaders, and community stakeholders. As a member of CSI’s Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Organizational Advancement will work closely with the CEO to support the organization’s long-term sustainability, growth strategy, and impact. CSI is committed to becoming a trauma-informed organization, providing training and integrating trauma-informed values throughout its policies and structures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in nonprofit management, human services, philanthropy/fundraising, or similar.
• 7+ years of leadership experience in nonprofit growth, advancement, business development, external affairs, or similar.
• Proven success securing government contracts, grants, and/or philanthropic donations.
• Established relationships across human services, particularly criminal and/or juvenile justice systems, and/or child welfare.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication (including public speaking), networking, and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to lead multiple, complex, cross-functional initiatives and drive results.
• Relational, strengths-based leadership approach, effective staff supervision and team management.

Responsibilities

• Develop recommendations for CSI’s growth activities across contracts, grants, donor development, fundraising, and earned revenue.
• Build disciplined systems for opportunity identification, evaluation, and pursuit.
• Align growth efforts with operational capacity and program delivery, in collaboration with Senior Leaders.
• Oversee RFP and grant development processes.
• Strengthen competitiveness and win rates.
• Continue diversification efforts related to revenue streams across government and philanthropic sources.
• Support efforts to expand CSI’s Learning Institute as a mission-aligned, revenue-generating service line.
• Identify and pursue partnerships with other nonprofits, including affiliations, acquisitions and/or mergers.
• Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, funders, and national organizations.
• Coordinate contract negotiations on behalf of CSI, when necessary.
• Strengthen CSI’s visibility and leadership in the field; represent CSI in external forums, coalitions, and partnerships.
• Ensure an efficient and effective volunteer program.
• Manage media relations and external communications.
• Lead and develop a high-performing advancement team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous quality improvement.
• Support streamlined internal communications platforms, including internal newsletter and town halls (or similar).
• Serve as a relational leader who prioritizes staff engagement, development, and a positive organizational culture across all areas of CSI.
• Regular reporting on key performance indicators.
• All duties as assigned by CEO.

Benefits

• Two (2) weeks’ vacation accrued within the first year, bumped to three (3) weeks accrual after 1 year of service.
• Ongoing training.
• Sick time (7 days accrual basis).
• Floating holiday time (4 days/year).
• Medical and Dental plans.
• Voluntary plan options for: Vision, FSA, voluntary STD, Accident, Hospital, Life insurance and AD&D.
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive