Chief Executive Officer (Chicago / Hybrid)

Overview

The Opportunity

The CEO serves as the visible and inspirational leader of one of America’s largest charities inspired by our vision of an America where no one is hungry. Ensuring alignment with the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer leads the development and execution of Feeding America’s strategy focused on ensuring neighbors across the country have more pathways to sustained food and nutrition security.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for leading and building a team of approximately 390 employees capable of executing our strategy and fostering an open and supportive culture that puts people facing hunger at the center of our work. The Chief Executive Officer is the lead uniter and supporter of a broad network of stakeholders including neighbors struggling with food insecurity, donors, legislators and the Feeding America network of partner food banks, state associations, affiliate food banks and 60,000 agencies across the country. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for a $350 million budget which leverages a $5.15 billion organization.

Compensation

Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.

Salary Range : $650,000 - $750,000 Based on Experience.

Benefits : A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found here.

Responsibilities

• Provide Visible and Inspirational Leadership for Feeding America and the mission

Serve as the chief advocate for Feeding America and its nationwide network and function as a spokesperson and key influencer for Feeding America on a broad range of issues.

Translate Feeding America’s vision and mission into tangible strategic plans and cultural expectations.

Develop, strengthen and maintain strategic alliances and relationships with key stakeholders starting with neighbors and including key partners in government (policy makers / elected officials), corporations, community-based organizations, non-profits and academia.

Construct a streamlined organizational structure that attracts and encourages diverse and talented team members to achieve excellence. Assess and motivate talent to ensure Feeding America has the right person in the right job focused on the right things.

Serve as the primary link to the Board of Directors, providing them with advice and information related to the operations of the organization, as well as assistance in their development of policy and governance for the organization.

Requirements

Desired Competencies

Feeding America’s goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging and contribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage all individuals, including those from historically under-represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger, to apply.

E-Verify Notice : Feeding America participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

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