OverviewCraft3 is one of the nation's leading Community Development Financial Institutions, and the largest CDFI loan fund in the region. We center marginalized people in our work by investing capital in people, businesses, and communities across the Pacific Northwest. Craft3's investments build household and business wealth, amplify community voice and agency, and create lasting networks of trust and mutual support. We work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region.
We are seeking our next Chief Executive Officer, a person who believes in delivering community-driven impacts and systemic changes in our region. We want a collaborative leader who is a strategic thinker, creates inclusive opportunity, and who is relentless in building a customer-focused organization that provides capital for those who need it most.
Craft3 is in a period of transition after years of significant growth. Our next CEO will know how to lead large organizations, manage through uncertainty, and be comfortable making and delegating decisions to strengthen the organization, its people, and systems to deliver maximum positive impact for the communities we serve.
Mission and ValuesCraft3 is a nonprofit community development organization that uses capital, relationships, and voice to build a thriving, just and empowered Pacific Northwest. We invest in people, businesses, and communities, and work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region.
We have three core strategies:
Capital: Craft3 invests in underserved communities, businesses, and households to create economic opportunities.Relationships: Craft3 builds relationships with local and regional partners to create a shared vision for the future.Voice: Craft3 amplifies the voices of people seeking an equitable and sustainable future.The CEO Position Within the OrganizationCraft3 is in a period of transition after years of significant growth. The new CEO will inherit a strong balance sheet and lead an organization with an operating budget of $17M and a staff of more than 80. The CEO will manage a senior leadership team, referred to as the Leadership Committee, currently consisting of eight direct reports representing major functional areas and business units of the company.
The CEO reports to the Board of Directors, which consists of 14 members with deep experience in CDFIs, community lending, and Craft3's mission, core strategies and communities served.
Priorities for the PositionAfter an initial period of learning about the organization's business model and internal dynamics, and building relationships and trust with the staff, board and community, the new CEO will need to facilitate strong leadership team alignment and share responsibility for defining and executing the following key priorities in their first 18-24 months:
Develop a Realistic and Achievable Strategy and Business Model: Drive a strategy planning or program prioritization process to simplify the business model to achieve better operational resilience and organizational stability.Culture and Equity Reset: The CEO should model, improve, and reset the internal culture by strengthening communication and professionalism, fostering an inclusive environment, and promoting open dialogue.Leadership Structure and Team Building: Guide a strong and effective leadership team helping to integrate new leaders onto the team into the organization to maximize organizational success.Talent Development and Management: Sponsor and collaborate with the Chief People Officer to develop and implement a system to improve the organization's talent development and retention strategies.Improve Community and Customer Engagement and Connection: Ensure that the organization uses its relationships both internally and externally to develop a deep understanding of what products will work for our target communities.Improve Operational Systems to Become a More Efficient Organization: Sponsor and/or lead a process to improve and standardize operational systems to increase operational efficiency.Essential Skills and AttributesCraft3 is seeking a collaborative CDFI leader who knows how to lead large organizations, manage through uncertainty, and is comfortable making and delegating decisions. The ideal candidate will have the following skills and attributes:
Senior leadership/management experience: Ten years of senior management experience within the CDFI, community development or a related field.Strategic leadership: Experience in leading/facilitating collaborative planning and decision-making processes.Emotional intelligence; excellent people skills: Demonstrated emotional intelligence with a track record of inspiring and motivating a team.Exceptional business & financial acumen: Experienced operator with an entrepreneurial track record of developing new loan products.Demonstrated leadership on diversity, equity, and inclusion: A track record of recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and promoting diverse talent.Strong yet collaborative leadership: Steady, decisive, and collaborative leader who can bring people together.Effective communicator and relationship builder: Exceptionally clear and concise communicator with cultural competency.Successful track record of managing change: Experience in implementing structured approaches within a complex environment.Job RequirementsThe ability to travel as needed, likely up to or over 20 percent of the time for industry events and customer visits.Must be able to pass criminal background and credit checks.Application ProcessCraft3 has retained Glick Davis & Associates, LLC to facilitate this search on their behalf. To apply, interested candidates should e-mail their cover letter and resume as a single pdf file to: ******. The position is open until filled.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Craft3 is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse staff and perspectives advance our mission and help our organization thrive and grow.
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