Chief Executive Officer

Job :
Columbia, SC

Employment Type:

Direct Hire Specialty:
Nonprofit Industry: Non-Profit Work Mode:
On-Site Posted: SUMMARY
The President and CEO serves as the chief executive and strategic leader of Midlands Housing Alliance and Transitions Homeless Center, advancing the organization’s mission to engage and equip homeless adults of the Midlands to transition into stability and permanent housing. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is accountable for the overall leadership, operational effectiveness, financial sustainability, public reputation, and mission impact of the organization.

This leader will guide a complex, service-intensive organization that provides shelter, case management, housing navigation, employment support, healthcare access, meals, and coordinated services for adults experiencing homelessness.

The CEO will ensure that programs are effective, facilities are safe and well-maintained, staff are supported and developed, resources are responsibly stewarded, and partnerships with local governments, businesses, neighborhoods, funders, service providers, and community stakeholders are strengthened. The President and CEO must be a credible public voice on homelessness in the Midlands, a thoughtful partner to the Board, and a values-driven leader who can inspire trust, accountability, collaboration, and measurable progress toward long-term stability and permanent housing for clients.

Reports to:

Midlands Housing Alliance / Transitions Board Direct Reports:
Three (3) – Vice Presidents (Operations, Programs, and Development)

Location:

Columbia, SC
To view the full position profile, please visit: IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILEThe ideal candidate will be a mission-centered, externally engaged executive who can lead Midlands Housing Alliance and Transitions Homeless Center into its next phase of impact. This leader will inherit an essential community organization with experienced staff, established housing programs, significant shelter capacity, broad community reach, and a strong operational foundation.

The new President and CEO must preserve these strengths while improving high-impact relationships, strengthening financial sustainability, increasing public visibility, and determining if the organization’s service model should evolve in response to changing client and community needs.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President and CEO will be accountable for strategic leadership, operational effectiveness, financial stewardship, organizational reputation, and measurable mission impact. The organization provides shelter, case management, housing navigation, employment support, healthcare access, meals, and coordinated services for adults experiencing homelessness.

This opportunity requires more than a traditional nonprofit administrator. The successful candidate must be an effective ambassador, relationship builder, strategist, fundraiser, organizational leader, and advocate who can navigate a highly visible and politically complex operating environment.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE
The strongest candidate will bring substantial executive or senior leadership experience in a complex nonprofit, human-services, public-sector, healthcare, housing, behavioral-health, or similarly mission-intensive organization.

Homelessness, Housing, or Related Sector Knowledge Direct experience in homelessness response, housing services, low-barrier shelter, behavioral health, social services, healthcare, workforce development, or services for vulnerable populations is highly preferred. Familiarity with housing-first practices, coordinated care, trauma-informed services, case management, public funding, behavioral-health partnerships, and the barriers faced by adults experiencing homelessness would be…