Chief of Staff

Job Description KUOW has an outstanding opportunity for a Chief of Staff to join their team.

About this Opportunity Reporting to the President & CEO, the Chief of Staff plays a central role in advancing KUOW's strategic priorities, strengthening organizational effectiveness, supporting the Board of Directors, and leading critical human resources, people, and culture initiatives. Working across the organization, this position helps translate vision into action by coordinating enterprise-wide planning, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring accountability for major initiatives.

The Chief of Staff serves as a key connector among the executive team, Board of Directors, staff, and external stakeholders. Success in this role requires exceptional judgment, diplomacy, the ability to work with sensitive information, project leadership, communication skills, and the ability to influence and align diverse groups around shared organizational goals. Based out of KUOW’s Seattle office, this role is suitable/eligible for hybrid/occasional telework.

The successful candidate will:

Bring a genuine curiosity and appetite for learning, with a willingness to deeply immerse themselves in the public media landscape to understand its mission, audiences, business model, challenges, and opportunities.

Help ensure KUOW's strategic plan becomes operational across the organization.

Build strong partnerships across teams and leadership levels.

Lead professional development for teams and leadership development across the organization.

Create clarity, accountability, and momentum around key organizational priorities.

Strengthen board engagement and governance effectiveness.

Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and a respected collaborator across KUOW.Drive alignment, accountability, and execution across teams by building credibility, fostering strong relationships, and influencing outcomes through expertise, judgment, and effective communication rather than formal authority.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Planning and Organizational Alignment (25%)Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to develop, refine, and implement KUOW's strategic plan.

Establish processes that translate strategic priorities into measurable goals, initiatives, and organizational outcomes.

Lead cross-functional planning efforts and facilitate alignment across departments.

Create and manage temporary and ongoing working groups, task forces, and project teams that advance strategic priorities.

Monitor progress toward strategic objectives and provide recommendations to leadership regarding opportunities, risks, and resource needs.

Drive organization-wide initiatives that strengthen collaboration, effectiveness, and accountability.

Executive Leadership Partnership (25%)Serve as a thought partner and strategic advisor to the CEO on organizational priorities and emerging issues.

Coordinate activities and communications among senior leaders to ensure organizational alignment.

Facilitate executive and leadership meetings, including agenda development, preparation materials, decision tracking, and follow-through.

Manage special projects, research, and initiatives on behalf of the CEO.Represent the CEO in selected meetings and engagements as appropriate.

Support the CEO's engagement priorities with stakeholders, community leaders, donors, public media partners, and University of Washington leaders.

Represent KUOW in external meetings and community settings as appropriate.

Help strengthen relationships that advance KUOW's mission and strategic objectives.

Human Resources and Organizational Development (25%)Partner with leadership to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and mission-driven workplace culture.

Oversee key human resources processes,…