Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Department:
Executive

Location:

Hybrid, preferably based in Washington, DC; or hybrid in Durham, NC; or Remote in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, or Virginia

Today’s societal challenges are more complex, interconnected, and urgent than ever. Sunflower Services is comprised of over 240 professionals with deep expertise in the philanthropic sector. We provide support services to fiscal sponsors and intermediaries—and their hundreds of mission-driven projects—that are creating meaningful change. We welcome jobseekers who are motivated by results and driven by impact. For a list of current job openings at Sunflower, please visit our Linked In page.

Sunflower Services is an independent, nonprofit-owned Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to providing operational excellence to nonprofit and social impact organizations. Sunflower delivers integrated solutions in finance, HR, grants management, compliance, and other administrative areas, helping mission-driven organizations and changemakers focus on what matters most: their impact.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer as a trusted strategic advisor, the Chief of Staff supports alignment, collaboration, and execution of projects and initiatives across Sunflower Services. In partnership with the Executive team, the Chief of Staff works to implement the CEO’s vision and priorities while facilitating alignment and follow-through across teams. Travel expectations for this role are up to 10%, and occasional DC office presence is preferred.

• Prepare Board of Directors (BoD) meeting materials, including but not limited to agendas, presentations, briefing documents, and memos
• Ensure the board portal is designed for optimal effectiveness and oversee the content that is shared for both the short and long term
• Manage the BoD meeting cadence, coordinating and advising on scheduling
• Onboard Directors to role and responsibilities, including the support of board governance and compliance
• Translate board objectives into measurable initiatives
• Oversee the execution of board approved projects, tracking timelines and deliverables, and managing the portfolio of initiatives
• Attend board meetings, as requested

• Devise and manage the Executive Team meeting cadence including operational and strategic meetings
• Facilitate Executive Team meetings including agenda, presentations, decisions, and outstanding actions
• Collaborate with Executive Team to set firm priorities and KPIs and to support priority implementation in accordance with Executive Team strategy.
• Contribute meaningfully to the annual strategic planning process, including ensuring alignment with the BoD, CEO, and Executive team.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO, participating in meetings, sometimes on the CEO’s behalf, facilitating collaboration and clear communication, and following up on the Executive Team’s action items.

• In coordination with the CEO, identify and deliver key cross functional outcomes that align to the CEO and the organization’s key business deliverables
• Manage the multi-year and annual strategy including tracking, reporting, and identifying key issues, risks, and obstacles
• Oversee Executive-level projects and initiatives, including bringing together stakeholders, helping drive decisions, and coordinating dashboards, results and outcomes; flag risks and mitigation strategies
• Research, perform benchmarking, analyze data, and make recommendations for and to the Executive team.

• Review CEO internal communications; collaborate with the internal and external communication teams tp support the integration of messaging
• Advise the CEO on potential obstacles and issues impacting the key outcomes of the company
• Work collaboratively across the Executive Team and Client Partners (non-profit fiscal sponsors) to deliver on the CEO’s key performance indicators through project management and/or project delivery
• Collaborate with internal communications on the organization’s engagement and business calendar, including annual strategy and…