Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) is seeking a visionary and dynamic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization with passion, innovation, and a steadfast commitment to empowering EVERY girl. The CEO will champion the council’s strategic direction while overseeing all aspects of its operations—including community engagement, cultural inclusivity, fundraising, membership development, operational excellence, and fiscal responsibility.
This inspiring leader will adeptly navigate both internal operations and external partnerships, fostering strong relationships across diverse communities and guiding the organization with strategic clarity, thoughtful leadership, and a bold, future-focused mindset.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
GSCP2P Visibility and Impact
- Visible, approachable, and accessible to those in the community as a brand ambassador.
- Understands critical issues affecting girls’ lives today, advancing Girl Scouts as the thought leader and premier voice for girls at the local, state, and federal level.
- Increases connections by reaching into every area of the council territory to nurture strategic relationships, increase visibility, and grow membership numbers.
- Serves as an advocate for girls in the council and builds the brand within the community.
- Works closely with the Board to oversee change initiatives, strategic planning development and implementation.
- Executes strategic plan, monitors progress, and evaluates effectiveness.
- Spearheads the organization’s business strategies, ensuring that they align and remain consistent with the organizational mission and core values.
- Works in partnership with the national organization to promote the national policy agenda and implement a unified policy voice and advocacy strategy.
- Motivates, coaches, and leads a high-performance senior leadership team.
- Leads the team in the selection, management, and retention of a talented council workforce committed to the Girl Scouts mission.
- Alongside the leadership team, builds a culture of engagement and empowerment through consistent communication, and collaboration.
- Provides leadership and guidance for the design, development, and implementation of volunteer and HR systems ensuring GSCP2P attracts and retains a diverse and talented pool of volunteers and staff.
- Oversees development and administration of the programs and products that support GSCP2P’s mission, vision, goals, and strategies.
- Evaluates and advises on the impact of new programs, products, and strategies aimed at stimulating and sustaining membership growth.
- Monitors program initiatives and holds the organization accountable for reasonable growth and change.
- Assists in removing barriers to participation to ensure equal access and opportunity.
- Leverages personal contacts and organizational relationships to identify potential donors and partners.
- Supports initiatives to diversify and increase funding sources (including individual and corporate donors as well as identifying and pursuing grants and other funding sources).
- Supports the Board in development and execution of fund development strategies enabling GSCP2P to address current and long-term organizational sustainability.
- Manages the annual financial planning and budget process and ensures all organizational divisions operate within the approved budgets.
CANDIDATE BACKGROUND
The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of progressive executive experience within the community impact or nonprofit industry. Throughout their professional career, the candidate will need to have demonstrated success in fund development, vision, collaboration, leadership, managing diversity, community relations, planning, board relations, property management, and program delivery. They will be team-oriented, results-driven, and display a vision and passion for the youth enrichment experience.
WHAT GSCP2P OFFERS
At GSCP2P, we have a clear vision: to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work to ensure every girl has the opportunity to be a Girl Scout.
- Flexibility for office-based, hybrid or primarily remote work.
- Generous leave – 20 days per year in paid time off, 10 paid holidays annually, including Juneteenth, PLUS the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- Benefits include medical with telemedicine, life, long-term disability, available dental and short-term disability for full-time employees; 401k, behavior health access and a casual work environment available for both full-time and part-time positions.
