Executive Director
Mission Statement
Hope House Northern Colorado (Hope House NoCO) empowers parenting teenage moms to strive for personal and economic self-sufficiency and to understand their significance in God’s sight, resulting in a healthy future for them, and for their children.
The Organization
Hope House is Northern Colorado’s only resource providing self-sufficiency programs to parenting teen moms. Hope House offers a menu-style approach to services that allows teen moms to define their own goals and select components that will help them reach their goals.
During COVID-19, Hope House Northern Colorado began serving teen moms. Because many teen moms either lost their jobs or were unable to work due to day care closures, Hope House provided essential needs such as food, diapers, wipes and formula, as well as rent assistance for those directly impacted by COVID-19.
In the spring of 2021, Hope House Northern Colorado launched parenting classes, educational support, and individual counseling. The Hope House NoCO Resource Center opened with a ribbon cutting on September 1<sup>st</sup>, 2021, and social activities, including a Halloween party, started in that fall. Healthy relationship classes were added to the schedule by the spring of 2022, and planning is underway for financial literacy classes and early learning support.
The Position
The Executive Director (ED) of Hope House Northern Colorado reports directly to the Board of Directors and has overall strategic and operational responsibility for the organization’s staff, programs, expansion, and mission execution. This leadership role works collaboratively with the Board to develop and implement the annual strategic plan and organizational policies. The ED serves as the public face of the ministry, representing Hope House NoCO in the community, networking with stakeholders, and leading fundraising initiatives. Additionally, the ED functions as the direct liaison with Hope House National for coaching, guidance, and fidelity assessment.
Key responsibilities include providing organizational leadership, ensuring programmatic excellence, managing operations, overseeing finances, and directing fundraising efforts. The ED supervises the Program Manager, Director of Development, and other staff members while building relationships with service providers and organizations that support the mission. This position requires accountability for volunteer management, facility maintenance, compliance with regulations, and the achievement of goals outlined in the strategic plan.
What You Bring
Candidates will be evaluated on the full range of their lived and learned experiences, professional backgrounds, volunteer experiences, and direct and transferable skills. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply, as your unique experiences can bring valuable perspectives to our team.
Hope House NoCO is eager to find candidates who possess a compelling combination of demonstrated experience and skills in some or all of the following areas:
- Demonstrated heart and passion for Hope House NoCO’s mission serving parenting teen moms, as well as the organization’s Christ-centered core values.
- Experience working with at-risk adolescents and/or teenage mothers, preferably in leadership roles in a nonprofit setting.
- History of effectively managing, supervising, coaching, and developing staff.
- Experience leading an organization and/or a department or division of significant size is highly desirable.
- Business-owner mindset coupled with a deep sense of ownership in getting the job done.
- Strategic planning experience.
- Animated and energized by the work of Hope House.
- Acumen with budgeting and financial management.
- Demonstrated fundraising and donor relations experience.
- Experience leading or participating in a capital campaign is highly desirable.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Effective, engaging, and persuasive public speaking skills.
- Relationship focus.
- Understanding, empathetic, accepting, and open-minded.
- Flexible, adaptable; calming presence under stress.
- Candidates who are fluent in Spanish are highly desirable.
Salary and Benefits
Competitive salary commensurate with experience within a range of $80,000 – $90,000 DOE.
Current benefits include a stipend for health insurance and generous PTO.
To Be Considered
The position is open until filled and initial interviews will begin by early April, although we highly encourage applying as soon as possible. Interested candidates can submit a cover letter (two pages or less) addressed to the Board of Directors along with a resume.
You may direct questions to Dudley Callison at dudley@valtasgroup.com or Ed Rogan at ed@valtasgroup.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Unlawful Harassment Subject to the Constitution of the United States and all applicable state and federal laws, Hope House Northern Colorado does not discriminate in its employment practices or in the administration and dissemination of its programs and services.
Hope House Northern Colorado Anti-Discrimination Statement: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Nondiscrimination, and Unlawful Harassment: Hope House Northern Colorado is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, the expectation is for all HHNC relationships to be business-like and free of explicit bias, prejudice and harassment.
Hope House Northern Colorado has developed this policy to ensure that all its employees can work in an environment free from unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Hope House Northern Colorado will make every reasonable effort to ensure that all concerned are familiar with these policies and are aware that any complaint in violation of such policies will be investigated and resolved appropriately. Any employee who has questions or concerns about these policies should talk with a Hope House Northern Colorado Human Resources representative.
