POSITION PROFILE

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) All Hands and Hearts

• Over 61,000 volunteers from 144 different nationalities

• Nearly 500,000 volunteer-days

• Responded to disasters in 20 countries

• Built more than 300 schools currently being used by over 115,000 children.

These accomplishments provide strong evidence that we believe “Being There” is an essential component of effective disaster response.

We’re ready for our next chapter. Our new CEO will have the benefit of inheriting a strong operational infrastructure, a large and involved volunteer alumni network, a strong network of established donors, and a talented and dedicated staff. All Hands and Hearts is poised and ready to play a pivotal role, responding to future disasters around the globe and bringing hope to affected communities. The new CEO will inherit a strong legacy on which to build new avenues of response for the organization as well as to reinforce, improve, and grow our existing lines of response and recovery.

All Hands and Hearts has consistently earned a four-star rating with Charity Navigator because of the dedicated people that staff its board, the organization, and all of its volunteers. I look forward to working closely with our new CEO in executing on our critically important mission.

David

LETTER FROM CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIR DAVID CAMPBELL

With both the frequency and intensity of disasters up around the globe, All Hands and Hearts provides a much needed and thoughtful approach to help affected communities recover. We’ve built a reputation of arriving early and staying late to address the immediate and long-term needs of those directly affected by earthquakes, floods, fires, and hurricanes.

I’m very proud of the contributions All Hands and Hearts has made since our humble beginnings when I personally traveled to Thailand to organize a small, but much needed response to the Boxing Day Tsunami. Consider that since that initial disaster response, All Hands and Hearts can claim:

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Resilience: By laying out and constructing disaster-resilient structures to US code, we ensure that the facilities are stronger and more sustainable to weather future disasters.

Renewal: We immerse ourselves into the communities where we serve. This allows volunteers to uncover new ways to help, which invariably brings fresh ideas and creative solutions.

At AHAH, we believe direct experiences are vital to achieving understanding between people and cultures. By collaborating with local and global organizations, we mobilize the people and resources needed to provide resilient relief to communities impacted by natural disasters.

ABOUT ALL HANDS AND HEARTS

All Hands and Hearts (AHAH) endeavors to address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. We communicate directly with local leaders and community members and then deploy our unique Smart Response model of engaging staff and volunteers to help build safer and more resilient schools, homes, and critical infrastructure, such as hospitals.

Since December 2004, we have launched 123 relief programs and rebuilt 309 schools, benefiting over 1.2M people in 20 countries through the mobilization of over 61,000 volunteers worldwide.

Smart Response Model:

Response: Immediately after a disaster, we dispatch an experienced DART (Disaster, Assessment, and Review Team) to be on site, then carefully listen to the impacted community to identify their greatest needs, effectively begin response work, and create a long-term action plan.

Recovery: Where needed, we make a long-term commitment to build, in response to the most urgent community needs, disaster resilient homes, schools, daycare facilities, or community centers – the hubs of every community.

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ABOUT ALL HANDS AND HEARTS

Our History:

AHAH is the result of the merger between two organizations, All Hands Volunteers and Happy Hearts Fund, in September of 2017. We have undergone dramatic transformation and growth and are strongly positioned to continue to support people and communities impacted by natural disasters.

AHAH works both domestically and internationally and prides itself on “coming early and staying late,” arriving early for first response and staying late to rebuild schools and homes in a disaster-resilient way. Our current work includes global programs in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and California. We have earned a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator for the seventh year in a row.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

AHAH seeks a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at a critical moment for the organization. Reporting to the 18-person Board of Directors, the CEO will take over at an exciting time as AHAH looks to fully ramp back up in the new, post COVID-19 normal. The organization quickly and effectively adjusted its work over the last year, adapting its core volunteer model and expanding its programming beyond natural disasters to also engage in COVID-19 response efforts. AHAH will continue to refine its current operating model and expanded COVID-19 response work while remaining open to new areas of impact, donors, and volunteers.

AHAH is based in Mattapoisett, MA (south of Boston) but given the global nature of the work, the CEO can be based anywhere in the US, with the understanding that the role will require significant travel domestically and internationally once it is safe to do so.

The ideal candidate is a mission-focused, dynamic leader and expert communicator and fundraiser with experience scaling an organization, managing a dedicated staff, and developing a strategic vision through growth and change.

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CANDIDATE PROFILE

The CEO of AHAH will possess the following attributes and competencies:

Fundraising and External Engagement

• As the chief fundraiser and spokesperson for AHAH, partner closely withthe Development team to pursue all relevant funding opportunities,effectively articulating the work and mission and energetically stewardingnew and sustained resources on behalf of the organization

• Drive forward the efforts to build and scale the brand and reputationof AHAH, representing the organization externally through writing,presentations, events, and with the media

• Act as primary ambassador, building relationships in communitieson the ground and demonstrating a capacity to develop and sustainmeaningful relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders,including volunteers, government officials, partnering organizations, globalcorporations, and donors

Strategy and Vision

• Develop and drive forward organization-wide goals and strategies for theshort-term, ensuring that AHAH effectively navigates the duration of thepandemic and safely engages volunteers through its next chapter

• Inspire and instill confidence in the organization’s strategy and vision forboth internal and external stakeholders, devising and implementing a long-term plan of action for increased impact and sustainability

• Partner effectively with the Board of Directors and co-founders DavidCampbell and Petra Nemcova, leveraging the networks and skillsets ofthose individuals toward the success of the mission

Team Leadership

• Manage and support the AHAH Leadership Team, ensuring that eachof the functional areas and staff under the CEO’s responsibility areoperating at their highest level. This will include oversight of development,finance, marketing, IT, volunteer experience, DEI, operations, and peopledevelopment

• Build and retain professional and high-performing teams with opportunitiesfor staff development organization-wide; AHAH is currently comprised ofapproximately 150 staff and aims to engage over 1,000 volunteers this fiscalyear

• Strengthen the existing collegial, can-do, team-oriented organizationalculture, with a focus on the development and implementation of inclusiveand equitable policies, practices, and systems

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Operational Management

• In partnership with the COO, manage a highly complex, global operationand budget, assuring the organization’s continued financial viability andeffectively managing the unusual risks inherent to the AHAH businessmodel, including prioritizing the safety and security of volunteers and staff

• Develop the systems, policies, and processes necessary to support andsustain a high-performing staff and volunteer base, and to be able to swiftlypivot as new needs emerge globally and domestically

• Lead the team to evaluate progress methodically and to course correctwhen needed, measuring impact and performance against clear, intentionalgoals; the organization utilizes the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) process

Communications and Interpersonal Skills

• Through expert relationship-building skills, build buy-in and drive forwarda compelling vision with a wide range of stakeholders, including internallywith the staff, board, and co-founders, and externally, with a diverse rangeof donors, partners, and community leaders around the world

• Connect, build trust, and foster an intentional culture of equity andinclusivity, aligning and motivating both internal and external stakeholdersin the work and partnering closely with the Chief ofDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion in this core element ofAHAH’s strategy

• Model a coaching culture for the staff, with a focuson being human-centered, personable, responsive,transparent, and an active listener

Mission and Values Alignment

• Hold tightly the belief that volunteers are a mission-critical aspect of the work at AHAH and are central tothe organization’s success

• Ensure the values of integrity, transparency, safety, andcollaboration are cultivated across the organization

• Foster a continued and meaningful commitmentto diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in formalinvestment in DEI initiatives and practices organization-wide and through a demonstratable, personally heldcommitment to that work

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In addition, strong candidates will demonstrate:

• Fundraising skills, including the ability to speak compellingly on behalfof an organization and to directly solicit resources from individuals andinstitutions

• Strong fiduciary oversight and governance experience; 10+ years in aleadership role in a relevant nonprofit or corporate setting preferred

• Experience leading diverse, global teams

• Direct experience with domestic or international disaster situations is highlydesirable, but not required

• Language skills (Spanish, in particular) would be valuable, culturalcompetence required

• Understanding of how to effectively engage and support volunteers

• Undergraduate degree required; MBA or similar advanced degree highlydesired; experience living and working internationally in challengingenvironments a strong plus

• Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time once COVID-restrictions lift/it is safe to do so

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All Hands and Hearts is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants.

About Koya Partners

Koya Partners, a member of the Diversified Search Group, is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm

dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people with mission-driven clients. Our founding philosophy—The

Right Person in the Right Place Can Change the World—guides our work as we partner with nonprofits & NGOs,

institutions of higher education, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the

world.

Koya is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to creating an environment and team that represents a

variety of backgrounds, perspectives, styles, and experiences. We encourage all to apply because we believe a

diversity of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.

For more information about Koya Partners, visit www.koyapartners.com.

COMPENSATION

The CEO salary range is $160,000-$210,000, commensurate with experience.

CONTACTMolly Brennan and Meghan Franklin of Koya Partners have been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role please submit your materials here or email Molly and Meghan directly at allhandsandhearts@koyapartners.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

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