Chief of Staff

📍 Nashville, TN | Full-Time | Executive Leadership Role

Salary: 110,000K-130,000K

About the Opportunity

A mission-driven, community-centered healthcare organization is seeking a Chief of Staff (CoS) to serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and a key driver of enterprise alignment, execution, and organizational effectiveness.

This executive will play a pivotal role in advancing an ambitious multi-year strategic roadmap taking the organization into their 2.0, ensuring that priorities translate into clear action, cross-functional coordination, and measurable outcomes.

The Chief of Staff will act as a trusted advisor, integrator, and force multiplier, enabling the CEO to focus on long-term strategy, partnerships, and growth while ensuring operational excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Alignment

• Translate executive and board priorities into enterprise-wide plans, timelines, and decision frameworks
• Lead strategic planning processes and ensure alignment across divisions
• Drive organizational clarity through structured operating rhythms and communication

CEO Partnership & Executive Advisory

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO
• Prepare briefings, presentations, and key communications
• Anticipate organizational needs and emerging challenges

Executive Leadership Team Integration

• Manage leadership meeting cadence, agendas, and follow-through
• Strengthen collaboration, accountability, and decision discipline
• Foster a culture rooted in equity, clarity, and execution

Governance & Board Strategy

• Oversee board materials, dashboards, and strategic updates
• Coordinate board and committee engagement
• Support governance effectiveness alongside the CEO and Board Chair

Culture, People & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with HR to advance talent strategy and workforce planning
• Strengthen employee engagement, leadership development, and organizational health
• Embed trauma-informed, equity-centered practices across teams
• Align values with employee experience and performance systems

Initiative & Performance Management

• Track and drive progress of enterprise strategic initiatives
• Build dashboards and reporting systems for performance visibility
• Lead cross-functional project reviews and risk mitigation

Cross-Functional Integration

• Align initiatives across healthcare, operations, finance, development, and marketing
• Improve internal systems, communication flow, and scalability

Executive Communications & Narrative Leadership

• Shape strategic messaging aligned with CEO voice and organizational priorities
• Drive internal communication rhythms that promote transparency and cohesion

Strategic Readiness & Partnerships

• Support acquisition and partnership readiness, including due diligence and integration
• Ensure cultural and operational alignment during periods of change

Key Competencies

• CEO Force Multiplier
• Strategic Integration & Enterprise Alignment
• Governance & Board Strategy
• Culture Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Accountability & Performance Management
• Executive Communication & Influence
• Sound Judgment & Learning Agility

Executive Leadership Behaviors

• Align decisions to strategy
• Model emotionally intelligent leadership
• Champion equity and culture
• Uphold compliance and ethical standards
• Lead with financial discipline and transparency
• Center community impact and lived experience
• Demonstrate optimism, integrity, and clarity

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field
• 8–10 years of senior leadership or executive operations experience
• Proven success in strategic planning, organizational integration, or governance
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and strategic thinking
• Experience in healthcare, human services, or mission-driven organizations preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and whole-person health
• Able to travel 20-25% of the time

Why This Role Matters

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a high-impact organization, strengthen internal culture, and drive meaningful outcomes for the community. The Chief of Staff will be central to aligning people, strategy, and execution in service of long-term mission success