Career Opportunities

Responsibilities

Strategic Vision and Leadership:
● Collaborate with the Board to refine and implement the strategic plan while ensuring that the budget, staff, and priorities are aligned with RCRF's core
mission.
● Provide inspirational leadership and direction to all staff, and ensure the
continued development and management of a professional and efficient organization.
● Establish effective decision-making processes that will enable RCRF to
sustainably achieve its long- and short-term goals and objectives.
● Cultivate a strong and transparent working relationship with the Board and ensure open communication about the measurement of financial,
programmatic, and impact performance against stated milestones and goals.
● In partnership with the Board Chair, help build a diverse and inclusive
Board representative of the community that is highly engaged and willing to leverage and secure resources.

Development:
● Developing campaigns for fundraising with individuals, foundations, public agencies, and industry.
● Achieving target fundraising goal of $2M+ in 2025.
● Ensure that the flow of funds permits RCRF to make continuous progress towards the achievement of its mission and that those funds are allocated properly to reflect present needs and future potential.
● Formulate and execute comprehensive marketing, branding and development strategies that will ensure consistency throughout the organization and enhance revenue from major donors, foundations, government agencies, and corporations.

Business Development :
● Increase efficiencies and consistency throughout the organization by developing and implementing standardized programs, services, and program marketing.
● Develop standard program offerings based on the organization’s core assets that can be offered to various potential stakeholders (hospitals, biotech companies, individuals).
● Lead the outreach and “sales” efforts with these various partners.
● Drive RCRF patient reach and impact, doubling tissue collection to and scaling the core model to enable breakthroughs in rare cancers.

Strengthening Infrastructure and Operations:
● Ensure the delivery of high-quality services while managing for current and future growth.
● Support and motivate the organization's staff.
● Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration and strengthen internal communications with staff throughout the organization; create and promote a positive, multicultural work environment that supports consistency throughout the organization's strategy, operational methods, and data collection needs.
● Oversee the financial status of the organization including developing long and short range financial plans, monitoring the budget and ensuring sound financial controls are in place; set financial priorities accurately to ensure the organization is operating in a manner that supports the needs of the program and staff.

Qualifications:
● Minimum of a BA, ideally with an MBA, MPA, or related advanced degree.
● Preferred 15-20 years of overall professional experience, but for exceptional candidates this may not be required.
● Prior nonprofit experience ideal; management of a national or multisite organization preferred.
● Significant board development, fundraising, marketing/branding and fiscal management experience a must.
● Knowledge of the cancer research and clinical ecosystem ideal.
● A financially savvy and politically astute leader with the ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people and systems; keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills, which support and enable sound decision making.
● Excellent coalition building skills with an ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders; a persuasive negotiator able to achieve consensus amongst differing opinions.
● Outstanding presentation and communication skills and the experience and proclivity to be an outgoing spokesperson, relationship builder, and fundraiser.
● Strong commitment to the professional development of staff; successful track record of recruiting and retaining a diverse team.

Please submit your resume or CV to hiring@rcrf.org