Chief of Staff

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Alignment & Execution
  • Translate CEO and board priorities into clear, cross-functional plans.
  • Lead annual planning cycles, quarterly reviews, and performance tracking.
  • Surface risks, remove roadblocks, and ensure follow-through on key initiatives.
• Strengthen Executive Team Effectiveness
  • Design and facilitate executive team meetings and decision processes.
  • Clarify roles, priorities, and decision rights across departments.
  • Serve as a neutral thought partner and enterprise-minded advisor.
• Extend the CEO's Capacity
  • Prioritize competing demands and protect focus on highest-impact work.
  • Prepare and maintain schedules, briefings, talking points, and board materials.
  • Ensure the CEO is informed, prepared, and forward-looking.
• Support Governance & Board Engagement
  • Coordinate board materials, dashboards, and executive contributions.
  • Track follow-up actions and maintain accountability.
  • Strengthen communication between leadership and the board.
• Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives
  • Take ownership of high-priority projects that span departments.
  • Diagnose organizational friction and implement scalable solutions.
  • Support change management and enterprise-wide communication efforts.

• Ten or more years in Chief of Staff, strategy, operations, or PMO roles.
• Experience working directly with CEOs and executive teams.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex information.
• Expert facilitator and communicator with strong executive presence.
• High discretion and judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without formal authority.
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.

• Well run executive team with fewer bottlenecks.
• CEO time shifted to high-value leadership.
• Coordinated execution across functions.
• Clearer priorities and faster implementation.
• Strong alignment between strategy, operations, people, and finance.

• Intellectually curious
• Enterprise mindset and systems thinking.
• Influence without authority.
• Prioritization and disciplined execution.
• Data literacy and KPI fluency.
• Discretion and trust building.

• Hybrid role based in Birmingham.
• Periodic travel to sites, board meetings, and executive sessions.
• Fast moving environment requires quick synthesis and prioritization.

You operate as the CEO's integrator, a neutral operator who drives enterprise alignment, coordinated execution, and a reliable operating rhythm. You increase executive team effectiveness, improve decision quality and speed, and translate strategy into cross functional action while maintaining clear communication, accountability, and follow through.

The Arc of Central Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected status under federal or state law.

We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage veterans and individuals from underrepresented communities to apply.