Chief Executive Officer at Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania

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Who We Are:  

With over 95 years of service, Planned Parenthood of Western PA (PPWP) provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care to over 11,000 patients annually at our five health centers throughout Western Pennsylvania and through telehealth services. We proudly provide birth control, STD testing and treatment, abortion, and gender-affirming care. In addition, PPWP provides education and information about human sexuality, family planning and responsible parenthood.  Throughout our history, we have and will always continue advocating for public policies that both guarantee these sexual and reproductive health rights and ensure access to such services. 

Despite Congress’s recent decision to defund local Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country, including PPWP, by barring them from participating in the federal medicaid program, in addition to the current Administration's threats to various PPWP grant programs, we continue providing care.  We remain dedicated to working with every patient to provide the services they need, when they need it.  PPWP is positioned to weather this hostile landscape, with its incredibly dedicated, passionate staff, its excellent quality of care, its strong reputation in the region, and its smart and strategic financial planning and fundraising, so that we can continue providing care for generations to come.

About the Opportunity: 

PPWP’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will join the organization at a critical and momentous time in the larger movement for reproductive rights, and for the region, where abortion is still legal.  Building on PPWP’s strong reputation, dedicated team and board, and solid organizational infrastructure, the next CEO will ensure we have the financial resources, the staff, and the support and partnerships to continue providing access to high quality reproductive health care in the region.  The CEO will also join the battle on both a national and local level to strategically and creatively address funding threats and oppose oppressive legislation that threatens its patients and community. 

In addition, the CEO will play a significant role in the community, building upon and expanding PPWP’s strong base of supporters and partners, and making an urgent case allowing the organization to widen its base of political, community and philanthropic support. 

The next CEO must bring an unwavering belief in our mission and conviction about reproductive freedom and the equitable distribution of access to health care services, especially for our most marginalized constituents.   As important, the next CEO must demonstrate a human-centered leadership approach and commitment to building trust and relationships, through engagement and transparency both internally and externally.  

Finally, the CEO will bring a proven track record of leading teams and constituencies  with empathy, strategic vision and accountability through fast-changing environments. 

Areas of Leadership 

Executive & Organizational Leadership: 

• Understand and examine organization’s core functions, including finance and development to ensure affiliate is positioned for financial health and sustainability to continue providing access to high quality reproductive health care across the region
• Understand regional, state & national threats and opportunities to develop strategy for sustainability and stability
• Engage organizational community in vision, strategy and goals for sustainability for the near term and the future
• Understand clinical service offerings for areas of opportunity, optimization, and profitability/ sustainability for the affiliate including potential new revenue/ service  opportunities, new sites & philanthropic/partnership opportunities and leveraging/expanding existing services (ie telehealth) to increase access for restrictive neighboring states

• Address facilities and resource issues at sites to ensure continued delivery of high quality care
• Ensure that PPWP maintains its accreditation as a Planned Parenthood affiliate

Fundraising & External Relations:

• Serve as organization’s primary external spokesperson, and develop urgent case for support PPWP’s mission and work across the region
• Build and retain relationships across our community: earn trust/ build credibility through listening and learning sessions and follow through with staff, board, donors and community partners
• Thought partner with board of directors on increasing board diversity, continuing to refine governance norms and protocols and deepen board fundraising culture and systems 
• Establish regular communication and meeting cadences across internal and external PPWP community ensuring constituents are abreast and engaged
• Increase affiliate visibility and support throughout the region
• Increase patient access and volume in abortion and family planning
• Deepen existing & build new community partnerships and political influence to safeguard reproductive services
• Partner with advocacy committee supporting state political action
• Ensure current fundraising campaigns are successful and position the affiliate for sustainability in 2028 and beyond
• Establish long-term revenue/sustainability structures and opportunities  (e.g., endowment or new revenue streams)

People & Culture Leadership:

• Continue prioritizing staff and culture, ensuring transparency, consistency and follow through; examine HR function, develop structures for growth and retention
• Build strong partnerships within the executive leadership team and its functions, and develop plan for continued strengthening of systems and processes and capacity building of teams and team leaders
• Ensure departments and functions have clear goals and metrics for accountability
• Partner with the executive leadership team to develop and monitor the budget and service delivery plan in consultation with appropriate board committees 
• Partner with the HR function  to ensure equitable policies and processes for hiring, development,  retention and succession planning  are in place for a changing/ evolving organization             
• Ensure staff retention rates do not decrease/ continue decreasing  and staff engagement survey results continue to show improvement in culture and experience of burnout
• Understand union collective bargaining agreement (union structures, compensation dynamics, and operational challenges) and lead effective, inclusive collective bargaining process for future contract negotiations

What Qualifies You: 

• Mission and Values Alignment: Deep, abiding belief in PPWP’s mission, values and issue areas including reproductive freedom, gender affirming care and equity in health care
• Strategic Organizational Leadership:  Experience leading with clear vision and strategy, while deeply investing constituents, for non-profit organization or large department experiencing growth, change or disruption. Strong executive leadership skills including goal setting and supporting teams to meet goals, effectively partnering with boards of directors and ensuring financial and budgetary health of an organization.  Knowledge of landscape assessments, identifying new revenue or service opportunities and positioning an organization for long-term sustainability is helpful. 
• Fundraising & External Relations: Experience in or passion for serving as a public spokesperson for an organization, engaging a wide range of community partners, organizational supporters and elected officials.   Track record of building strong partnerships or coalitions across diverse constituencies.  Direct experience in or knowledge of fundraising, including increasing and diversifying philanthropic revenue. 
• People & Culture Leadership: Significant experience coaching and leading senior teams, with an empathetic and people-centered leadership approach and practicing regular, transparent communication to engage staff.  Track record of building strong relationships and trust internally and ensuring strong inclusive structures.  Experience in or understanding of improving retention and developing growth pathways.  High comfort level with addressing and improving issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and bias/discrimination.
• Knowledge of Public Health, Clinic or Reproductive Health & Rights: Understanding of regulated health care or clinic environments, or deep understanding of the sexual and reproductive health care and rights landscape

Salary, Benefits & Location: 

• Compensation for this role is $185,000 annually
• Benefits: PPWP’s standard health care coverage, in addition to a monthly parking permit stipend, stipend for home security, 28 PTO days, and a PPWP-owned cell phone or stipend for a personal smartphone
• Location:  Primarily based at our downtown location at 933 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. PPWP has an in-person work expectation and the CEO is expected to travel to our health centers and community events throughout the region

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