Executive Director

About This Role

This Executive Director role provides strategic leadership and financial oversight for Valeo, a faith-based counseling organization. The director will cultivate donor relationships and foster a healthy culture to advance the mission of supporting Christian global workers and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and direction for the organization in alignment with Valeo’s mission, vision, and core values
• Ensure the organization operates efficiently and effectively, maintaining focus on long-term goals
• Collaborate with the board on governance, policy, and mission execution
• Cultivate and grow the donor base to support operational needs and on-field initiatives
• Develop and implement a robust fundraising strategy, including donor engagement and stewardship
• Oversee budgeting, financial planning, and reporting
• Foster a healthy, relational, and collaborative work environment
• Supervise and support four direct reports, providing guidance, mentorship, and accountability
• Serve as public representative and spokesperson for Valeo at conferences, partner events, and in broader missions networks
• Ensure core services (counseling, psychiatry, retreats, intensives, telehealth) maintain high quality and consistency
• Maintain a balance between stewardship of existing programs and careful, growth-focused innovation

Requirements

• Senior nonprofit leadership experience
• Track record in fundraising
• Familiarity and deep passion for global missions work
• Appreciation for telehealth and mental health services
• Proven ability to lead teams, work with boards, and foster healthy organizational culture
• Strong leadership, emotional intelligence, and relational skills
• Ability to fundraise, engage donors, and manage finances
• Understanding of counseling/mental health integration with faith
• Excellent communication, public representation, and team-building abilities
• Skilled at strategic planning, decision-making, and maintaining organizational culture
• Humble, teachable, and emotionally mature
• Passionate about serving Christian global workers and their families
• Collaborative, empowering, and relationally grounded
• Aligned with Valeo’s statement of faith, mission, vision, and core values
• Stewardship-minded

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; advanced degree preferred (e.g., Nonprofit Management, Business Administration)
• 3-5+ years in senior nonprofit leadership, ideally with fundraising experience