Chief Executive Officer

Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss.  Braille Institute offers a broad range of free programs, classes, and services serving thousands of students each year of all ages (adults, youth, children) helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.  Braille Institute serves the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California with a full array of services: low vision consultations, technology training, daily living skills classes, arts & healthy living classes, orientation & mobility training, and library services.  For more information, please visit www.brailleinstitute.org.

The Braille Institute is well-positioned to benefit from a strategic, impact-oriented, and mission-driven leader as its next CEO.  The CEO provides strategic direction and overall leadership to Braille Institute by articulating vision, setting goals, strengthening culture, and empowering the executive team, while working collaboratively with the Board of Directors.  The CEO is responsible for ensuring that Braille Institute’s fiscal, operational, fundraising, marketing, human resources, technology, and program strategies are effectively implemented throughout the organization.  The CEO will be a strategic and forward-thinking leader with a pioneering spirit, who effectively utilizes strong business acumen and discipline to inform all decisions.  The successful candidate will bring a track record of excellence in senior leadership positions, ideally from a complex, multi-site nonprofit human service organization recognized for its commitment to exemplary service to the community and its clients.  The CEO must have a solid understanding of effective, forward-looking fiscal management, demonstrate an ability to recruit, develop, inspire, and collaborate with a diverse staff, and will have a management philosophy that supports a positive team culture, high performance as well as employee development and retention.  Excellent relationship-building skills and success in forming strong community partnerships are also essential.   A Bachelor’s degree is required; MBA, MPA, or related advanced degree is preferred.  The annual salary range for this position is $375,000 to $425,000 based on experience.

Braille Institute has retained Morris & Berger to conduct the CEO search. To view the full position description, please visit https://pub.lucidpress.com/morrisberger_2195/.  To apply, please submit an application, including a resume and a letter of interest, in confidence to Morris & Berger through their website: https://www.morrisberger.com/position.php?id=2195.