Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) seeks a collaborative and mission-driven Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to become part of an executive team that will lead the organization into its next era of impact. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the CSO will be responsible for leading the initiatives based on the strategy roadmap, cultivating donor partnerships (including major gifts), strengthening advocacy and policy efforts locally and nationally, and guiding the executive team on strategic priorities. The CSO collaborates with executive leadership, government officials, and community coalitions to strengthen philanthropic donor investment in AHCH, influence policy at regional and national levels, and drive systems-level solutions that improve outcomes for AHCH clients and advance efforts to end homelessness. The full Leadership Profile can be found here: https://www.abqhch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chief-strategy-officer-leadership-profile.pdf The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in public policy, law, public administration, or related field or commensurate relevant work experience and bring ten years of experience working with community-based organizations and diverse coalitions. Additionally, our ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience leading a high-performing development and communications or advancement team. This individual will understand the nuances of governmental contracts, major gifts donors, and be adept at maintaining high-level oversight of communications and philanthropy. Candidates should be strategic thinkers with a systems orientation, confident decision-makers grounded in humility, and clear communicators with a track record of leading through a challenging landscape. An understanding of health equity, client-centered care, and advocacy for people is essential. Minimum Qualifications: * Strong strategy development, planning, facilitation, and organizational skills * Experience directly supervising fund development and communications teams * Ability to work under tight timelines, think conceptually, and take a proactive role in executing and completing projects * Ability to work with peers to lead change, engender high performance, and foster innovation * Ability to balance strategy formulation and execution * Must have ability to analyze data and effectively communicate impact of data to AHCH leadership and staff * Excellent written and oral communications skills and experience and comfort with public speaking * Ability to engage in critical thought and assess effective programmatic solutions and policy response to homelessness * High level of organization and adherence to deadlines * Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliation, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities * Must be highly organized, process-driven, and detail-oriented with a strong ability to synthesize and prioritize large amounts of information. * Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization *   * Bachelor’s degree in public policy, law, public administration, or related field or commensurate relevant work experience * At least 5 years of experience in grant writing/fundraising management with at least 5 years of experience supervising a high performing team in a complex work environment * 10 years of experience working with community-based organizations and diverse coalitions     Preferred Qualifications: * Understanding of the importance of coalition and systems building activities and their impact on issue-based social change movements * Background in information technology and understanding of relevant emerging technologies * Bilingual Spanish/English * Master’s degree in business administration, public policy, law, public administration, social work, urban planning, or related field, or commiserate relevant work experience * 15 years of experience working with community-based organizations and diverse coalitions  All benefits start the month after you begin work: * Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership * Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization * Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization * Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment * Catastrophic Sick Time accrual * 7 Paid holidays * Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts * 401k with employer match * Student loan forgiveness eligible  We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. This organization participates in E-Verify.