Executive Director
| Organization | Children's Center |
| Date Posted | February 24, 2026 |
| City | Oregon City |
| State | Oregon |
| Location | 100% On-site |
| Type of Position | Full-Time |
| Primary Job Function | Executive Leadership |
| Secondary Job Function | Fundraising |
| Experience Requirement | 5-10 years |
| Salary Range | $135,000 – $145,000 annually |
Description & Details
Title: Executive Director
Reports to: Board of Directors (via Board Chair)
Salary: $135,000 - $145,000 annually
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, EAP, PTO, retirement (see benefits for full detail)
Hours: Full-time, Exempt, 40 hours, Monday – Friday with occasional weekend or evening events.
Location: Oregon City, OR.
About Us:
Children’s Center is a private, nonprofit Children’s Advocacy Center accredited by the National Children’s Alliance, working with the Clackamas County community to end child abuse and neglect through assessment, treatment, and prevention. Our vision is to build a world where all children feel safe, valued, and heard. At Children’s Center, WE CARE—for the children and families we serve, for ourselves, for each other, and for our community.
Children’s Center provides compassionate, trauma centered care to children and families experiencing suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, including drug endangerment and exposure to violence. We meet our mission by providing comprehensive Assessments that include medical examinations, forensic interviews and family support services. Our therapy team provides Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) to children who have experienced the trauma of abuse and neglect, and our prevention program delivers community-based outreach and education designed to prevent abuse and strengthen protective factors across the community.
Organizational Context
The Children’s Center is a place where collaboration is genuine, relationships matter, and the team consistently rises to meet challenges with professionalism and heart. We are proud of the culture we’ve built—one with a shared purpose, and a belief in the importance of our work. Though the Children’s Center has navigated leadership transitions and budget constraints that have required adaptability, creativity, and resilience, our dedicated staff have remained deeply committed to our mission and to one another while delivering critical, high-impact services to children and families.
We are at an important moment of transition and opportunity like many mission-driven organizations in today’s nonprofit landscape. The Children’s Center is focused on strengthening internal systems, leadership capacity, and external partnerships. This includes continued investment in fundraising infrastructure, financial stewardship, and collaborative relationships with funders, agency partners, and the broader community. Fundraising leadership is a strategic priority to ensure stability, rebuild operating reserves over time, and support staff delivering essential services.
The next Executive Director will guide the Children’s Center through this period of transition, partnering closely in collaboration with the Board of Directors to ensure stability, accountability, and long-term sustainability. The Board is committed to supporting a leader who brings steadiness, transparency, and disciplined leadership to this work.
About You:
You are a seasoned nonprofit leader who is excited to support and partner with a team of highly skilled, passionate, staff. You find purpose in guiding organizations through transitions, and are seeking a role that requires staying power, patience, and sustained leadership. There will be moments that require steadiness, compassion, and clear judgment, and you bring grounded leadership to environments experiencing instability, constraint, or transition. You understand that people, mission, and trust come first, especially in trauma-exposed work, and you lead with empathy while maintaining clear accountability and results.
Throughout your career, you have helped organizations regain footing during periods of financial strain, leadership turnover, or organizational fatigue. You bring deep experience in fundraising and financial leadership, including personally carrying major donor relationships, managing complex nonprofit budgets, and making disciplined decisions that protect both mission and people. You are skilled at building strong relationships with staff, donors, and partners by being honest about challenges, consistent in action, and present through change.
Valuing long-term stewardship over quick wins is one of your core values. You are well-versed in nonprofit leadership and confident partnering with boards to promote strong governance and you see board leadership as a shared responsibility essential to organizational stability. You are motivated by the opportunity to strengthen systems, support long-term resilience, and help sustain your organization's impact in service of its community.
Position Summary:
The Executive Director (ED) is the chief executive and strategic leader of Children’s Center and is responsible for guiding the organization through stabilization and long-term positioning. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED leads overall organizational strategy, financial sustainability, fundraising, operations, and board partnership, while working closely with the Board to establish and implement a shared vision aligned with the organization’s mission and values.
The Executive Director ensures that the organization operates as a cohesive, mission-driven system, bringing staff together across functions to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed services to children and families. This includes fostering strong partnerships with agency and system partners, supporting clinical leadership to ensure excellence in service delivery, and serving as the primary external ambassador for Children’s Center. The ED provides visible, accountable leadership for fundraising and community relationship-building efforts and manages the organization in a way that upholds its mission, values, policies, and procedures.
This role requires an experienced nonprofit executive who brings clarity, discipline, and steadiness to a complex environment. The Executive Director is expected to lead efforts to strengthen fundraising and financial performance, promote alignment and clarity across staff, board, donors, and community partners, and position the organization for strong governance, financial health, and sustained mission impact.
Application Instructions
How to Apply: Nonprofit Professionals Now (“NPN”) is pleased to work with the Children’s Center to fill the role of Executive Director.
All applications must contain a resume and cover letter. Once materials are submitted, NPN staff will review as part of the hiring process.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026
Application Portal: https://tinyurl.com/ChildrensCtrED