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Mission-Critical Mid-Level nonprofit jobs

Executive assistant, program manager, analyst, specialist, coordinator and officer roles. The positions a nonprofit cannot run without and that most executive boards never list.

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Common questions

What do mission-critical mid-level nonprofit jobs pay?

Across the 22 openings in this tier that state a figure, pay runs from $69,300 to $294,700, with the midpoint around $120,000. Pay tracks the budget of the organization more than the title does.

What counts as a mission-critical mid-level role?

Executive assistant, program manager, analyst, specialist, coordinator and officer roles. The positions a nonprofit cannot run without and that most executive boards never list.

How many mission-critical mid-level nonprofit jobs are open right now?

There are 38 open on this page today. The page stays when a role closes, so the next one appears at this same address.

Are mission-critical mid-level nonprofit jobs remote?

Of the 38 open now, 2 are remote, 5 are hybrid and 31 are on-site. The work setting is stated on every posting.

Which organizations hire for mission-critical mid-level roles?

Hiring on this page right now: American Heart Association, The Obama Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Relief, Princeton University, Scott County, Minnesota, Familywell Health, Massmutual.

Do any of these roles involve governance, risk or compliance?

7 of the 38 openings in this tier do, so they also appear on GRC Careers at grccareers.org. A nonprofit executive assistant who runs board governance is doing compliance work whether or not the title says so.

Does ExecSearches list executive assistant jobs?

Yes. The executive assistant to an executive director is a mission-critical role, not clerical support. Of the 20,100 postings in our archive, 1,391 are executive assistant roles. There is a template for writing one at execsearches.com/post-a-job/executive-assistant-job-description/.

Will an algorithm screen me out of a mission-critical mid-level role?

No. ExecSearches does not run resumes through automated screening and nobody is rejected by software. Every posting is reviewed by a person before it goes live.