Chief Operating Officer

Core responsibilities include:

• Serve as the main point of contact for the national office for all operational and administrative challenges, minimizing disruptions and ensuring timely responses to questions.
• Provide executive oversight of all financial functions, including budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and compliance.
• Provide executive oversight of Human Resources, ensuring equitable and transparent policies and practices, compensation, benefits, performance management, and employee relations.
• Develop and implement organizational policies, oversee facilities, technology systems, IT support, office management, and risk management practices.

This role creates positive change by ensuring efficient operations and financial stewardship at Camp Fire, enabling the organization to provide safe spaces and youth development programs that help young people navigate challenges and thrive.

Required qualifications include:

• At least 15 years of experience leading operational functions at nonprofit organizations, with increasing responsibilities over time.
• Strong writing and communication skills, with ability to work at both strategic and detailed tactical levels.
• Experience setting up and maintaining effective internal systems, procedures, and operations, including experience with various technology tools.
• Demonstrated interest in youth development, outdoor and camp experiences, inclusion and belonging, and/or stakeholder engagement.

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

Camp Fire is an inclusive national youth development organization founded in 1910 that connects young people to the outdoors, to others, and to themselves through safe spaces and programs focused on relationships and life skills.