Summary
Description
The Board of Directors of the SC Community Loan Fund (“SCCLF”) has retained
The Boland Group to facilitate the 2025 CEO Selection Process
Location: Charleston, Columbia or Greenville SC (local candidates preferred)
Compensation: $150-200K salary based on relevant experience, with some flexibility for superbly qualified applicants + benefits + negotiable performance bsed bonus.
About the Opportunity: SCCLF is a certified Community Development Entity (CDE) and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). With offices in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, SCCLF’s diverse board and staff reflect the communities served. One of only three certified loan fund CDFIs in the State, in 2024 SCCLF celebrated 20 years of economic growth and development fueled by catalytic community investment driving over $1B in community lending and investment. Today, SCCLF has a $51M in assets and has allocated $85M in New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs). This is a unique opportunity to spearhead a thriving organization (not reliant on federal funding) to do even more good from a position of unprecedented stability and strength. The culmination of a multi-year succession planning process, opportunities like these are rare, coming about only every second, third or even fourth decade.
About the Position: We’re looking for a proven leader committed to equitable access to economic opportunity, and proven experience in banking or nonprofit management. To ensure the organization’s effective operation and growth, you’ll oversee the day-to-day operations, direction and fiscal management of the organization. You’ll build intentional relationships with the staff, board, volunteers, donors and investors. As the successful candidate, you’ll have general management experience gained leading the operations, finances, capitalization, people and infrastructure of an entity with a multi-million dollar budget. You’ll report to the Board Chair and lead 16 engaged employees and contractors, including a talented senior leadership team: a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer and a Chief Lending Officer.
Responsibilities: As the successful candidate for CEO, you’ll bring a proven track record of:
- Best Practices & Compliance at the federal, state and local level.
- Capitalization, Lending & Financial Management: of an evolving, high impact business
- Board Governance: empower board-driven committee structure and strategic plan.
- Advocacy, Community Relations & Fund Development: Develop / maintain relationships with donors, funders, nonprofits, private entities, government, and community.
- Operations: Technology, Human Resources & Facilities: Ensure cost-effective processes/infrastructure in place for organization to successfully execute the strategic plan.
Requirements: In addition, you’ll have these minimum qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of fifteen years of nonprofit, lending or financial services experience, including at least ten years of people management, operations, financial management, budgeting, lending, fiscal integrity, compliance, capitalization, fundraising, public relations and strategic planning.
- Previous general management experience as a nonprofit ED or CEO strongly preferred.
- Experience working for or with nonprofit CDFIs strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing a diverse funding strategy.
- Exceptional emotional intelligence with excellent communication & public speaking skills
- Superior interpersonal effectiveness, e.g. inspiring fundraiser, skilled in media interviews.
- Strategic thinker with strong organizational management skills; proven ability to ongoing process improvement, increasingly effective and efficient use of finite resources.
- Knowledge of local, statewide and national resources for funding and technical assistance, coupled with an understanding of local, state-wide and regional community needs.
To Apply / Receive a full Position Overview: send resume and salary requirements to Ann Boland via CEO@MissionDrivenSearch.org. Qualified candidates will be contacted immediately.
