Interim Chief Executive Officer Full Time

LAHSA is an independent, Joint Powers Authority established by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles Mayor and City Council. LAHSA’s mission is to support, create, and sustain solutions to homelessness in Los Angeles County by providing leadership, advocacy, planning, and management of program funding. LAHSA is the lead agency in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, which is the regional planning body that coordinates housing and services for homeless families and individuals in Los Angeles County.

The Opportunity: Interim Chief Executive Officer
LAHSA seeks a strategic Interim Chief Executive Officer who is a change agent and champion of organizational development to lead the agency and collaborate with the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles and other partners during a time of system transition.

Reporting directly to the LAHSA Commission, the Interim CEO will focus on providing strong temporary leadership, strategic guidance, and stability during a transitional period. The role involves stabilizing the organization, managing change, exceptional financial management, and ensuring smooth operations until a permanent CEO is hired. The leader must have the ability to bridge and maintain close partnerships with the City and County of Los Angeles to help ensure a successful transition of funding to the new County department and maintain active engagement and relationships with the City of Los Angeles to manage City funding while defining continued responsibilities connected with continued City funding to LAHSA. Tactical engagement and bridge building with both entities to ensure the stability and maintenance of service delivery will be vital throughout the transformational process.

The LAHSA Commission is open to the Interim CEO applying and being considered for the permanent Chief Executive Officer position.

The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

• Stabilization and Continuity:
  • Ensure ongoing operations, maintain employee morale, and provide clear communication to employees and stakeholders.
  • Create strategic and real-time feedback loops with funders, providers, and people experiencing homelessness to ensure effective and timely services.
  • Lead a healthy and positive culture through change management and strategic shifts.
• Strategic Guidance:
  • Provide direction and support in areas needing immediate attention, such as operational improvements, strategic planning, and change management.
  • Develop short-range plans, policies, and priorities for LAHSA.
• Change Management:
  • Effectively lead and implement necessary changes, while also preparing the organization for a permanent CEO’s leadership.
• Financial Oversight:
  • Successful management of multi-million-dollar budgets.
  • Full comprehension and oversight of complex funding including the importance of effective fiscal responsibility, contracts, monitoring, and budget systems in a large organization.
  • Work with the senior leadership to finalize the FY25/26 budget and prepare the FY26/27 budget.
  • Improve financial systems to manage assets and develop systems to support compliance and track expenditures to ensure financial sustainability.
• Performance Improvement:
  • Identify areas for improvement, develop and implement action plans to address short term challenges, and ensure financial stability.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with the Commission, employees, and other key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and effective communication.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experienced Leadership:
  • A proven track record in leading organizations through challenging situations, such as turnaround or transformation.
• Strong Communication:
  • Ability to effectively convey information, build trust, and manage expectations with all stakeholders.
• Financial Acumen:
  • Proven track record in financial management, planning, and financial analysis.
• Strategic Acumen:
  • Understanding the organization’s needs, goals, and values, and providing strategic guidance and direction.
• Adaptability and Resilience:
  • Demonstrated ability to pivot quickly, adapt to change, and manage the organization effectively during a transitional period.
• Collaboration and Teamwork:
  • Experience working effectively with Boards, Commissions, management teams, and employees to achieve common goals and strategic initiatives.

Training & Experience

• Recommended Experience
  The ideal candidate will have at least ten 10 years of progressively responsible fiscal and leadership oversight of a major complex organization serving in a senior executive level capacity. The candidate should also possess experience successfully working with a governing Commission or Board of Directors.
• Recommended Education
  Advanced degree from an accredited college or university, a relevant professional license, and/or any combination of education, training and experience in a related executive level career is required.
• Compensation & Benefits
  Compensation will be commensurate with responsibilities and experience. Specific salary placement will be within the range of $250,000 to $385,000. Benefits include employer-sponsored medical and dental plans (including dependent coverage), and company paid employee parking or transit pass. There is no employer-sponsored pension offered with this interim role.
• The Selection Process
  • This is a confidential process and will be handled accordingly throughout all phases of the recruitment and selection process. Nominations and submittals from interested candidates are desired immediately and/or by May 30, 2025. The recruitment is open until the position is filled. Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply early; evaluation of qualifications will be done throughout the recruitment process. Only a select number of highly qualified individuals will be invited to participate in a formal interview process. The Management Committee of the LAHSA Commission will conduct preliminary interviews.

An electronic version of all submittals is required. Interested candidates should apply immediately by submitting a job application, comprehensive resume and compelling cover letter of interest to Keshia Douglas, Deputy Chief Talent Officer to the job posting found on government jobs.com. Job applications/Resumes received by May 30, 2025, will receive first consideration. Confidential inquiries are welcome.

We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at humanresources@lahsa.org.

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Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave
Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee’s initial date of hire.

• Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
• Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
• More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year

Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President’s Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People’s Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees are entitled to two (2) “Floating Holidays” during the calendar year.

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