Career Opportunity : Mission-Driven Executive Director

Salary Range: $124,000–$144,000

About the Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center

The Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center (CCRCAC) exists to ensure that children who have experienced abuse or exploitation are met with safety, dignity, and coordinated care. Serving Carson City and seven surrounding rural Nevada counties, CCRCAC operates under the nationally recognized Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model. We bring law enforcement, child protection, prosecutors, medical providers, mental health professionals, and victim advocates together in one child-friendly setting so that children only have to tell their story once.

Our programs span a continuum of care, including crisis response, forensic interviewing, medical coordination, trauma-informed mental health services, and family advocacy, ensuring children receive comprehensive support from investigation through recovery. In rural Nevada, this infrastructure did not previously exist. CCRCAC is building it, with excellence, integrity, and deep collaboration.

We are seeking a strategic, steady, and mission-driven Executive Director to lead the organization into its next phase of growth, sustainability, and accreditation.

Our goal is to ensure that every child within our catchment area who has been traumatized by  sexual abuse, physical abuse or by witnessing homicide or domestic violence receives immediate, compassionate, and effective investigation, assessment, and if needed, mental health treatment. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for ensuring the organization consistently achieves its mission and financial objectives.

Program Development Responsibilities

• Oversee the current and future development and implementation of CCRCAC’s programmatic, organizational, and financial plans in alignment with the Child Advocacy Center model and the organization’s mission to serve abused and exploited children across rural Nevada.
• Oversee and maintain CCRCAC’s core services, including forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, victim advocacy, medical collaboration, and trauma-informed mental health support, while also thoughtfully exploring mission-aligned program enhancements and services that address emerging community needs.
• Ensure that all CCRCAC programs are implemented with a high level of excellence, professionalism, and adherence to trauma-informed and evidence-based standards of care.

Administrative Responsibilities 

• Develop and implement a long-range strategy consistent with CCRCAC’s mission to strengthen the coordinated, trauma-informed response to child abuse across Carson City and the surrounding rural counties.
• Keep the Board of Directors fully informed on the organization’s operational, financial, and programmatic condition, as well as key factors influencing CCRCAC’s growth, accreditation progress, and community impact.
• Ensure CCRCAC complies with National Children’s Alliance (NCA) accreditation standards and maintains alignment with best practices for Child Advocacy Centers nationwide.
• Maintain strong inter-agency relationships with Nevada law enforcement departments, Nevada Child Welfare agencies, District Attorneys and Prosecutors, Victim/Witness Programs, medical and mental health providers, and community partners who comprise CCRCAC’s multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee CCRCAC’s day-to-day operations and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including proper maintenance of confidential case records and organizational documents.

Financial & Grant Management Responsibilities 

• Oversee the development and maintenance of sound financial practices that ensure CCRCAC’s long-term sustainability and responsible stewardship of funds dedicated to serving abused and exploited children across rural Nevada.
• Collaborate with the contracted Certified Public Accounting firm, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors in preparing an annual budget and ensuring the organization operates within established budgetary guidelines while supporting core Child Advocacy Center services.
• Lead fundraising efforts, including directly managing major donor relationships, grant applications, and reporting, to sustain and expand CCRCAC’s multidisciplinary response, forensic services, and trauma-informed support for children and families.

Development, Communication, and Public Relations Responsibilities 

• Provide leadership and actively engage in development efforts that sustain and strengthen CCRCAC’s child advocacy, forensic, and trauma-informed services across Carson City and the surrounding rural counties.
• Foster new donor relationships while maintaining existing partnerships with foundations, corporations, civic organizations, and individual supporters committed to protecting children and strengthening rural communities.
• Maintain strong relationships with the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Nevada and the National Children’s Alliance, ensuring CCRCAC remains connected to statewide and National child advocacy center networks and best practices.
• Represent CCRCAC’s mission, goals, and programs through public presentations, educational programs, community networking, and media communications, serving as a visible and credible advocate for children and families impacted by abuse.

Personnel Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a professional, mission-driven climate that attracts, retains, and motivates a diverse staff committed to protecting children and supporting families impacted by abuse across rural Nevada.

• Oversee the recruitment, employment, and release of all personnel, ensuring CCRCAC maintains a qualified and trauma-informed team aligned with Child Advocacy Center best practices.
• Ensure that job descriptions are developed, regular performance reviews are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place to support accountability, collaboration, and organizational growth.
• Ensure that an effective management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place to sustain CCRCAC’s services and long-term stability.
• Develop and promote initiatives that address self-care, vicarious trauma, and secondary traumatic stress among staff, recognizing the emotional demands of child abuse response and fostering a healthy work environment through regular check-ins, access to wellness resources, and opportunities for debriefing and peer support.
• Cultivate an environment of psychological safety, open communication, and teamwork by encouraging constructive feedback, mutual support, and a strong sense of camaraderie to help staff navigate the challenges inherent in forensic, advocacy, and trauma-informed work.
• Encourage staff development and continuing education to ensure CCRCAC remains aligned with evolving Child Advocacy Center standards and evidence-based practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as business, human services, public health, or other related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of executive management experience with a proven track record of fundraising, financial management, and personnel management.
• Demonstrated understanding of trauma work and experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma. While formal training as a therapist is not required for the Executive Director role, the ability to support staff in managing their caseloads through trauma-informed care practices is essential.
• Proven ability to create a supportive work environment, including organizing off-site events for staff and being understanding of staff’s psychological needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement, personnel management, cultural competency, and effective communication, ensuring operational efficiency and cohesive teamwork.
• Ability to effectively lead fundraising efforts, including direct management of large donor relationships.
• Embodying a passionate interest in our core mission of helping abused and neglected children and their families.

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced degree in a relevant field such as business, human services, public health, or other related field.
• Professional experience working in a therapy-related field or trauma-informed setting.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in managing and achieving capital campaign fundraising goals.

Compensation

Salary is based on experience and qualifications with a range of $124,000 to $144,000 annually, with additional flexibility based on prior experience or skills. Benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a matching retirement plan option.

This role primarily operates within the office environment, encouraging collaboration and effective communication. However, occasional remote work is permitted in alignment with the company’s flexible work policy and individual needs.

CCRCAC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment or service delivery on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please send a resume and cover letter to  hiring@ccruralcac.org.

Jan T. Marson

CCRCAC Executive Director