Vice President and Chief of Staff
A Chance In Life - New York, NY
A Chance In Life is seeking a Vice President and Chief of Staff who will combine strategic partnership development with executive strategy and organizational execution. The mandate is split evenly: roughly half the role will focus on strategic growth and partnerships, and half on executive strategy and organizational execution. Both halves require independent thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to turn opportunities into results. This role offers the opportunity to work directly with a CEO who has led international growth, built a direct-service program in New York City, and is now executing an ambitious, Board-approved five-year plan. It offers direct involvement in executive decisions, financial strategy, Board priorities, and senior external relationships, with every part of the work connected to young people's lives and prospects. The scope can grow with performance and organizational needs.
In 1945, Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing built communities in Italy for children orphaned and displaced by the war. What set them apart was not the shelter they provided but the trust they extended: the children elected their own mayors, governed their towns, managed their institutions, and learned leadership by practicing it. Decades before Positive Youth Development became an academic field, Boys' Towns of Italy was living it. In 2015, under President and CEO Gabriele Delmonaco and with the Board's approval, the organization became A Chance In Life and extended its founding philosophy to partners in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. In 2020, it opened The Village on Staten Island, its first directly operated program in the United States, bringing youth leadership, education, workforce preparation, food access, and family support together in one community-centered setting.
A Chance In Life has spent the past decade building reach: an international mission, a direct-service presence in New York City, and relationships and institutional assets that create real opportunities for growth. The coming period is about building the financial and organizational strength to match. The Board-approved 2027 to 2031 Strategic Financial Transformation Plan sets five priorities: strengthen and diversify revenue, develop substantial corporate and institutional partnerships, secure The Village's long-term sustainability, improve organizational effectiveness, and build a Mission Reserve with a $5 million target by December 31, 2031.
"I need a colleague who understands what a new partnership, a sound financial decision or a plan carried through can mean in a young person’s life. Someone who can see possibilities we have missed, bring the right people together and stay with the work long enough to make something happen. The mission gives us a reason to be ambitious. It also gives us a responsibility to be practical." — Gabriele Delmonaco, President and CEO
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
In 1945, Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing built communities in Italy for children orphaned and displaced by the war. What set them apart was not the shelter they provided but the trust they extended: the children elected their own mayors, governed their towns, managed their institutions, and learned leadership by practicing it. Decades before Positive Youth Development became an academic field, Boys' Towns of Italy was living it. In 2015, under President and CEO Gabriele Delmonaco and with the Board's approval, the organization became A Chance In Life and extended its founding philosophy to partners in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. In 2020, it opened The Village on Staten Island, its first directly operated program in the United States, bringing youth leadership, education, workforce preparation, food access, and family support together in one community-centered setting.
A Chance In Life has spent the past decade building reach: an international mission, a direct-service presence in New York City, and relationships and institutional assets that create real opportunities for growth. The coming period is about building the financial and organizational strength to match. The Board-approved 2027 to 2031 Strategic Financial Transformation Plan sets five priorities: strengthen and diversify revenue, develop substantial corporate and institutional partnerships, secure The Village's long-term sustainability, improve organizational effectiveness, and build a Mission Reserve with a $5 million target by December 31, 2031.
"I need a colleague who understands what a new partnership, a sound financial decision or a plan carried through can mean in a young person’s life. Someone who can see possibilities we have missed, bring the right people together and stay with the work long enough to make something happen. The mission gives us a reason to be ambitious. It also gives us a responsibility to be practical." — Gabriele Delmonaco, President and CEO
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.