VP, Council Governance

Location: Remote within the US; Monday–Friday schedule with east coast hours strongly preferred; occasional evenings and weekends; travel up to 15%.

Salary: $137,000–$225,000 annually; this range applies only to NYC Metro-based employees.

Company

hirify.global is a mission-driven leadership development organization supporting girls through national programs and a federation of 111 local councils plus USA Girl Scouts Overseas.

What you will do

• Own the national governance operating model, shared standards, forums, tools, and ways of working across the council federation.
• Lead annual charter reviews, renewal processes, charter criteria, credentialing frameworks, quality assessments, and council recognition initiatives.
• Build dashboards, scorecards, evidence guides, sustainability tools, and reporting on financial, governance, membership, and operational health indicators.
• Partner with councils and internal teams on capability building, tailored support, remediation, viability reviews, and organizational transitions.
• Lead strategic alliances and mergers, including due diligence, decision frameworks, approvals, implementation, and integration.
• Supervise and develop the Council Governance team while driving accountability, collaboration, and high-quality delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• At least 12 years of demonstrated experience with deep knowledge of nonprofit governance, organizational standards, chartering or accreditation, and enterprise risk management.
• Expertise assessing organizational health across financial, governance, membership, and operational indicators; developing evidence-based standards and review methodologies; and guiding complex remediation, transition, or organizational change.
• Working knowledge of due diligence, mergers, strategic alliances, and board-level governance processes.
• Strategic systems thinking, executive presence, strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, consensus building, and cross-functional influence without direct authority.
• Project and change leadership, risk identification, problem solving, and the ability to manage sensitive and complex matters with diplomacy, objectivity, and accountability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and collaborative work-management tools.
• Advanced ability to design and manage assessment frameworks, scorecards, dashboards, decision tools, implementation plans, and executive-level reports.
• Strong analytical skills for synthesizing financial, operational, governance, and membership data into findings and recommendations.

Nice to have

• Experience leading communications for federated, chapter-based, franchise, membership, or similarly networked organizations.
• Experience in youth development, education, advocacy, or mission-driven work focused on girls and women.
• Experience supporting communications for documentary, entertainment, technology platform, or comparable high-visibility partnerships.
• Experience launching national research, reports, or public-facing thought leadership.
• Experience in consumer product or food and beverage communications related to large-scale seasonal or cause-driven campaigns.
• Experience working with volunteer leaders, community-based organizations, or local market stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote employment within the US with flexible work arrangements.
• 20+ paid time-off days, two floating holidays, nine workplace holidays, and a paid year-end office closure.
• Medical, behavioral health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, fertility assistance, and wellness benefits.
• Company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Health and wellness classes and activities throughout the year.