East Harris County Empowerment Council · 1 week ago
Chief Growth Officer
Greater Houston
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$115K/yr - $115K/yr
8+ years expEast Harris County Empowerment Council is a regional development anchor for East Harris County, seeking a Chief Growth Officer to architect their growth engine. This role focuses on designing systems for sustainable growth, ensuring organizational health, and fostering long-term partnerships without relying on individual efforts.
CharityNon ProfitSocial
Hiring Manager
Terence Narcisse, MBA, CNP
Responsibilities
Design and execute a multi-year growth strategy aligned to the EHCTX 2035 Plan
Build capital systems, not pipelines
Establish renewal logic
Protect EHCEC from misaligned money
Partner with the CEO on strategic tradeoffs
Own and steward EHCEC’s single corporate investment product
Build multi-year partnerships across: executive investment, workplace giving, brand visibility, workforce alignment
Eliminate fragmented asks
Design tiered investment pathways
Ensure a consistent corporate experience
Architect a scalable employer-based giving model
Build peer-driven leverage structures
Scale to 15+ employers in Year 1
Develop onboarding + campaign playbooks
Remove dependency on personal hustle
Build external leverage systems: peer investor councils, employer leadership tables, trusted intermediaries
Transition growth from: Person-dependent → System-dependent
Provide strategic leadership to the Director of Marketing & Brand
Protect EHCEC’s institutional voice
Ensure marketing ladders into: trust, credibility, long-term investment
Guard brand integrity
Align the Opportunity Guide to growth strategy
Serve on the Executive Leadership Team
Bring a capital lens to enterprise decisions
Partner with: CEO (strategy), COO (program capacity), Director of Finance (financial risk), CAO (talent systems)
Surface risks early
Pressure-test growth ideas
Lead the Resource Development Department
Directly manage: Director of Marketing & Brand, Growth & partnership staff
Build systems that: reduce burnout, create clarity, eliminate hero culture
Develop leaders, not task executors
Qualification
Required
8–12+ years in growth, partnerships, or institutional leadership
Proven experience building systems
Track record scaling organizations or initiatives
Executive presence
Comfort with ambiguity
Strong judgment
Low-ego leadership style
Ability to lead through influence
Design architecture across multiple revenue engines
Learn quickly across domains
Ask strategic questions
Build teams of subject-matter experts
Make disciplined tradeoffs
Lead at the enterprise level
Design and execute a multi-year growth strategy aligned to the EHCTX 2035 Plan
Build capital systems, not pipelines
Establish renewal logic
Protect EHCEC from misaligned money
Partner with the CEO on strategic tradeoffs
Own and steward EHCEC's single corporate investment product
Build multi-year partnerships across executive investment, workplace giving, brand visibility, workforce alignment
Eliminate fragmented asks
Design tiered investment pathways
Ensure a consistent corporate experience
Architect a scalable employer-based giving model
Build peer-driven leverage structures
Scale to 15+ employers in Year 1
Develop onboarding + campaign playbooks
Remove dependency on personal hustle
Build external leverage systems: peer investor councils, employer leadership tables, trusted intermediaries
Transition growth from person-dependent to system-dependent
Provide strategic leadership to the Director of Marketing & Brand
Protect EHCEC's institutional voice
Ensure marketing ladders into trust, credibility, long-term investment
Guard brand integrity
Align the Opportunity Guide to growth strategy
Serve on the Executive Leadership Team
Bring a capital lens to enterprise decisions
Partner with CEO (strategy), COO (program capacity), Director of Finance (financial risk), CAO (talent systems)
Surface risks early
Pressure-test growth ideas
Lead the Resource Development Department
Directly manage Director of Marketing & Brand, Growth & partnership staff
Build systems that reduce burnout, create clarity, eliminate hero culture
Develop leaders, not task executors
Preferred
Economic development
Chambers of commerce
Corporate CSR
Public–private partnerships
Large nonprofit leadership
Workforce intermediaries
Benefits
Full benefits
Company
East Harris County Empowerment Council
East Harris County Empowerment Council offers financial assistance to families and rebuilds lives after a disaster.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
OpenAI FoundationHouston Methodist Hospital
2025-12-03Grant
2022-06-02Grant
Leadership Team
Terence Narcisse, MBA, CNP
Founder+Chief Executive Officer
Christina Alley
Chief Impact Officer
Recent News
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