Chief Administration Officer (Mat-Su Health Foundation)
Wasilla, AK
Full Time
Executive
About the Foundation
Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is the official business name of Valley Hospital Association, Inc., which shares ownership in Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. In this capacity, MSHF board members and representatives actively participate in the governance of Mat-Su’s community hospital to protect the community’s interest in this important healthcare institution. Grounded in organizational values of prevention, access, wellness, fairness, equity, and collaboration, the MSHF mission is to improve the health and wellness of Alaskans living in the Mat-Su. Through grantmaking, convening of local partners, and policy change, the foundation’s work has resulted in significant improvements in systems that support the health of Mat-Su residents in areas such as behavioral health, child welfare, crisis response, community connections, workforce development, transportation, housing, and senior services.
Position Summary:
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides executive leadership and strategic oversight of the Mat-Su Health Foundation’s administrative operations, including Information Technology, Human Resources, Administrative Services, Grants Management, and Facilities Management. The CAO serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring efficient internal operations, organizational effectiveness, and a healthy workplace culture. The CAO is also the co-lead with the Chief Community Impact Officer (CCIO) as executive sponsor(s) for advancing cultural competence and promoting equity, justice and belonging across the organization.
Job Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership
Ideal Candidate Attributes
Required Qualifications
Other duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Supervisory responsibilities: This position requires experience in positively managing personnel to achieve foundation objectives and leads an internal executive leadership team.
Work environment: Employee will be working in a typical office environment with offices, moderate temperature, and equipment noise.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation for this position is between $165,000-175,000 annually. The Mat-Su Health Foundation offers a competitive benefits package, generous paid time off, and other benefits.
Physical demands: Employee will be spending considerable time at a desk using a computer terminal and using personal vehicle to travel to various locations in the community, within the state, and outside Alaska for meetings, relationship-building, and education.
To Apply: Mat-Su Health Foundation has exclusively retained Impact Search Advisors by Nonprofit HR to assist in the recruitment efforts for the CAO role. For consideration, interested candidates should submit a completed application, resume, and cover letter. Your cover letter must address your experience and qualifications as aligned with the needs of the organization, as well as your specific interest in Mat-Su Health Foundation. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Applications submitted by September 5, 2025 will be prioritized.
EEO statement: Mat-Su Health Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is the official business name of Valley Hospital Association, Inc., which shares ownership in Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. In this capacity, MSHF board members and representatives actively participate in the governance of Mat-Su’s community hospital to protect the community’s interest in this important healthcare institution. Grounded in organizational values of prevention, access, wellness, fairness, equity, and collaboration, the MSHF mission is to improve the health and wellness of Alaskans living in the Mat-Su. Through grantmaking, convening of local partners, and policy change, the foundation’s work has resulted in significant improvements in systems that support the health of Mat-Su residents in areas such as behavioral health, child welfare, crisis response, community connections, workforce development, transportation, housing, and senior services.
Position Summary:
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides executive leadership and strategic oversight of the Mat-Su Health Foundation’s administrative operations, including Information Technology, Human Resources, Administrative Services, Grants Management, and Facilities Management. The CAO serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring efficient internal operations, organizational effectiveness, and a healthy workplace culture. The CAO is also the co-lead with the Chief Community Impact Officer (CCIO) as executive sponsor(s) for advancing cultural competence and promoting equity, justice and belonging across the organization.
Job Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the President & CEO and executive team on operational, cultural, and administrative matters.
- Translate organizational strategy into scalable operational systems, practices, and policies.
- Support long-term planning, operational budgeting, and organizational performance metrics.
- Provide strategic direction for all human resource functions with a deep understanding of HR best practices, compensation systems, and organizational development.
- Lead talent acquisition, performance management, benefits administration, employee relations, and workforce planning.
- Ensure HR practices reflect a strong commitment to equity, legal compliance, and organizational health.
- Foster a healthy workplace culture.
- Guide succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
- Oversee the development and implementation of IT infrastructure, security, and systems that support MSHF’s strategic and operational goals.
- Ensure data integrity, cybersecurity protocols, and effective use of technology across teams.
- Provide strategic and operational oversight of grants management functions, including the management of MSHF funds, pass-through funding, and grants MSHF receives for programmatic purposes.
- Ensure the maintenance, security, and functionality of MSHF’s physical facilities and office operations.
- Lead planning and implementation of facilities improvements and space planning initiatives.
- Supervise administrative staff and support services to ensure efficient internal workflows.
- Champion MSHF’s commitment to a culture of equity, belonging, justice and inclusion in internal operations and culture.
- Lead initiatives to increase cultural competence across the organization.
- Oversee the integration of equitable practices into policies, decision-making, and organizational norms.
Ideal Candidate Attributes
- Alignment with the mission and values of the Mat-Su Health Foundation.
- Inclusive leadership style with a strong commitment to a relationship-based, ‘people first’ approach; establishing trust at all levels of interaction.
- Ability to collaboratively and independently engage in strategic decision-making that prioritizes the MSHF mission and reflects the qualities of integrity, loyalty, ethics, and discretion.
- Ability to translate strategy into action; a problem solver always looking for the next solution.
- Ability to hear differing perspectives, engage in healthy discourse, reconcile conflicting views, and champion collective outcomes and decisions.
- Strives for equity; welcomes and honors differences in perspective, identity, and culture.
- Flexible work style with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Advocates for necessary changes and adapts messaging for various audiences to gain buy-in.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, public administration, or a related field – or a combination of education and progressively responsible experience in administrative leadership.
- Minimum of 6 years of progressive leadership experience in administrative operations, with significant responsibility for HR and operations oversight.
- Robust knowledge of human resources practices, systems, and compliance, including HR law, compensation, performance management, and organizational development.
- Proven experience building and leading cross-functional teams and managing complex operational systems.
- Strong understanding of DEIB principles and demonstrated experience integrating cultural competence into organizational practice.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and strategic thinking skills.
Other duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Supervisory responsibilities: This position requires experience in positively managing personnel to achieve foundation objectives and leads an internal executive leadership team.
Work environment: Employee will be working in a typical office environment with offices, moderate temperature, and equipment noise.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation for this position is between $165,000-175,000 annually. The Mat-Su Health Foundation offers a competitive benefits package, generous paid time off, and other benefits.
Physical demands: Employee will be spending considerable time at a desk using a computer terminal and using personal vehicle to travel to various locations in the community, within the state, and outside Alaska for meetings, relationship-building, and education.
To Apply: Mat-Su Health Foundation has exclusively retained Impact Search Advisors by Nonprofit HR to assist in the recruitment efforts for the CAO role. For consideration, interested candidates should submit a completed application, resume, and cover letter. Your cover letter must address your experience and qualifications as aligned with the needs of the organization, as well as your specific interest in Mat-Su Health Foundation. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Applications submitted by September 5, 2025 will be prioritized.
EEO statement: Mat-Su Health Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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