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Posted: 23-Jun-26

Location: Washington, D.C.

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Executive Director/CEO

Required Education:

Masters

Additional Information:

Hybrid/Remote is allowed.

Certifications:

CAE

Earners of the Certified Association Executive have demonstrated, through experience and passing an exam, that they have practical experience in association management and executive level knowledge in defined competencies. Earners pledge to uphold codes of ethics and professional conduct. The CAE is maintained through ongoing association management professional development and leadership activities. The CAE Program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) serves as the organization’s chief strategist, thought leader, and operational executive. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO provides visionary, collaborative, and accountable leadership to advance NONPF’s mission to optimize quality and cultivate leaders in nurse practitioner (NP) education.

The CEO leads a national, mission-driven professional association representing the vast majority of NP educational programs in the United States. The CEO ensures organizational excellence; advances innovation in NP education; influences national policy; strengthens membership value; and secures the financial sustainability necessary for NONPF to thrive as the preeminent global voice for NP educators. 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Vision, Leadership & Governance

• Partner with the Board of Directors to develop, implement, and monitor a forward-looking Strategic Plan aligned with NONPF’s mission, vision, and values. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Board, providing timely, data-informed insight to support effective governance, decision-making, generative, and fiduciary oversight.
• Foster strong Board engagement, committee effectiveness, and leadership development across the organization.
• Sustain and strengthen a cohesive, high-functioning Board culture, enabling alignment on complex and sometimes competing priorities. 

Programs & Innovation

• Oversee the leadership of national initiatives and facilitate dialogue, aligned with NONPF’s mission, on NP education, workforce needs, and health policy.
• Allocate resources and oversee the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of educational programs, conferences, publications, and member resources to ensure relevance, quality, and impact.

External Relations, Policy & Advocacy

• Enhance NONPF’s visibility, credibility, and reputation nationally and globally.
• Represents NONPF nationally with policymakers, federal agencies, academic partners, health systems, coalitions, and peer organizations.
• Anticipate and position NONPF to lead in NP education through strategic partnerships and advocacy leadership.
• Cultivate key relationships with other associations and organizations that share common goals and objectives. 

Organizational & Operational Leadership

• Lead and scale a high-performing staff team, fostering professionalism, performance accountability, and collaboration.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, policies, and systems to ensure efficiency, compliance, and strong internal controls.
• Align organizational resources, staffing, and infrastructure with strategic priorities.

Financial Stewardship & Resource Development

• Ensure long-term financial sustainability through responsible budgeting, financial oversight, and performance monitoring.
• Expand, advance, and diversify revenue streams, including membership growth, grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and new programs or services.
• Partner with the Board and staff to build development strategies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Required
• Master’s degree in business, leadership, or related field
• Skill acumen/Foundational knowledge with non-profit management, budgets and regulations
• 3-5 or more years of Senior executive leadership experience, ideally within national professional associations.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, organizational leadership, financial and program management, and staff development.
• 3 or more years of experience in national policy development, relationship building, and influencing national conversations.
• Must be proficient with technology.
• Ability to travel 20-25%
• Preferred 
• Doctorate degree in research, leadership, business, or related field
• Certified Association Executive (CAE)
• Nurse Practitioner certification and experience or clinical nursing doctorate

Personal Qualities 

• Core Qualities
  • Visionary Thinking: Innovative and strategic thinker with the ability to operate at both enterprise and execution levels, anticipate future market trends   
  • Decisiveness: The ability to make difficult decisions with incomplete data; have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; and maintain trust.
  • Adaptability: The ability to shift strategies rapidly when economic conditions change.
  • Integrity: Upholding ethical standards under financial, time, or other pressures. Unimpeachable character.
  • Risk Tolerance: The ability to balance financial and operational risks with calculated safety margins.
  • Humility: Have high emotional intelligence and ability to unify stakeholders; and the ability to listen to experts and admit personal mistakes. 
  • Relatability: Having exceptional relationship-building and partnership skillsThe ability to relate well to a wide range of constituencies, build trust, navigate complexity, and drive alignment among stakeholders.
• Key Communication Styles
  • Persuasive: The ability to inspire others, maintain executive presence and credibility, and influence senior stakeholders (including policymakers, CEOs, and the public). 
  • Clarity: The ability to simplify complex organizational strategy into clear goals.
  • Active Listening: The ability to gather diverse perspectives before making a final call or driving shared decision-making.
• Key Execution Characteristics
  • Focus: The ability to prioritize high-impact goals while filtering out operational noise.
  • Accountability: Owning organizational failures completely without shifting blame.
  • Curiosity: Demonstrating ongoing learning about competitors, market trends, economic challenges, technologies.

About National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) is a national leader and global partner uniting and mobilizing a workforce of highly skilled, adaptive, and diverse nurse practitioner (NP) educators to advance excellence in NP education. As the only organization specifically devoted to driving excellence in NP education and promoting quality nurse practitioner (NP) education at the national level, our mission is to optimize quality and cultivate leaders who prepare the next generation of NPs to meet the evolving healthcare needs of our nation.

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