The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, weโre committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The TeamThe foundationโs U.S. Program (USP) works to ensure that people navigating U.S. education systems and job markets can develop the knowledge, skills, and agency needed to thrive in their communities such that race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are no longer predictors of educational attainment and economic mobility and security. Our mission is to work with partners to:โ
Generate insights by using data, research, and evidence to illuminate inequities in education, workforce, and social systems and evaluate potential solutions;โ
Accelerate innovation of digitally enabled solutions and high-impact practices and supports that help educators and community leaders eliminate disparities; โ
Strengthen capacity of institutions, intermediaries, and leaders to implement these solutions, practices, and supports in their contexts to further test and prove their effectiveness and impact; โ
Improve enabling conditions, including data infrastructure, policy, and funding, so that proven solutions, practices, and supports can scale to ensure equitable outcomes; and โ
Engage partners to ensure that community voices, student voices, and other key stakeholder voices are included, heard, and incorporated into our work.โ
โOur mission reflects our belief in the power of evidence, data, technology, and innovation as essential and high-potential inputs to support educators and system leaders to deliver equitable impact for students and communities. USP works on five goals and this role focuses on Goal #5:โ
Increased kindergarten readiness and school and life success;โ
Increased academic and socio-emotional outcomes for K-12 students, with a focus on mathematics, to ensure they are on track for high-school graduation and college preparedness;โ
Increased successful transitions for K-12 students between high school and postsecondary systems; โ
Increased completions of quality, affordable postsecondary credentials that offer value through economic mobility and security; andโ
Increased outcomes for adults experiencing poverty with regards to economic success, power and autonomy, and being valued in their communities.
Our Economic Mobility and Opportunity (EMO) team works with local and state governments and policymakers, small and medium-sized businesses, community and advocacy organizations, funders, and researchers to help increase long-term economic security for people earning low incomes. Our target population is the 47 million people ages 16 to 64 whose annual incomes are below 200% of the federal poverty level, which translates to $27,180 for an individual and $55,500 for a family of four as of 2022. โ
โThe Economic Mobility & Opportunity strategy has three pillars: โ
Making Lives Better Now: Work to address the immediate needs of our focus population by supporting the creation and use of tools that help individuals and families access safety net benefits and tax credits as well as connect employers with skilled workers.โ
Public Good Creation and Dissemination: We provide tools, insights, and resources to local governments, businesses, and organizations to help them create more opportunities for people living in poverty to achieve economic success.โ
Critical Enablers: We collaborate with government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, funders, and others to increase the flow of capital, facilitate learning, and advance shared goals in a way that builds momentum around efforts in our two other focus areas.
Your Role
As a member of the Economic Mobility & Opportunity Leadership team, you are responsible for leading the strategic and operational planning and execution of integrated program areas. You lead all business processes, such as oversight of strategic planning, annual planning and budgeting, ongoing pipeline and portfolio management, business analysis, and the coordination of business strategies across the foundation. You are responsible for the effective use of team and Leadership Team in line with strategic goals. You also oversee, as an advisor to team and program leadership, the measurement, learning, and evaluation functions, the identification and implementation of process improvements, and policies and procedures.
*This position is a limited-term position for 11 months. Relocation will not be provided.
What Youโll Do
Ongoing strategy development and progress monitoring; responsible for evaluation of function and core processes.
Drive alignment of team's work to strategy and implementation plans.
Design analytical models to define strategy metrics, progress metrics, and set targets/goals; continuously refine data, metrics, and models; leads refresh of strategies.
Develop and execute portfolio management approach that fosters great stewardship, planning, and resource allocation.
Support continuous improvement and change management initiatives.
Provide feedback and advisory support to program teams on development and management of major grants.
Cultivate insights to communicate portfolio allocation and progress.
Oversee overall rhythm of business across team; accountable for strategy hierarchy and grantee partner engagement.
Design organization structure, promote culture and values, and facilitate retreats and cross-organizational collaboration; may monitor and manage succession planning, team performance, and development.
Responsible for hiring and managing the talent needed to achieve the foundationโs goals.
Foster enabling conditions for talent to thrive and be accountable for inclusive team culture.
Model and coach equitable decision-making, inclusive behaviors & actions; address escalated issues in a timely fashion.
Your Experience
An Advanced degree or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Comprehensive experience leading complex initiatives with budget responsibility at the institutional or organizational levels.
Comprehensive experience in developing and managing strong partnerships and relationships inside and outside of the organization, managing conflicts, and building consensus.
Comprehensive experience in strategic and operational planning and the execution of business strategies.
Mastery knowledge of strategy development and implementation, design of performance management system of goals, targets, and monitoring process.
Mastery ability in portfolio design and management to create an optimal investment mix to drive to a set of outcomes.
Mastery of structured problem solving and strategic business planning with the ability to easily identify and communicate frameworks to analyze issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to identify and communicate external and internal dynamics, as well as articulate implications for strategy, priorities, and team evolution.
*Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.
The salary range for this role is $233,600 to $362,200 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $254,700 to $394,700 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidateโs job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.