Director, Strategic Planning and Impact Monitoring

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the CPO and planners to translate the strategic vision into clearly defined targets and goals that can be tracked, monitored, and reported against — serving as the bridge between strategy and measurable outcomes
• Ensure that grants awarded align to and roll up into the strategic targets and goals — so that funding decisions are always connected to the broader strategy, and that data collected across grant activity directly supports those targets and goals
• Lead the organization's impact monitoring process to evaluate and communicate the effectiveness of strategic priorities and grant investments
• Translate the results of impact evaluations into actionable learnings and insights that will be shared with lay leaders and the community.
• Lead financial analysis of grant investments, assessing return on strategic impact and ensuring funding allocations are aligned with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes
• Further develop the data collection efforts alongside the Operations and Data teams and contribute new ideas towards refining and expanding the existing data collection frameworks.
• Assist colleagues in the Planning Division in setting measurable goals and monitoring progress against them. This includes responsibility for training and teaching.
• Partner with CPER Operations and the Data and Insights teams to implement automated dashboards and reporting systems that integrate programs, grants, and financial data across Salesforce and related platforms, and standardize financial and impact KPIs for consistent organizational reporting.

Competencies And Experience

• 8-10 years of work with data collection, analysis, and monitoring
• Proven track record of galvanizing teams and successfully leading an intensive change process
• Personality that can accommodate a fast-paced and community-centric environment and work culture
• Genuine energy for the mission of UJA and this opportunity
• Ability to translate between technical teams and non-technical leaders
• Skilled at running meetings that move groups toward useful outcomes
• Maintains the highest standards for follow-through, deadline management, and operational quality.