EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEER STRATEGIC PLANNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR

About the role

The Volunteer Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Advisor will provide guidance and support to ADUD's leadership during the organization's relaunch. The role involves strategic planning, organizational development, and interim People & Volunteer Operations.

Responsibilities

• Review ADUD’s Ten-Year Business, Strategic & Growth Plan, existing organizational materials, current relaunch decisions and materials under development.
• Prepare a strategic-alignment crosswalk connecting ADUD’s mission, program architecture, policies, governance support, operational systems, communications, people capacity and implementation priorities.
• Identify gaps, overlaps, dependencies, sequencing problems and decisions that must be resolved before implementation can proceed.
• Help translate decisions, once authorized, into defined workstreams, responsibilities, milestones, resource requirements and reporting relationships.
• Prepare a practical 12–18-month relaunch implementation roadmap that distinguishes immediate priorities, next-phase actions and matters appropriately deferred.
• Recommend measurable relaunch milestones, performance indicators, review points and a concise leadership dashboard.
• Prepare concise decision briefs for matters requiring Executive Office, officer, committee or Board consideration.
• Monitor progress across authorized relaunch workstreams and recommend corrective actions when dependencies, delays or capacity constraints arise.
• Assess ADUD’s current workload, strategic priorities, program responsibilities, operating-capacity gaps and implementation readiness.
• Map essential organizational functions and clarify which responsibilities belong with officers, employees, volunteers, consultants, committees, program leadership or external partners.
• Identify duplicated, unassigned, unclear or over-concentrated responsibilities that increase leadership workload or create operational risk.
• Develop practical responsibility matrices, reporting relationships, escalation paths and decision-right recommendations for leadership review.
• Prepare recommendations for phased staffing and volunteer capacity without prematurely locking ADUD into a final organizational structure.
• Recommend operating systems, coordination practices and implementation routines needed to sustain the relaunch after the advisory term ends.
• Support practical change management by identifying who must be informed, consulted, responsible or accountable as approved changes are implemented.
• Establish an orderly interim process for recruiting, screening, interviewing and recommending volunteers.
• Review and improve volunteer position descriptions before publication.
• Coordinate volunteer onboarding, orientation, confidentiality requirements, policy acknowledgments and role documentation.
• Maintain an interim roster of applicants, active volunteers, assignments, supervisors, service commitments and required screenings.
• Recommend practical supervision, check-in, performance-feedback, recognition, debriefing and offboarding procedures.
• Protect applicant, volunteer and personnel information through appropriate access controls, confidentiality and recordkeeping.
• Prepare a phased people-capacity roadmap tied to workload, funding availability, implementation milestones and compliance requirements.
• Recommend when the interim combined assignment should be separated into strategic planning, organizational development, human resources and volunteer-engagement functions.
• Identify positions that may begin as volunteer assignments but should convert to paid employment when scope, continuity, compliance or funding warrants.
• Advise on knowledge transfer, backup coverage, succession readiness and continuity for critical functions.
• Prepare a closeout and handoff package so approved systems, decisions, trackers and responsibilities can be sustained by ADUD personnel.

Qualifications

• At least five years of relevant experience in strategic planning, nonprofit organizational development, change management, people operations, volunteer management, workforce planning or organizational development.
• Experience in managing complex projects and coordinating multiple teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Experience working with volunteers and developing volunteer programs.
• Knowledge of nonprofit organizational structures and processes.
• Experience with strategic planning and organizational development.
• Experience with change management and organizational change.
• Experience with volunteer management and workforce planning.