Company description Share Our Strength's mission is to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad.

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Location: Washington, DC (preferred)
Reporting Relationship: Senior Vice President, Family Economic Opportunity
Website: https://www.shareourstrength.org 

The Family Economic Opportunity initiative is focused on generating and implementing innovative solutions to ending hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad. The Family Economic Opportunity team will work collaboratively across the organization to design creative initiatives and programs to address the root causes of intergenerational cycles of poverty as well as the structural inequities that create, sustain, and perpetuate food insecurity.

Within this exciting and incredibly impactful new initiative, the Managing Director of Family Economic Opportunity will join the team to serve as the right-hand executive to the Senior Vice President and to direct and manage the Family Economic Opportunity department on a day-to-day basis.  

For this internally-facing role, the Managing Director must be adept at program management while being keenly aware of the intersectional design and implementation components of the Family Economic Opportunity initiative. Cultural acuity and relationship management with all stakeholders connected to Family Economic Opportunity will be critical.  The Managing Director will be a co-visionary with the SVP with their focus on programs and operations.

Key Responsibilities
STRATEGIC AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT

• Direct the department’s planning and accountability work aligned with Share our Strength’s organization-wide processes, including board meeting preparation.
• Develop and recommend plans, timelines and resources needed to achieve the Family Economic Opportunity strategic goals.
• Advise and serve as a thought partner to the Senior Vice President, helping to integrate new insights and innovations to the department’s work.
• Oversee and direct key phases of Family Economic Opportunity strategy development; staff the Advisory Council.
• Direct and manage the effective execution of Family Economic Opportunity initiatives, programs, and projects, including facilitating and managing the department’s cross-functional collaboration to achieve milestones and goals.

Required Qualifications and Experience
The Managing Director must be a passionate advocate for Share Our Strength’s mission and have a deep dedication to the non-profit sector as well as the alleviation of poverty, domestic and international healthcare issues, and access to food.

The organization seeks a highly credible, proven, proactive, dynamic, and dedicated leader with a minimum of five years of management experience in the non-profit sector with particular focus on community economic development, economic mobility, financial inclusion, public policy, or social justice with a total of at least 10-15 years of relevant work experience. They should have the ability to provide innovative leadership within a renowned non-profit organization.

Specific Qualifications Include:

• A minimum of 10-15 years of relevant experience related to the intersection of economic mobility and inclusion programs or an equivalent combination of experience and substantial technical knowledge of public health, nutrition, and/or early childhood; including five years in a management role;
• Ability to articulate a vision and key strategies, along with the skills necessary to develop buy-in from an Executive Team, colleagues in other departments, and internal team members;
• Significant experience crafting integrated strategies and leading implementation, including setting measurable goals and managing execution to achieve results;
• Ability to “connect the dots” between strategies and tactics in this body of work to other programmatic strategies and broader organizational goals;
• Direct experience leading a multi-year program or operational build, encompassing staffing, systems, and financial management.
• Ability to manage multi-faceted projects and the capacity to perform well independently in a fluid, dynamic environment;
• Experience supervising and coaching high-performing staff and project teams, leading them to achieve established goals, encouraging professional growth and development, and promoting a productive environment of engagement and collaboration;
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion;
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Strong analytical, budget /financial management planning, strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills required.

Education
A bachelor’s degree from a relevant field from an accredited institution is required. A master’s or advanced degree is a plus.

Compensation
The anticipated salary range for this position is $150,000 – $170,000. Share Our Strength offers its employees excellent benefits including paid time off, health and dental insurance. 

 

At Share Our Strength, we value an individual’s diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives. A hallmark of our history, culture and values has been the organization’s desire to bring together motivated, intelligent, and talented people to work together to find and implement solutions to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad. We each come to Share Our Strength with a unique background, but together we form a team that yields amazing results. This shared value of encouraging and embracing diversity in our organization fosters a workplace and culture that is highlighted for its innovation, open expression of ideas, and collaboration. With a strong shared commitment to the organization’s mission, and a unique blend of individual strengths, we are all working toward ensuring that every individual can live a healthy and productive life.

 

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