At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.
This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2015, CARE worked in 95 countries and reached 65 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We seek dynamic, innovative thinkers to further our mission. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.
CARE USA has taken on an ambitious transformational agenda, and we need great talent to support us!
CARE is seeking a Director of Strategy Implementation to help us deliver against an ambitious and innovative strategy. The Director of Strategy Implementation will be responsible for leading our road mapping and annual planning processes will design and create tracking systems (i.e. organizational dashboards, quarterly performance reporting) to present to the Global Management Team and the Board, and will lead change communications that empower our teams to transform. Collaborating with the CEO and the Chief of Staff, the person in this role will work to simplify our strategy so it is easily understood by key stakeholders as well as CARE employees. They will also stay on top of global trends and help us consider how we must rise to meet changing needs.
The Director of Strategy Implementation will attend Regional Leadership Team meetings to support thinking, and facilitate capacity building as needed to bolster strategic planning across departments, countries, and regions. The person in this role will also be responsible for tracking and management of the process ensure all applicable processes are communicated appropriately across the organization.
Responsibilities:
Leads development of the strategic plan/framework for organization
Stays on top of trends in international development, impact measurement, and donor engagement
Ensures appropriate metrics are in place to measure performance and progress towards strategic goals
Takes a leading role to ensure that appropriate data is used to influence decision-making, and that the data is of high-quality
Leads road mapping and planning
Builds professional board presentations and written reports on overall organizational performance
Designs performance management and progress tracking systems
Facilitates the execution of Strategy internally and externally
Skills:
Candidates with 2-4 years of management consulting experience encouraged to apply
Masters’ degree (MBA, MPP, MPA, or MA in International Development or equivalent), at least 7 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Experience presenting at Executive Management and Board level
Must possess the ability to use data effectively to improve programs, analyze results, and facilitate presentations to others
Strong conceptual problem solving and influencing skills
Demonstrated project management, change management and work planning skills
Proven ability to build relationships and influence others across all levels
Transformational change experience a plus
Comfort with Microsoft Office Suite, and specifically conducting analytics in Excel (e.g., formulas and pivot tables)
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
CARE USA is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here.
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