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American Jewish World Service (AJWS) · 1 month ago

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$134K/yr - $175K/yr

7+ years exp

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is the leading Jewish organization working to fight poverty and pursue justice globally. The Associate Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness will lead strategic planning, enhance organizational performance, and oversee various initiatives to achieve sustainable results.

Non Profit

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the project management and execution of all organizational and cross-departmental projects identified by the President and CEO; projects include but are not limited to: developing metrics to evaluate strategic plan initiatives and designing and implementing Cascade practices

Collaborates with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and managers to develop and execute organizational change management, learning and engagement activities for transformation initiatives impacting the organization

Design and lead efforts that improve organizational sustainability on various time horizons with a focus on operational efficiencies and strategic alignments

Work closely with EVP and CEO on issues related to board engagement

Leads the development of metrics and documents illustrating the progress of ongoing projects and organizational led activities

Oversee SLRE strategy to guide learning, reflection, and improvement of SLRE’s contribution to AJWS, and direct allocation of human and financial resources to achieve this

Ensure all SLRE data collection and analysis informs decisions and actions in regard to allocation of AJWS human and financial resources, strengthening strategy, and expanding and sustaining AJWS impact

Design, direct and manage key SLRE processes and initiatives: examples include guiding process, decision-making, and technical assistance to support Programs Division strategy development, leading agenda setting and facilitation of annual/biennial regional and global learning retreats, leading participatory conceptualization and design of new measurement systems

Lead the staff and other key stakeholders in establishing metrics for all AJWS programs –including effectiveness indicators and performance evaluation tracking plans that flow from the strategic plan and overarching organizational goals

Coaches and supports AJWS staff through designing conversations and tools that can help further maximize organizational effectiveness

Assist in internal communications across AJWS to ensure enterprise-wide transparency and clarity, helping information flow coherently and clearly through the organization

Assist President & CEO and EVP in drafting communications related to strategy and operations

Other duties and projects as assigned by the EVP and President & CEO

Qualification

Organizational EffectivenessStrategic LearningResearchEvaluationProject ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentChange ManagementCommunication SkillsSituational AwarenessTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingNegotiation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in organizational effectiveness with demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and a successful track record of effectively solving business challenges

Excellent program, project, and process management skills with varying degrees of complexity, high degree of risk, and resource management

Demonstrated success in implementing all aspects of strategic learning, research, and evaluation–design, monitoring, analysis, synthesis, report writing and editing, peer learning, and group facilitation

Demonstrated success in commissioning research and evaluation, ideally in human rights philanthropy/grant-making

Demonstrated success in supporting learning and its implementation with a focus on translating research and/or evaluation findings into action

Demonstrated fluency in the design and implementation of monitoring systems to drive strategic decision-making

Proven experience in transferring strategic learning, research, and evaluation knowledge and skills, and developing this capacity in others

Proven management experience, with the ability to oversee a wide range of functions and leverage internal and external resources to maximize quality of service provided; preferably in a not-for-profit environment

Thoroughly understand American Jewish World Service, its mission, policies, culture, values, history, key stakeholders, programs, and finance

Outstanding communication skills with audiences of all levels (writing in particular)

Excellent oral and presentation skills; ability to negotiate, influence and persuade

Strong listening skills and ability to connect with others

High level of situational awareness to assess impacts of organizational change

Strong ability to influence in situations without formal authority and push back when appropriate

Experience with handling ambiguous and rapidly changing priorities

Demonstrated capacity to take initiative and resolve problems

Experience working on multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

Preferred

A degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational psychology, or related business degree

Benefits

Paid Time Off: 15-22 Federal and religious holidays off each year in addition to generous vacation and sick days;

Full health benefits coverage with minimal contribution by employees;

403(b): 4.25% company match (safe harbor);

Flexible Spending Account and Commuter Benefits;

Workplace flexibility and generous leave policy.

Company

American Jewish World Service (AJWS)

American Jewish World Service is the leading Jewish organization working to fight poverty and pursue justice in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Founded in 1985

Santa Monica, California, USA

51-200 employees