Associate Director, Planning

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Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of work experience, including managing complex projects
• Experience in developing annual plans at the program or organization level, ensuring alignment with longer term strategies and results frameworks
• Demonstrated understanding of non-profit operations, including experience in working closely with finance, fundraising, and programmatic experts
• Interest in analyzing and interpreting data for decision making
• Excellent collaborative project management skills, experience running cross-team coordinated work projects and processes, including developing and executing on shared goals, deliverables, and timelines
• Excellent communication and writing skills, including with diverse stakeholders from other cultures
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently (both virtually and in-person) with minimal supervision
• Assiduous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a passion for creating seamless project plans while also being able to modify them when needed
• Technically-savvy, experience adopting and utilizing technology platforms and a quick learner with new programs and platforms
• Background in managing large projects where contributors were not direct reports
• A commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment

Responsibilities:

• Managing the cadence of our Annual Planning Cycle, working across Operations and other functions to identify and communicate planning and decision-making timelines
• Leveraging the planning process to identify key opportunities and challenges for CWF Leadership, providing support in responding to them as requested
• Driving learning opportunities throughout the year, bringing what we’ve learned into our practices around planning
• Holding the pen on all planning templates, ensuring meaningful alignment with other CWF teams (including JEDI, SIL, Finance, Marketing and Communications, Philanthropic Partnerships, and Programs)
• Overseeing a clear process for teams to receive feedback on their plans and use planning to drive decisions around prioritization
• Supporting efforts to align annual plans with organizational strategy and priorities
• Tracking key themes and trends in our work, to inform leadership discussions and actions