Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives
Arlington, Virginia
Priority Initiatives – Strategic Initiatives /
Full-time /
On-site
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As the Managing Director for the Strong and Safe Communities (SSC) Initiative, you will play a central role in accelerating progress on one of the most robust and successful portfolios in the country dedicated to transforming how the country tackles the everyday challenges holding Americans back from reaching their full potential. You will partner with leaders across the Stand Together community to develop and operationalize comprehensive strategies, drive a culture of accountability and performance analysis on our investments, and explore new frontiers to accelerate progress toward our vision for the economy.
Your work will help shape the social sector to reduce barriers for everyday Americans and to help them build more secure futures and strengthen opportunities for millions of Americans to engage in their communities.
How You Will Contribute
- Continuously Improve SSC Strategy: Shape and enhance Stand Together’s SSC strategy, increasing the organization’s ability to respond swiftly and strategically to new opportunities and challenges within the social sector.
- Lead and Influence: Lead a diverse team focused on key SSC issues and opportunities, driving professional growth and talent development to maximize the team’s impact.
- Lead Rigorous Performance Analysis: Work closely with internal teams to conduct regular, detailed analyses of investment performance that drives better and faster decisions across organizations.
- Collaborate with Executive Leadership: Partner with leaders across Stand Together’s various organizations to integrate and execute strategies, ensuring alignment with the broader community’s goals and objectives.
- Align Stakeholders with Strategic Plans: Connect internal teams and external partners to vision, prioritized goals, and strategic initiatives for SSC, fostering a shared commitment to transforming the social sector.
- Cultivate and Manage Partnerships Leverage Best Practices and Insights: Incorporate deep subject matter expertise on social sector programs and practitioners to identify high-impact partnerships and new frontiers of the strategy.
- Lead Strategic Communication Efforts: In partnership with Marketing and Communications, oversee the development of a comprehensive communication strategy, engaging media, Stand Together partners, and internal stakeholders to promote SSC priorities and achievements.
What You Will Bring
- Substantial experience leading strategic social sector projects with a focus on innovation, experimentation, and customer success.
- Proven track record of driving advancements in social sector strategy and experimentation society that reduce top-down barriers in the social sector.
- Experience working with a broad network of stakeholders, including philanthropic funders, nonprofit leaders, think tanks, and researchers.
- Ability to navigate a complex and matrixed organization and diverse array of stakeholders.
- Superior communication and leadership skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Passion for economic freedom and the principles of human progress.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.
