Director, Strategic Planning

Director, Strategic Planning

Job Locations US-NY-New York

Job ID

2024-2075

of Openings

Category

Research

About Us

Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development.

Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment.

As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place.

From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them.

Along the way they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork.

Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers, and the GSUSA team is here to center, support, and inspire them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

The Strategy & Planning Community encompasses Strategic Planning, Analytics & Insights, Enterprise Risk Management, and Property Strategy.

Within this Community, the Strategic Planning team builds and operationalizes long-term and annual movement-wide strategy, drives the innovation process, and facilitates change management and implementation planning.

The Strategic Planning team leverages research, data, and analytics to make informed decisions, and ensures analytical rigor around establishing and measuring KPIs and evaluating performance of initiatives.

The Strategic Planning team fosters a culture of innovation by championing creative thinking, experimentation, and collaboration across all levels of the organization.

You Will

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Strategic Planning leads the development of organization-wide business plans to drive

the short-term and long-term growth of Girl Scouts, with a focus on transformative strategies that strengthen the

relevance, impact, and financial sustainability of the mission, brand, and program. The role is data-driven and

will instill a sense of rigor around planning, prioritization, and analysis within the team and across GSUSA.

The role will serve as a cross-functional change agent across the organization, contributing to the

evolution and modernization of the Girl Scouts to ensure its long-term relevancy and stability.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strategic Planning

Partners with executive leadership and business leads to set priorities and develop a clear plan of action for the organization.

• Leads the annual strategic planning process and development of the annual strategic business plan.
• Owns the development and ongoing monitoring of KPIs and dashboards to measure and report progress against the strategic plan.
• Leads the quarterly business review process and prepares updates on progress for Board Meetings.
• Collaborates with and supports councils in developing their strategic plans and aligning those plans with GSUSA.
• Develops frameworks and templates to capture planning information and facilitate transparent cross-functional decision-making.
• Leverages data and insights to establish overarching GSUSA and movement strategy and business plans to deliver upon targets.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with our National Board, Council CEOs and Board Chairs, GSUSA business leads, external partners, and industry experts to support strategic planning, change management, and implementation.
• Supports development of the change management function, including establishment of change management resources and best practices.
• Applies change management frameworks and facilitates discussion with GSUSA and Council stakeholders to inform planning and ensure successful adoption of new initiatives.
• Leads the Strategic Partnership Steering Committee and oversees the process and criteria to evaluate potential partners.

Leadership

• Collaborates with senior executives to build a data-driven planning muscle across the organization.
• Leads internal cross-functional teams through strategic planning processes. Participates and advises in the development of departmental operating / business plans, ensuring alignment with over-arching objectives.
• Leverages data and analysis to help the organization define, prioritize, and measure strategies and initiatives.
• Creates ways of work, behaviors, and systems where operational excellence, mission focus and organizational integrity are the top priority and abundance mindset generates innovation and thriving team culture.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops team members, fostering a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement and professional growth.

Other Duties : Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

The Individual Contributor is regarded as the highest level of very experienced subject matter expert with high credibility and who is perceived outside the organization as an authority in a complex scientific or professional field.

• Bachelor's degree : MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field is a plus
• 8+ years of practical experience in management consulting, corporate, or nonprofit environment leading strategy, planning, or business operations, supporting enterprise-wide functions and projects, and multi-tasking on projects with competing priorities
• Understanding of contemporary concepts in business strategy and experience adapting and applying strategic frameworks
• Prior experience working effectively in a matrixed environment, creating collaborative partnerships across departments
• Proven ability to foster trust with stakeholders and influence without authority
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Strong strategic, managerial, problem solving, analytical and project management skills
• Sound business, financial and operational acumen
• Proficiency and expertise in identifying operational improvements and efficiencies to increase productivity and effectiveness
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve common goals
• Knowledge of change management tools and practices is a plus

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

Office 365 or similar suites

Competency in PowerPoint or similar presentation software

Competency in Microsoft Excel or similar software

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (i.e., degrees, certifications)

Degree or Equivalent Experience :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Years of Experience : Minimum of eight (8) years' experience in corporate environment

Salary Range - $85,000 -145,000

This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

FEATURED BENEFITS : What We Offer :

What We Offer :

Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes :

Paid Time Off :

GSUSA offers 20+ days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays, and year-round early closures on Fridays and preceding most holiday weekends.

GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

Other Benefits :

• Medical and Behavior al Health Coverage
• Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance .
• Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
• Dental and vision coverage
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Flexible work arrangements
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401(K) with company match
• Sick leave
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year
• Access to Employee Engagement G roups

WORK ENVIRONMENT : This job operates in a professional office environment.

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK : This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday with a 35 hour per week schedule.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

AAP / EEO Statement : GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Travel Requirements

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