Metro United Way Vision and Mission The vision of Metro United Way is that our regional community will be the most vital, caring community in the nation. Our mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.
METRO UNITED WAY
Metro United Way (MUW) is a force for positive change. We work every day to lift our community by mobilizing people and maximizing resources to advance opportunity and equity for all. MUW brings together businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, foundations, and individuals to engage in the kinds of collaboration that changes lives. With this support, we are uniquely positioned to make a significant, lasting impact in our fight for the education, financial independence, and health of every person in the seven-county region we serve.
For more than 100 years, MUW has united and empowered communities by investing in the full potential of individuals and families to ensure positive, sustainable change. We use data-driven insights to identify our community’s greatest needs and address systemic challenges with a focus on advancing equity and sharing opportunities for all. Together, we fight to improve the disparities that persist in early care and education, economic mobility, home ownership, racial equity, and public policy in Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky and Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Indiana.
MUW will continue to unite community partners around critical programs and initiatives tailored to meet the specific needs of each community. These include programs and initiatives in early childhood development, economic empowerment & mobility, policy advocacy to support systemic reform, workforce development, homelessness prevention, mentoring and facilitation of neighborhood networking. In 2020, MUW received a one-time gift of $20 million from activist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, which was a testament to its continuous investment in programs and services that combat racial and social injustice.
There is no single solution, and we strongly believe that the key to social change is working together beyond individual efforts to impact widespread progress. That is why our approach is so effective - we are on the ground, leading collective action that drives results at scale.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Deputy Chief Equity and Impact Officer serves as the right hand of the Chief Equity and Impact Officer and assists the Chief in managing the impact portfolio of Metro United Way. This position provides strategic and tactical support in advancing Impact priorities, managing and coaching of staff, representing MUW in the community and ensuring Impact Department goals and objectives are met.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Deputy Chief Equity and Impact Officer’s job responsibilities include:
Daily Work
- Provide leadership to ensure coordination and alignment among the Thriving Kids, Strong Households and Equitable Community pillars; cultivate multi-generational strategies through an equitable and seven-county lens.
- Provide leadership in deepening and developing collaborative community approaches and collective impact models to establish community needs, strategies to address those needs and define outcomes.
- Provide professional development, mentoring and supervision to direct reports and others on the Impact team as needed.
Development of the Impact Portfolio
- Work in close collaboration with the Chief Equity and Impact Officer and the Directors of Thriving Kids, Strong Households and Equitable Community to develop and refine strategy for impact.
- Evaluate and assess the current portfolio of impact projects and programming.
- Develop and implement transition plans for current projects and programming that will be sunsetted.
- Develop ideas for new programming and work with grants team to identify new funding sources.
- Ensure Impact staff understand visions of organization and their link to equity and make connections between visions and day to day activities.
- Develop culture, expectations, and skills around equity and MUW visions for all Impact staff, through upfront training and ongoing teamwork processes.
- Develop a partnership/ecosystem model.
- Identify and support relationship building with core partners.
- Support needs assessment work.
- Support staff in completing research on best/emerging practices within their pillars.
- Facilitate cross-collaboration and learning across directors/pillars.
- Support a framework of collaboration between the Impact and Policy teams.
- Support the Chief in development of a budget that aligns programmatic strategy with budgetary needs.
Organization-wide Strategy Advancement
- Work closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to refine and define the vision and strategy for the organization.
- Support organizational transition to defined strategic goals by coordinating regular progress/strategy meetings to ideate, brainstorm and problem-solve - across leadership and cross functional staff teams.
- Work closely with the Chief of Staff and Human Resources to develop annual training calendar to achieve alignment with staff on the purpose, function and methods of strategic change towards racial equity and organizational transformation.
- Develop an internal learning culture and strategies for the organization that support vision and strategy, including setting aside regular time for personal learning and development.
Relationship Management
- Represent Metro United Way in the community, serving on committees, boards, etc. where appropriate.
- Support the Chief Equity and Impact Officer and Impact staff in maintaining and deepening relationships with community partners.
- Cultivate relationships with organizations that can further MUW’s analysis and work and support MUW’s ability to step further into transformational work.
- Act effectively as a facilitator and lead coordinator of a backbone organization within a collective impact model.
- Support and facilitate connections to national public health agencies and racial justice organizations that can provide financial and technical assistance.
- Increasing relationships between grassroots and grasstops spaces locally and across the state to build policy power.
- Other duties as assigned by the Chief Equity and Impact Officer.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Education/Experience: minimum of seven years’ experience in a large non-profit, corporation, or similar organization with a level of complexity and visibility consistent with Metro United Way; supervisory experience required
- Facilitation skills: Experience with community planning, community organization and working in a team planning process to bring a group to consensus.
- Must be able to take initiative, create and execute strategies, demonstrate leadership, work independently and produce consistently high-quality work.
- Strong public speaking skills, including the ability to appeal to a broad audience.
- Strong knowledge of the human service system.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, able to articulate complex concepts in a concise and compelling manner.
- Skill in networking and coalition-building skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise employees.
- Demonstrated skill with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
- Must be a hands-on, independent self-starter who is effective in a fast-paced environment and capable of prioritizing multiple, changing tasks.
BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
1. Embraces the Metro United Way Values:
a. Champion Equity – Commits to operationalizing and integrating diversity, equity and inclusion into our culture every day, because without equity our other values are incomplete.
b. Think We Before Me – Prioritizes team and community over self; is a consistent ambassador of MUW both inside and out of the office.
c. Build Up – Cultivates growth in self, colleagues and community through succeeding and failing forward.
d. Break Through – Demonstrates courage, innovation, and resiliency by embracing change and encouraging and acting on new ideas.
e. Own It – Takes personal responsibility and accountability for one’s role and actions.
2. Assists or takes on new tasks to help Metro United Way achieve its mission.
3. Maintains confidentiality regarding personnel and organizational information.
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Adheres to and models the Metro United Way Guidelines for Appropriate Conduct at
Additional Information/Benefits
Benefits:
This job reports to the Chief Impact Officer
this is a Full-Time position 1st Shift
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