Associate Director, Strategy & Operations

MILKEN INSTITUTE•Washington, DC

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Strategy & Operations, will support the operationalization of the mission and vision of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy across all day-to-day activities and will play an important role in supporting and connecting the work across the pillar's three portfolios. In this capacity, the Associate Director will contribute to strategic planning, budgeting and resource management, impact monitoring, communications support, talent development, and other operational needs. We are looking for an energetic, experienced professional with excellent planning, management, evaluation, partnership, communications, and presentation skills to join our team in this newly created role.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant work experience
Graduate degree in a relevant field preferred
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple work streams
Effective partnership development skills and ability to work with multiple, high-level internal and external stakeholders
Effective financial and resource management skills including forecasting and budgeting
Ability to facilitate and coordinate diverse individuals to solve specific problems
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences and all levels of leadership
High intellectual capacity that can be and has been applied to learning new areas of philanthropic investment and related fields
Strong ability to work on a fast-paced collaborative team and be independently proactive
Personal attitude that includes being entrepreneurial, action-oriented, collaborative, flexible, with a willingness to adapt to changing situations and a good sense of humor

Responsibilities

Embed across the pillar's three portfolios to provide hands-on program management support, including executing professional development opportunities, pillar-level deadlines, etc.
Lead intra-team process improvement by defining, standardizing where appropriate, documenting, and running key processes across portfolios
Collaborate with portfolio teams to support implementation of new processes and institute-wide policies
Serve as a connective resource across portfolios, identifying opportunities to share learnings, align approaches, and reduce duplication of effort
Develop and support implementation of a cross-portfolio learning agenda that captures insights and advances shared knowledge
Support impact tracking and evaluation of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy's strategic plan and programmatic work
Support the pillar's annual budgeting process and ongoing financial and resource management in close coordination with portfolio leads and the Managing Director(s)
Support recruitment and hiring of new team members across the pillar
Lead onboarding process implementation
Collaborate with teams throughout the organization to ensure support for and integration of Strategic Philanthropy across the Milken Institute
Support other operational functions as needed, including space, IT, and administrative needs
Duties as assigned