Chief Impact Officer

REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA•Oklahoma City, OK

7d•$126,000 - $136,000

About The Position

Are you ready to lead large‑scale, community‑driven solutions that reduce hunger across Oklahoma? Do you excel at shaping strategy, strengthening teams, and driving measurable outcomes? As the Chief Impact Officer, you will guide the Community Impact division to expand equitable food access across a 53‑county service area. You will lead a team responsible for partner network development, program strategy, community engagement, data and evaluation, compliance, and cross‑departmental alignment. You will steward relationships with community partners, team members, funders, and government entities to strengthen systems and outcomes. In your first 6–12 months, success looks like building partner capacity; expanding equitable geographic coverage; strengthening impact measurement and data practices; ensuring audit‑ready compliance; and increasing stakeholder confidence through clear outcomes and stories of impact.

Requirements

Demonstrated completion of a bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience, including at least 7 years in senior leadership within nonprofit, community-based or systems-level work addressing hunger, poverty, public health or basic need.
Demonstrated experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams, including managers and senior leaders.
Demonstrated experience with strategic planning that aligns priorities, outcomes and daily work.
Experience creating, managing and monitoring departmental or organizational budgets.
Experience applying data to guide decisions, measuring results and improving outcomes.
Knowledge of federal or state contracts, compliance requirements and funding accountability.
Experience participating in grant development, reporting or funder engagement.
Experience negotiating, approving and administering contracts and funded agreements.
Experience managing multiple programs or departments within complex, mission-driven organizations.
Valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets organizational standards.
Proficiency in common office applications and database software.
Ability to learn and adjust to new technologies.
Ability to complete a background check, motor vehicle record review, drug screening and physical assessment as required.
Commitment to advancing the mission of ending hunger.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in public administration, public health, social work, nonprofit management, public policy or related field.
Experience in nonprofit senior leadership serving large, diverse geographic areas.
Experience overseeing food access, nutrition, public health or poverty-related initiatives.
Familiarity with data warehouses, outcome measurement systems or performance reporting tools.
Experience influencing system-level changes related to hunger or economic stability.
Experience guiding organizational change during growth or external pressure.
Experience guiding programs or group changes to fulfill a shared goal.
Experience fundraising in a nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities

Guide long-term food access solutions that address hunger and its root causes across the 53‑county service area.
Align departmental goals, plans and daily work with organizational priorities.
Serve as a sponsor for GeoAccess efforts that reduce geographic and systemic access barriers.
Serve as an ambassador across community, state and national spaces.
Promote inclusive, equitable and trauma-informed approaches to community work.
Engage diverse community partners to assess needs and identify service gaps.
Build strategic partnerships that improve food access and resource coordination.
Oversee planning, training and technical assistance to partner agencies.
Reinforce equitable food distribution across communities and programs.
Optimize organizational assets to maximize collective impact.
Foster community ownership of solutions and outcomes.
Increase food security and access to nutritious food for neighbors.
Use data to plan work, measure impact and refine strategies.
Build and maintain a data warehouse that supports tracking, reporting and decision-making.
Define impact measures and ensure consistent data collection practices and reporting.
Train partners to collect accurate data and apply findings locally.
Apply insights to expand effective programs and improve systems.
Use results and stories to increase investment and strengthen partnerships.
Break down silos through clear communication and defined timelines.
Direct cross-departmental initiatives that enhance service quality and promote equity.
Contribute to grant development, outcomes tracking, storytelling efforts and fundraising.
Work with Finance and Operations on aligned, well-managed budgets.
Drive continuous improvement across systems and workflows.
Ensure compliance with federal, state and contractual requirements.
Promote consistent, accessible and respectful customer service practices.
Increase mission delivery through clear expectations, role clarity and skill development within Community Impact.
Maintain current job descriptions that reflect actual work, accountability and required competencies.
Translate organizational values into daily behaviors, outcomes and performance expectations.
Provide tools, guidance and feedback that enable employees to deliver consistent results.
Identify growth potential and build capability through coaching and learning opportunities.
Align goals across Community Impact teams to improve consistency and focus.
Ensure employees deliver respectful, inclusive and high-quality service to partners and neighbors.
Oversee 30–40 staff members, including directors, managers and staff.
Set organizational direction and priorities by defining vision, strategy and measurable outcomes that advance the mission, ensure sustainability and guide organization‑wide decision-making.
Lead and hold accountable the leadership team by establishing performance expectations, reinforcing leadership standards and ensuring consistent execution across departments.
Translate mission and strategy into organizational results by approving goals, allocating resources and guiding the organization through change, growth and external pressures.
Oversee organizational performance, risk and impact by monitoring financial, operational and programmatic outcomes and by addressing systemic issues that affect effectiveness or reputation.
Ensure equitable and effective workforce strategy by setting expectations for talent management, organizational design, succession planning and culture.
Collaborate across the organization and with external partners to align priorities, resolve complex issues and maintain clarity of authority, accountability and governance.
Ensure compliance, stewardship and organizational integrity by upholding legal, regulatory and funding requirements.
Build and sustain a high-performing, value‑aligned culture across the organization.
Derive and examine data insights to inform organizational strategy, integrating analytics into planning and board reporting.
Establish and oversee organizational budgets, aligning financial resources with strategic goals and mission sustainability.

Benefits

We provide 100% paid Medical, Short-Term Disability and Basic Life and AD&D insurance for employees.
Basic Life and AD&D coverage is also provided for eligible dependents.
Dental and Vision benefits
Long-term disability
Supplemental life insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Paid parental leave
Flexible spending accounts
Holiday savings program
Paid time off (based on years of service) and 11 paid holidays plus three floating holidays
Wellness events