Director of Strategic Initiatives

Midtown Association • Sacramento, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Midtown Association (MA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making Midtown the center for culture, creativity, and vibrancy in Sacramento’s urban core. We were recently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Sacramento. Our team is fast-paced, creative, and mission-driven, valuing integrity, responsiveness, growth, collaboration, resiliency, resourcefulness, and efficiency through technology. Our modern office is located in an area with numerous restaurants, coffee shops, and cultural amenities. This role requires individuals with transferable industry experience in large-scale operations, sales, or logistics within sectors such as construction, public safety, non-profits, events, theatre, law, government affairs, or public policy.

Requirements

• 10+ years of full-time experience in a relevant professional field.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of study.
• Direct staff and contract/consultant management experience.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills in English.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.
• Pass background and drug screening (cannabis permissible).
• Proficiency in Monday.com or similar project management software.
• Proficiency in ArcGIS.
• Proficiency in Budgyt or similar budgeting software.
• Proficiency in Office Suite.
• Proficiency in Adobe.
• Reliable personal transportation and clear driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record of scaling and building an organization.
• Experience building relationships with public partners.
• Experience leading consultant and contract work that streamlines and automates systems.

Responsibilities

• Reducing the experience of unsafe behavior in the district for stakeholders.
• Launching specific service enhancements within Clean and Safe programs, including maintenance contracts and district-wide cameras.
• Supporting security response with law enforcement and other contractors.
• Collaborating effectively across Admin, Communications, Events, Placemaking, and Clean and Safe teams to align safety efforts with organizational priorities.
• Managing direct and indirect reports.
• Launching and scaling program enhancements.
• Advocating and negotiating with stakeholders and public agency partners.
• Managing external consultants and contractors to streamline system improvements.
• Acting as staff support to committees of board members and expert community members.
• Driving program budget development and delivering program projects within developed budgets.
• Planning program performance to generate specific outcomes.
• Developing efficiencies and driving improvements for service delivery.
• Creating partnerships to generate funds for the organization.
• Launching new camera technology, evaluation systems, and contracted services to create efficiency in services and continually evaluate ROI and program performance.
• Leading community-driven initiatives that solve challenging public space management issues, including working with community committees to change service delivery and business operations to increase safety in public spaces.
• Leading consultant and contract work that streamlines and automates systems.
• Upholding the integrity of the organization’s work by measuring impact of services through both data and story methods and communicating outwards with stakeholders.
• Coordinating and advocating for resources with the Police Department, Department of Community Response, the Community Development Department, and District Attorney.
• Maintaining a focus on a clean, safe, and welcoming District as fundamental to all work within the organization and suggesting and integrating program changes in other teams to align with that.
• Leading the organization’s public safety strategy in partnership with the Executive Director and senior leadership team.
• Supporting organizational planning, budgeting, and strategic initiatives that strengthen Midtown Association’s long-term sustainability and community impact.
• Helping cultivate a culture of responsiveness, innovation, and high performance throughout the organization.
• Leading and supporting staff and contractors to achieve their professional development goals and company goals, including facilitating strong 1:1s, motivating and developing team dynamics, conducting annual reviews for direct reports, and supporting annual reviews for indirect reports.
• Partnering cross-functionally with Administration, Communications, Events, Placemaking, Clean and Safe, and leadership teams to align goals, stakeholder engagement, and public impact initiatives.

Benefits

• 8 days of sick time
• 12 days of vacation
• Several paid public holidays
• 401k with match and immediate vesting
• Flex-spend account
• Fully paid insurance (Medical, Life, Dental, Vision, Alternative Care Insurance)
• Parking/transit reimbursement
• Unlimited in-office refreshments
• Wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director