Senior Associate Vice President, Community Planning Initiatives (Chicago)

Description

Senior Associate Vice President, Community Planning Initiatives at Jewish United Fund (JUF) leads and directs the implementation of a 10-year community initiative plan, aligning execution with fundraising and collaborating across internal teams and external partners. This is a 2-year term position with potential extension contingent on funding. Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid). Salary range: $150,000-$165,000.

What you’ll do

• Overall Project Management
  • Oversee day-to-day project management for the initiative, including execution, timeline management, and delivery of milestones and goals.
  • Direct cross-departmental teams to develop 10-year work plans for new initiatives, refining recommendations, defining goals, and identifying resources and research needed for implementation.
  • Track progress and outcomes with Evaluation colleagues against implementation plans.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Associate VP, Strategic Philanthropy to develop and implement the overall project timeline for funding availability per initiative.
  • Maintain a central project information repository for content, data, and meeting documentation.
  • Manage contracts with outside contractors or contributors.
• Internal stakeholder management (JUF)
  • Lead internal project management with senior leaders across departments to identify workplans, ensure alignment, manage communications, and meet deadlines.
  • Prepare regular progress updates for JUF senior professionals and volunteer leaders; support progress discussions toward goals.
  • Partner to develop and disseminate project impact reports and track funding and budgeting against projections; communicate status to stakeholders.
  • Support development and execution of internal and external communications plans; collaborate on stakeholder updates, talking points, and marketing content.
• External stakeholders (funders, community partners, committees)
  • Co-lead integrated working teams with internal and external partners to develop 10-year work plans.
  • Serve as a primary contact for community-based organizations and external collaborators.
  • Provide project status updates during weekly Working Team meetings and quarterly Steering Committee meetings; may occur offsite.
  • Track and manage next steps across JUF-led initiatives with external partners to maintain momentum.
  • Partner with the Project Steering Committee to develop a rollout plan for external audiences.

What you need to succeed

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in project management or related fields; minimum 15 years’ professional experience with increasing responsibilities
• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-year strategic initiatives with multiple stakeholders
• Experience developing and implementing complex workplans with milestones and accountability
• Experience managing project budgets and expenditures
• Previous work experience in the Jewish community preferred
• Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage, traditions, and Jewish communal services preferred
• Experience preparing and facilitating executive-level presentations and progress reports
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communication skills with strong relationship-building abilities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize tasks, balance multiple assignments, and meet deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Use discretion and independent judgement in performing all aspects of the position
• PMP certification preferred

What you’ll love about us

At JUF, you can be part of one of the largest non-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois. We support food, refuge, healthcare, education, emergency assistance, and essential services to communities served. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, wellness benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, paid family leave, and more.

Our Hybrid Schedule

We offer a hybrid work policy with in-person work at 30 South Wells Street, Chicago on Tue–Thu; work-from-home on Mondays and Fridays. The standard work week is 36.5 hours, with hours 8:30am–5:00pm Monday–Thursday and 8:30am–4:00pm Friday; 1-hour lunch break.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be notified of rights under federal employment laws. See Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor for details.