Senior Analyst, Strategic Planning & Evaluation
Job Description
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
The Senior Analyst will support our Strategic Planning and Assessment capability which helps ensure organizational resources are leveraged toward the most effective opportunities through rigorous evaluation of strategies and performance.
How You Will Contribute
- Support quantitative and qualitative analysis of Stand Together’s strategies throughout the strategic planning and assessment process
- Develop reports and materials to communicate the impact of strategies and marginal decision-making to staff and partners
- Work directly with leaders and portfolio managers to improve the clarity and quality of strategy language and performance metrics
- Identify gaps in strategies relative to standards to inform strategy development priorities
- Consistently reevaluate and improve existing standards, processes, resources, and knowledge systems to best support partners
What You Will Bring
- Understanding of and excitement for the organization’s vision and priority issues and interest in classically liberal ideas
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, performance evaluation, or board reporting, with examples of driving strategic clarity through reporting
- Ability to develop clear and professional reports that are easily digestible and comprehensible to the intended audiences, exercising a strict attention to detail and strong analytic writing
- Natural interest and aptitude in understanding landscapes and complex strategies across social, business, policy, and political sectors
- Experience synthesizing large amounts of quantitative and qualitative information into meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making
- Ability to maneuver within data and knowledge systems proficiently, with an eye towards how to improve workflows for the strategy teams using those systems
- Proven ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high sense of urgency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.