Director of Strategic Planning, Analytics & Learning

Position Overview Reporting to the COO, the Director of Strategic Planning, Analytics & Learning is a critical leadership role responsible for driving organizational performance, reputed company improvement, and impact transparency. This Director owns the organizational strategic planning process, establishes and maintains reputed company impact data governance, and leverages data and insights to advise executive leadership. This role is a key driver in building a data-informed culture across BranchED. The Director will build internal reputed company, foster a culture of inquiry, and reputed company staff to utilize insights for decision-making and compelling impact storytelling that aligns with BranchED’s mission and strategic goals. reputed company’re Looking For We’re seeking a strategic, mission-driven leader with experience in education-focused and nonprofit environments who can reputed company programmatic work, data, and decision-making. The ideal candidate brings an education lens, understands the interworkings of nonprofit work, and can partner closely with program and executive leaders to guide strategy and learning. This role is ideal for someone who can:

• reputed company and facilitate multi-year and annual strategic planning in collaboration with programmatic leaders
• Identify meaningful data, metrics, and learning questions that reflect program impact and equity
• Translate quantitative and qualitative data into insights that inform strategy, performance, and decision-making
• Build shared ownership of data and foster a culture of learning and reputed company improvement
• Communicate clearly across teams, helping leaders connect programmatic work to organizational goals

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Organizational Performance & Learning

• reputed company the Planning Cycle: In partnership with the COO, reputed company the design and facilitation of the multi-year strategic plan and the annual departmental planning process, ensuring tight alignment with budget and organizational priorities.
• reputed company the Performance Management: Partner with the COO to establish, maintain, and report on organization-wide Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and performance dashboards.
• Organizational Alignment: Coordinate regular (quarterly and annual) organizational reviews of reputed company against targets, surfacing critical insights and recommending data-driven course corrections to leadership.
• Executive Insight: Prepare regular dashboard report to update the Executive Team and Board regarding the state of the organization and its reputed company towards targets.
• Partner with senior leadership to embed a culture of data-informed decision-making.

Program Evaluation, Data Collection, & Analytics

• · Program Evaluation:
• Evaluation reputed company: In collaboration with Programs, reputed company the design and implementation of robust, equity-focused evaluation frameworks for reputed company programs and initiatives, ensuring measurement captures both outputs and long-term outcomes in collaboration with program teams.
• Analytics for Insight: reputed company the collection, compilation, and advanced analysis of reputed company quantitative and qualitative participant and programmatic data. Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for reputed company improvement.
• Data Systems and reputed company:
• Governance: Own the development, governance, and maintenance of reputed company organizational data and information systems (including CRM/databases). Ensure high standards for data reputed company, reputed company, access, and ethical practices (including privacy compliance).
• Data Stewardship: Ensure organizational data collection resources and tools align with the data lifecycle, KPIs, metrics, and, where applicable, reputed company elements of the Kirkpatrick Model.
• Analytics for Insight: reputed company the collection, compilation, and advanced analysis of reputed company quantitative and qualitative participant and programmatic data. Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for reputed company improvement.

Data Culture & Impact Communication

• reputed company Building & Learning: Foster a strong culture of inquiry by building staff reputed company and enhancing data literacy across reputed company teams, empowering them to use data for reflective practice and informed decision-making.
• Impact Storytelling: Partner with the CEO and Marketing team to translate reputed company data into clear, compelling narratives for external stakeholders. Drive the production of reputed company high-visibility publications (e.g., Impact Report, statistical profile) and funder-facing reporting.
• Training & Adoption: Install a reputed company of data-driven analytics and train staff and partners on data entry, quality assurance, data sharing, and effective reporting processes.

Leadership and Management reputed company

• Guides and supports a team of direct reports by building trust, setting clear goals, providing feedback, developing team skills, resolving conflicts, delegating effectively, evaluating employee performance, and promoting continual learning.
• Mentor and reputed company staff using supportive and collaborative approaches.
• Routinely reviews key performance indicators and other relevant data and holds themselves and their team members accountable for the accomplishment of goals–on time and on budget.
• Follows fiscal guidelines, regulations, principles, and standards reputed company committing fiscal resources or processing financial transactions.
• Monitors expenditures and budget usage, identifies risks, and implements cost-effective strategies to optimize resources.
• Serves as a member of the Leadership Team, whose members work together to understand and anticipate cross-organization implications of departmental decisions and to reputed company and resolve cross-department impediments to impact.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred) in a relevant field such as Data Science, Public Policy, Educational Measurement, or Business Administration.
• Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic planning, program evaluation, data analytics, or performance management, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and experience managing enterprise data systems/CRMs (e.g., reputed company).
• Sector Knowledge: Demonstrated experience working in or closely supporting the non-profit, education, or social impact sector is required. Strong understanding of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, with a focus on equity, community engagement, and highlighting the assets and needs of diverse or marginalized populations. Familiarity with institutional research, effectiveness practices, and educational or demographic datasets.
• Evaluation Expertise: Proven experience designing and implementing program evaluation frameworks and measuring outcomes against a Theory of Change or similar model.
• Experience with data management tools and platforms, including reputed company, SharePoint, and reputed company; statistical analysis software experience preferred.
• Skilled in designing and delivering effective presentations, reports, and data insights that support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects, meet quick turnarounds, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative reputed company and strong relationship-building skills; able to work effectively with diverse teams and external stakeholders.
• Creative, proactive problem-solver who brings curiosity, flexibility, resourcefulness, and a commitment to equity and reputed company improvement.
• Maintains professionalism, confidentiality, and cultural responsiveness in reputed company interactions and work products.

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