The Department Planning Manager leads the departments ongoing long-term strategic efforts including significant responsibility for strategic projects.
This role is an individual contributor role but may manage a small team of 1-2 employees. This role typically reports to a department director and works closely with leadership on projects that may span multiple departments divisions and global Church areas.
Leads the development of long-term strategies plans policies processes diagnostics and implementation plans for executive approval and helps ensure successful adoption and completion to maximize performance and efficiencies. This includes resource and budget planning reporting accountability and growth opportunities within the department. Plans are of diverse scope and include complex multidimensional analyses and recommendations related to the following: emerging trends expansion opportunities organizational restructuring and modeling potential threats viability of outside business partners and internal business and process performance.
Works towards objectives of high importance established by executive councils and department leadership.
Receives guidance and incorporates feedback from senior leaders.
Takes ownership of preparing and delivering quality strategic proposals plans and presentations to the managing director and executive councils.
Participates as a member of the directors council to determine and implement long term key strategic objectives.
Works cooperatively as a thought partner with key directors and corollaries across several functions.
Leads conversations with key stakeholders inside and outside the department with differing perspectives and objectives to ensure a collaborative and unified approach.
Offers counsel to leadership to establish and track successful metrics that maintain strategic alignment with the purpose vision and priorities of the Church and the department.
Oversees the execution and tracking of key strategic initiatives.
Conceptualizes and creates new strategic methods techniques mindsets and processes to foster and lead a culture of innovation and data-driven decision making.
May manage and fosters the growth of 1-2 direct reports in the day-to-day performance of their jobs based on practical experience and professional knowledge.
Leads to ensure the team produces a quality product meets deadlines and achieves targets with allocated resources.
Provides training and guidance to employees colleagues and customers on subjects such as critical thinking strategic planning change management and tracking and use of metrics.
Oversees the development of data visualization and other tools.
When managing employees is authorized in partnership with HR to hire or fire employees and recommends advancement promotion or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line.
Required:
Bachelors degree in business or related field
6 years of business planning business strategy or related experience including 2 years of management or project management experience.
Advanced skill level with standard software such as the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
Demonstrated ability to:
Work with ambiguity and complex situations.
Create a collaborative team environment and foster strong relationships.
Influence strategic and innovative thinking identify trends analyze data to impact recommendations and develop comprehensive long-term plans and governance models.
Operate independently in leading strategic diagnosis and plan development.
Identify and develop relevant metrics to inform decision making and track and communicate the results of strategic organizational changes and resource allocations.
Manage lead develop and/or mentor others across multiple disciplines including own team members.
Provide logical and coherent potential solutions evaluate risks and suggest mitigation measures.
Communicate effectively in a way that builds and improves relationships both orally and in writing including excellent executive presentation skills.
Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive data and documents appropriately.
Use data visualization tools.
Lead change management.
Perform root cause analysis.
This job operates in a professional office environment and is required to use standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
Preferred:
Master of Business Administration.
Familiarity with Church department operations.
Required Experience:
Manager
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