Strategic Planning Director jobs in Vermont

Description

Eastview at Middlebury (Middlebury, VT) is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial project development professional to join our team as Director of Strategic Initiatives. Having grown into one of the premier non-profit senior living communities in Vermont since our opening in 2011, we are now seeking to enhance our residential and care service offerings and grow our community to ensure we continue to deliver a high-quality standard of living that is tailored to both our current residents as well as future residents. Working primarily with our Board of Directors and Leadership Team, this role will be critical in charting the medium and long-term plans for EastView's strategic growth, with a particular eye toward ensuring that EastView builds upon its solid financial and cultural foundations to grow sustainably.

The Director of Strategic Initiatives will report directly to EastView's Executive Director/CEO, support the Board and its Committees in determining and advancing its strategic priorities, and collaborate with other members of the Leadership Team in expanding smart growth initiatives. As we review candidates for this significant position, your previous experience, team-first approach, and passion for developing and delivering strategic projects will greatly impact our interest in you as a candidate. Ideally, you'll be ready to jump in, have an entrepreneurial mindset, and be excited to work with our team to evolve the role as the needs of Eastview and its management evolve.

The role: Working with best-in-class consultants and advisors, the EastView board has identified three areas of focus for the near- and medium-term to ensure our community grows sustainably over the coming years:

• Profit and Loss management: Working with the CEO, you will identify potential opportunities to grow revenue and/or find cost efficiencies.
• Affiliation or partnerships with one or more other organizations: The Board has been investigating and will continue to pursue smart collaborations with other entities (such as Middlebury College or a national or regional senior living organization) to share resources in a win/win relationship.
• Expansion: The Board is also considering potential options for expanding EastView's footprint as the needs and size of our community continue to grow and evolve.

Woven throughout all these projects will be an ongoing effort to build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders and community organizations.

Duties:

Ensure long-term financial stability: Help Eastview to maintain its solid financial footing

• Financial Analysis: Work with EV's Leadership Team to identify opportunities to reduce risk and maintain key financial margins.
• Market Research: Develop an understanding of the competitive landscape to ensure Eastview is well positioned relative to market alternatives.

Develop potential expansion plans: Identify opportunities for community growth and development.

• Analysis: Work with Board, Leadership Team, and consultants to examine growth models
• Project Development: Develop a recommended growth strategy that includes financial impacts, construction and financing options, and third-party partner recommendations.
• Regulatory Management: Ensure that all plans for growth are approved by or aligned with relevant regulatory or government entities.

Build strategic relationships: Work with Board and Leadership Team to build relationships or potential partnerships in the relevant communities of which EastView is a member: immediate neighbors/landowners, local and state communities, broader senior living marketplace, etc.

Reporting: Monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting as per planning rhythms

• Monthly: Support CEO in delivering reporting on financial metrics and project progress.
• Longer-term: Work with Board to develop metrics and reporting elements as needed.

Innovation: Identify opportunities to streamline and/or improve operations through the application of new technology or procedures/processes.

An immediate start is available for the right candidate – the hours will be full time and compensation depends on experience. This is a unique opportunity to join a respected and growing senior living community. We look forward to speaking with you soon about the experience and initiative you would consistently bring to the table to assist Eastview in its current and future sustainable growth endeavors!

Requirements

 As a successful candidate:

• You have experience in the development and delivery of transformative projects in either for profit or non-profit businesses.
• You are prepared to consider the strategic goals of EastView in the medium and long term, and work with the Board, CEO, and Leadership Team to develop sustainable pathways to those goals.
• You will support a positive and collaborative culture, as well as have an ability to push projects forward independently.
• Ideally you will bring a degree of experience in capital project development and delivery (including an understanding of financial analysis of such projects) and/or development of strategic partnerships.