Strategic Planning Manager manages the analytical and research activities supporting an organization's strategic, short-term, and long-range goal planning function. Oversees data collection and conducts organizational reviews to identify the business's strengths and weaknesses and evaluate operational effectiveness. Being a Strategic Planning Manager leads the research of emerging trends, expansion opportunities, competitive threats, and the viability of outside business partners. Develops recommendations for internal business process improvement. Additionally, Strategic Planning Manager designs and executes methods to track and measure organizational performance data to use for planning. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Strategic Planning Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Strategic Planning Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Who we are:
Detroit Public TV (DPTV) is the largest and most watched public television station serving Southeastern Michigan, the most diverse public television audience in the country. We’re also the state’s only community-licensed station, meaning we operate independent of any educational, government or other institution. Our funding comes from the community we serve.
Each week more than two million people watch our five broadcast channels, and nearly 200,000 people listen to our radio station, 90.9 WRCJ for classical days and jazzy nights. In addition, DPTV is building the next generation of public media with our rapidly growing digital presence that has grown to reach more than half a million unique visitors through our website, YouTube channels and social media platforms each month.
Our key values: diversity, engagement, trust, innovation, excellence, financial stability, and growth are evident in everything we do from the engaging content we provide, to the way we work with viewers, supporters, board members and employees to the local events we host connecting DPTV with thousands of our fellow community members each year.
Does the idea of building your career alongside a dedicated group of professionals with different backgrounds and experiences excite you? If so, we invite you to join us in our mission to provide public media that helps individuals discover new ideas, make informed decisions, and enjoy enriched lives.
For more information about DPTV, please visit the website www.dptv.org.
The Opportunity
We are actively seeking dynamic and diverse team member to join us in the role of Strategic Business Planning Specialist in Wixom, MI, in a hybrid work structure.
Over the past decade, Detroit Public Television has evolved from a television station distributing national PBS programming into a highly engaged and responsive nonprofit media organization serving the information, education, and entertainment needs of Detroit, the most important city in America. This growth has come alongside a sea change in media viewing habits, the explosion of new platforms, as well as new social media and digital distribution tools.
The mission of the Strategic Business Planning team is to develop short, medium, and long-term plans enabling DPTV to sustainably serve audiences with vital information across five pillars: education, journalism and public affairs, energy and the environment, health and well-being, and arts and culture. As Michigan’s only community-licensed PBS Station, DPTV is committed to engaging diverse audiences to deliver relevant content and engage citizens on a variety of platforms.
The Strategic Business Planning Team has been established to guide the future of Detroit Public Television by doing community needs analysis, spotlighting promising opportunities for growth, identifying key partnerships and important funding sources, and building materials for the Development Team and each of the initiative managers to secure sustainable funding and build a comprehensive vision of service to the community.
This is primarily an internally facing position, acting as an internal coach, consultant, and advisor to the initiative leaders, but with a healthy dose of external relationships with stakeholders and funders.
Essential Functions
Strategic Leadership
Organizational Growth
Performance Management and Evaluation
Internal Consulting and Collaboration
Skills
Qualifications
Physical Demands
Individual must be able to:
Work Environment
Individual is exposed to a typical office setting with computer equipment and a TV studio or on-location site with some related business travel.
What you’ll get:
Detroit Educational Television Foundation, d/b/a Detroit Public Television and 90.9 WRCJ, is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability status, marital status, military status, or protected veteran status. Employment decisions at Detroit Public Television will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. The specific statements above are not intended to be all inclusive.