• Job Description

  Req#: 577710

  About the Milken Institute

  The Milken Institute is a globally minded, publicly supported, non-partisan, and nonprofit think tank headquartered in Santa Monica, with offices in Washington, DC, New York, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. For the past three decades, the Milken Institute has served as a catalyst for practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them. Guided by a conviction that the best ideas, under-resourced, cannot succeed, we conduct research and analysis and convene top experts, innovators, and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints. We leverage this expertise and insight to construct programs and policy initiatives. These activities are designed to help people build meaningful lives, in which they can experience health and well-being, pursue effective education and gainful employment, and access the resources required to create ever-expanding opportunities for themselves and their broader communities.

  The Milken Institute’s events and programmatic activities, involve the exchange of ideas with leaders from around the world. The Institute hosts more than 200 events each year, with our annual flagship event, Global Conference, bringing together 4,500+ participants from around the world, featuring more than 900+ speakers throughout 200+ sessions.

  About Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy

  One of four pillars at the Milken Institute, Strategic Philanthropy advises individuals, corporations, and foundations on the most strategic ways to ensure their philanthropic investments make an equitable, transformative impact, and offers tools and recommendations for making philanthropy more effective. In addition to in-depth research, reports, and guides, we design and build programs including, funding initiatives, research collaboratives, large-scale innovation programs, and high-level events. Finally, we also foster peer learning communities to accelerate knowledge-sharing and promote partnership. Strategic Philanthropy’s three portfolio of programmatic work include SPARC (Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration), Environmental & Social Innovation Philanthropy (ESI), and Philanthropy Leadership Collective (PLC).

  About the Position

  The Director, Strategy & Operations, will ensure the mission and vision of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy is operationalized in all day-to-day activities and will play an important role in supporting and connecting the work across the pillar’s three portfolios. In this capacity, the Director will be responsible for strategic planning, budgeting and resource management, impact monitoring, communications support, talent development, and other operational needs. We are looking for an energetic, experienced professional with excellent planning, management, evaluation, partnership, communications, and presentation skills to join our team in this newly created role.

  Responsibilities

  • Work with Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy leaders and across the organization in development, implementation and tracking of pillar strategic plan
  • Lead pillar’s annual budgeting process and lead ongoing financial and resource management
  • Support recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of new team members
  • Facilitate intra-team process improvement by defining, standardizing (where appropriate), documenting, and running key processes
  • Facilitate intra-team communications and lead preparations for weekly team meetings, semi-annual retreats, and other key team gatherings
  • Lead impact tracking and evaluation of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy strategic plan and programmatic work, including implementation of our equity in action plan
  • Develop and support implementation of a cross-pillar learning agenda
  • Collaborate with team throughout the organization to ensure support for and integration of Strategic Philanthropy across Milken Institute
  • Support other operations functions, including space, IT, etc.
  • Duties as assigned.

  Requirements

  • 12+ years of relevant work experience
  • Graduate degree in a relevant field preferred
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple work streams
  • Effective partnership development skills and ability to work with multiple, high-level internal external stakeholders
  • Effective financial and resource management skills including forecasting and budgeting
  • Ability to facilitate and coordinate diverse individuals to solve specific problems
  • Comfortable with public speaking, either in small meeting setting or for large audiences
  • Demonstrated excellence in planning, writing, presentation development, and facilitating
  • High intellectual capacity that can be and has been applied to learning new areas of philanthropic investment and related fields
  • Strong ability to work on a fast-paced collaborative team and be independently proactive
  • Personal attitude that includes being entrepreneurial, action-oriented, collaborative, flexible, with a willingness to adapt to changing situations and a good sense of humor

  Working Conditions & Travel Requirements

  This position will work in a professional office environment on a hybrid schedule consisting of three (3) days per week reporting in-person to the Washington, DC office location (Tuesday – Thursday), with the remaining two (2) days working remotely. Please understand, this schedule is subject to change at the Institute’s sole discretion.

  This person will also be required to travel occasionally to other offices and/or venues to assist with events as needed, requiring occasional work outside of traditional hours. Domestic travel is possible. Additionally, this position requires interacting virtually on a regular basis with Milken Institute staff based in other locations in the United States and around the world.

  Note

  The statements herein are intended to describe the overall nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

  We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. Please note, we are not sponsoring visas at this time, being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.

  Please submit resume and cover letter illustrating how your experience and skills will contribute to the department and any unique qualities you bring to the position. If applying via Indeed, please upload your resume and any supporting documentation as one attachment. Any application that does not include both a resume and cover letter will be rejected. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact our Human Resources department to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

  Our Culture

  The Milken Institute is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

  Every person at the Milken Institute is treated with respect, supported with resources and training, and exposed to a broad range of experiences. We foster a space for growth with opportunities to share knowledge and passion with both clients and colleagues. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Our leadership is actively involved in our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and fostering a culture that creates opportunities for everyone.

  Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan - 403b (5% match)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Personal, Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
  • Fertility Support
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
  • Pet Insurance Discount
  • Training & Development:
  • LinkedIn Learning – over 15,000 self-guided classes offered
  • Annual Mentor Program
  • Wellness Resources:
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • CALM app membership

  
  

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• About the company

  The Milken Institute is an independent economic think tank based in Santa Monica, California.

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