Strategic Initiatives and Planning Officer

The Strategic Initiatives and Planning Officer (Officer) is responsible for oversight and coordination of agency-wide strategic planning and initiatives and for providing leadership, staff supervision, operational planning, and guidance, and supporting First 5 Alameda County (F5AC) change management. The Officer leads and facilitates highly complex, strategic, and political engagements involving internal and external stakeholders; advises leadership to design and implement goal-achieving solutions; develops methodologies that drive organizational effectiveness; regularly conducts rigorous analysis with available data and inputs; and applies methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for developing solutions and achieving results. Collaborates with divisions and units within the organization.

• Provide strategic leadership; establish and foster effective leadership and management practices; support change management, effective Agency structures, communication, and culture.
• Lead short- and long-term strategic planning efforts, communicate important timelines and progress.
• Provide planning leadership support to agencywide growth, programs and operations, by facilitating planning, change management, and process improvements and/or reforms, including:
• Understand and shape F5AC strategy and develop plans to implement that strategy
• Assess First 5’s operational and strategic performance
• Align processes, resources-planning and goals with overall strategy
• Provide support and insight into significant organizational changes
• Advise Leaders in making effective decisions
• In collaboration with colleagues, identify local systems barriers and/or gaps and work with appropriate staff and agencies to address the needed systems changes.
• Work with colleagues across F5AC to ensure intra-agency collaboration, cross-agency integration, and alignment with organizational vision, strategic plan and Commission adopted programs and budgets.
• Analyze and identify data, evaluation and research needs for special projects, program and organizational planning, and work closely with staff to execute and make recommendations to F5AC leadership.
• Negotiate contracts with providers, ensure that contracts are prepared and executed accurately and timely, and ensure compliance with contract deliverables.
• Provide input to and oversee planning budget for appropriate budget items, including managing request for proposals (RFP) and request for qualifications (RFQ) development.
• Collaborate on internal and external communications strategies. Facilitate and support multidirectional communication with staff and colleagues to encourage clarity and alignment. Present to F5AC staff, Commission, and other stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• A minimum of ten years of full-time, progressively responsible, related experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in Planning, Policy, Public Administration, Business, or related field may be substituted for 4 years of experience. A Master’s Degree may be substituted for an additional year of experience.

Other:

• We will return to office on a hybrid basis in March 2023 and may return full-time at an undetermined date.
• All First 5 employees must live and work in California.
• The salary range for this position is $119,000-$163,000 and as an independent government agency, the posted salary is the set salary range for this position. We cannot offer salaries above this posted range.

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About First 5 Alameda County*
First 5 Alameda County believes every child in Alameda County should have optimal health, development, and well-being to reach their greatest potential. Through innovative programs and policy advocacy, we help provide children and their families access to resources that support their first five years of development.

Join our mission-driven team that in partnership with the community, supports a county-wide continuous prevention and early intervention system that promotes optimal health and development, narrows disparities, and improves peak years of child development.

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Our Benefits*
We offer a comprehensive benefits package with health care options to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. These benefits include but are not limited to Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, $1,500 credit per year to spend on benefits, Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Employer Paid & Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Retirement Plans including the ACERA Pension Plan, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Plan and more.

We also offer paid vacation, paid time off and sick time. We have 17 paid holidays including the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day as paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $119,000.00 - $163,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location