Vice President, Transformation Realization

POSITION SUMMARY

(Eligible for Hybrid/ 3 days in office - Alexandria, VA)

The Vice President, Transformation Realization leads the implementation of change practices to realize the United Way Transformation, a comprehensive global program to ensure that United Way is impactful, relevant, and sustainable in its next century of service. As a senior leader in United Way Worldwide’s Transformation Realization Office, the successful candidate will be a seasoned change-management practitioner who embraces and applies UWW’s change methodology to deliver large-scale transformation. The position is ultimately accountable to the UWW President and CEO, the initiating sponsor of the United Way Transformation. 

The Vice President will apply a broad range of skills to advance successful change in a complex, federated, global nonprofit environment. Combining technical acumen with outstanding management, political savvy, engagement skills, and emotional intelligence, the leader will oversee the execution of multiple interdependent workstreams in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Additionally, the Vice President will build change capability within the United Way network to make it a core competency of the organization. 

The ideal candidate will actively champion United Way’s mission to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world, and our vision: a world where every person in every community is thriving. The Vice President will demonstrate a deep commitment to fully realizing the promise of United Way’s transformation. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES

The Vice President, Transformation Realization will:

• Lead the global planning, execution, measurement, and risk mitigation for the United Way Transformation
• Manage a complex, dynamic, integrated change portfolio
• Oversee successful on-time delivery of transformation commitments, both the installation of change activities and full realization of the transformation’s promise
• Engage transformation sponsors to align their initiatives with United Way Transformation goals and standards
• Design and facilitate successful change engagements with a wide array of stakeholders, from senior executives and board members to emerging leaders
• Design and deliver dynamic large-scale change campaigns, including at major events
• Build and manage a global change network to deploy the transformation across 34+ countries and within United Way Worldwide
• Manage the communication and reporting related to the United Way Transformation 
• Oversee the operations of the Transformation Realization Office
• Develop and lead the implementation of change-capability building for the United Way network

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The person in this role must:  

• Demonstrate extensive experience in change management in a complex distributed environment, and provide examples of previous successful strategic transformations within other organizations
• Embrace and apply the United Way change methodology, incorporating their own change experience while sustaining the integrity of a well-established process
• Be skilled in managing a large-scale change portfolio, including excellent planning and integration skills, and the ability to manage many moving parts
• Successfully manage the operations of a change-management team
• Engage effectively with a wide variety of change sponsors, agents, and stakeholders
• Be skilled in facilitating successful communication with stakeholders who have diverse viewpoints and cultural influences
• Through influence, political savvy, and outstanding relationship skills, lead effectively in a federated work environment without corporate controls 
• Constantly summarize, assess status, and raise performance issues related to reaching the desired realization outcomes
• Possess strong business acumen and be able to represent the impact and benefits of the program in business terms
• Balance the needs and priorities of different departments and teams within the organization
• Skillfully influence department and team leaders without direct authority and within sponsorship mandates, and communicate and execute the integrated transformation plan with department leaders

Minimum requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in a relevant field preferred
• Seven to ten years of senior-level change management experience
• Five years of people management and expert-level experience in a similar role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Strong people skills
• Ability to lead projects in a fast-paced environment

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position.  It should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all required duties, responsibilities, and skills. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.

SALARY STATEMENT

The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $200,000 per year. Proffered salaries are determined by several factors including applicant’s knowledge, ­­­skills, experience, position, equity, and market.

ABOUT UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE

United Way Worldwide seeks diverse, qualified professionals who want to make a difference in the world. If you are passionate about your work and desire to help others achieve enhanced education, income, and health, United Way Worldwide is the place for you.

United Way Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics, in accordance with applicable laws. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please e-mail recruitment@uww.unitedway.org or call 703-683-7860 and provide the nature of your request and your contact information.

We are a charter member of Employers of National Service and encourage AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni to apply.

United Way Worldwide is in Old Town Alexandria, VA. We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including health, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability, employee assistance program, 403(b) plan, tuition assistance, paid time off, family sick leave, medical appointment leave, parental/adoption leave, dress for your day, free parking, onsite gym, monthly volunteering opportunities, and more.

UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE’S DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLE

We take the broadest possible view of diversity. 

We value the visible and invisible qualities that make you who you are.

We welcome that every person brings a unique perspective and experience to advance our mission and progress our fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community.

We believe that each United Way community member, donor, volunteer, advocate, and employee must have equal access to solving community problems.

We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work.

We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities.

Join us in embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion for every person in every community.

LIVE UNITED.