[Hiring] Senior Director, Organizational Health @Communities in Schools Inc

Role Description

Do you have experience building, aligning, and scaling systems that strengthen and sustain thriving affiliates across a complex national network? The Sr. Director, Organization Health (Org Health), reports directly to the VP, Org Health, and leads the vision, strategy, and execution of organizational health across the national affiliate network by setting direction, building systems, and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of support through the Network Activation Team. This role is accountable for scaling organizational health practices, strengthening leadership pipelines, and driving alignment between national priorities and affiliate execution.

The Sr. Director enables Network Activation team members to deliver differentiated, high-impact support while ensuring consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across the network and focuses on enterprise-level strategy, cross-functional alignment, and long-term capacity building to foster resilient, high-performing, and equitable organizations across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, organizational leadership, business administration, public administration or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum twelve years of progressive leadership experience in strategic planning, program management, or organizational development, preferably in education, nonprofit, or federated-driven organizations.
• Minimum five years of proven experience successfully managing and leading high-performing teams.
• Experience working with or within a network of affiliates or distributed organizations, ideally in a national or regional capacity.
• Proven ability to build and sustain strategic partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including nonprofit leaders, staff, and external partners.
• Experience designing and implementing leadership development programs, particularly focused on nonprofit management or inclusion and belonging.
• Demonstrated success in cross-organizational collaboration and alignment of strategic initiatives.
• Experience managing crisis situations or providing high-level consultation to nonprofit affiliate executives or boards.
• Deep knowledge of nonprofit governance, management, and operational best practices, including budgeting, program delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of adult learning and training theory, financial governance, and board operations.
• Knowledge of organizational change management, capacity building, and infrastructure development to support sustainable service delivery.
• Awareness of current nonprofit sector trends, particularly those impacting affiliate or network-based organizations.
• Knowledge of coaching and mentorship practices that support leadership development.
• Strong capability in strategic planning, team management, cross-functional collaboration, project management, communication and relationship building, facilitation and training, problem-solving and crisis management, and data-informed decision making.
• Strong financial skills with experience developing, managing, and adjusting departmental and project-specific budgets.
• Advanced PC skills, particularly in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and platforms.
• Strong time management, organization, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic, evolving virtual work environment.
• Collaborative spirit with a genuine interest in supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive team culture.
• Enthusiastic about working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Requirements

• Travel up to 25% may be required including travel in the domestic United States with occasional overnight stay(s).

Benefits

• Work that makes a difference—the opportunity to contribute to an important mission!
• Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including:
• Five weeks of Paid Time Off
• Generous 403b Retirement Savings Plan contribution
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 90% of employee health care premiums paid by the organization
• Summer Work Schedule and Winter Break
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term income replacement programs, and much, much more!