Senior Manager, Planning and Analysis (Term-Limited)

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks a full-time position of Senior Manager, Planning and Analysis in the Strategy Office of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY or Washington, DC (with a preference for NY). This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. This is a two and a half-year term-limited position.

The ACLU works on some of the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties issues facing American society today. The Strategy Office supports the ACLU to advance civil rights and liberties for all through the development and delivery of a bold strategy with shared goals that maximizes our impact today and in the long-term. The office resides within the Executive Department, which drives strategic direction, governance partnership, and a values-driven and inclusive culture.   

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

The Senior Manager, Planning and Analysis will report into the Director of Strategy & Innovation and take direction from other members of the Strategy Office based on assigned projects.   

The Senior Manager, Planning and Analysis will drive project management and implementation for large cross-departmental projects led by the Strategy Office, leading process design, workplan management, internal communications and change management, stakeholder coordination, and evaluation and learning. This role is fit for people with a passion for process, structure, and continuous improvement.  

Projects include but not limited to annual departmental planning and budgeting processes, strategy progress tracking, metrics tracking and evaluation, annual leadership retreats, and the coordination of cross-departmental external and internal reports.  

This position will participate in meetings and discussions of a highly strategic and confidential nature, handle highly sensitive confidential information including HR and budget data, will liaise with staff regarding team and organizational initiatives, and will create and manage the structure, schedule, and internal communication plans for related projects to drive their successful completion.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Manage annual planning process and identify process improvements based on collected learnings. This includes managing the workplan, creating simple templates, coordinating department leads, and analyzing submissions.  
• Support the year open and mid-year budgeting process, managing critical data inputs with strong attention to detail, and supporting the synthesis of complex information into concise memos that enable decision-making for senior leadership.   
• Manage the process to track progress against strategic priorities, sharing results to drive accountability and identifying emerging challenges, opportunities, and learnings for continuous improvement.  
• Manage data collection processes and systems to track and report on key metrics, identifying opportunities for systems and process improvement to enable evidence-driven decision-making at all levels. 
• Develop written memos and presentations for senior audiences, including the annual strategy and budget memo for the National Board. 
• Partner in the design and preparation of annual leadership retreats by supporting agenda development, speaker coordination, and program content development.  
• Inject project management rigor into the Strategy Office by developing consistent ways of working, process improvements, and internal coordination strategies. 
• Develop relationships with other projec