Job Title:
Vice President, Collective Impact & Social Innovation
Department:
Collective Impact and Social Innovation
Reports to:
President & Chief Executive Officer
Status:
Exempt, Full-Time
Date:
December 1, 2015
Primary Responsibilities:
Plans, develops and leads United Way’s Collective Impact efforts in Southern Nevada.
Effectively collaborates with and leads a diverse set of organizations and individuals to attempt
to solve the most pressing social challenges in our community. Drives the public dialogue about
community challenges and solutions through the use and publishing of relevant research and
data. Leads the United Way effort to identify and acquire funding from local and national
foundations and governments for Collective Impact and Social Innovation efforts. Fosters an
internal and external culture of transparency, honesty, innovation, entrepreneurship,
measurement, and continual improvement.
Essential Duties:
Leadership
1. Provide clear leadership for United Way’s Collective Impact efforts, including identifying
top talent, mentoring and supervising staff effectively; ability to execute a strategic plan;
and a general ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage effectively.
2. Work with diverse stakeholders to develop infrastructure and ideas that improve the
quality of life in Southern Nevada
3. Facilitate improved use of performance measurement and best practices throughout our
community
4. Researches and proposes domestic and international public policy and advocacy
strategies that can help to solve community problems
5. Develop and lead United Way’s strategy to ensure that evidence gets used and applied
by decision-makers
6. Advise or work with a Marketing team on the content and design of policy publications
7. Working with a Research network, identify and prioritize demonstrated solutions for the
region to promote at a statewide and regional level, and develop and lead the
implementation of strategies to get these ideas adopted and scaled.
Communication, Collaboration, and Policy Outreach
8. Promote exchange and collaboration between academics, policy makers, community
partners, and (international) development professionals.
9. Engage decision-makers effectively in the generation of evidence and strengthen the
Community’s capacity to translate evidence into practice and policy. Ensure that
evidence is used and applied at scale by decision-makers (including practitioners, policy
makers and funders).
10. Raise resources from local and national foundations, governments and funders to
develop/support of the work of United Way’s Collective Impact efforts.
11. Help develop strategic partnerships with global organizations that have the potential to
lead to the scale-up of demonstrated ideas
12. Help to build the capacity of community partners to develop and implement policy
engagement strategies
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Research Management and Facilitation
13. Draw upon experience conducting quantitative economics research (including
randomized evaluations) to facilitate the development of new research projects.
14. Facilitate the roll out of region-wide pilots and programs
15. Conduct an ambitious slate of trials within several topic areas, in order to discover new
and effective mechanisms for solving community and social issues in Southern Nevada.
16. Manage a portfolio of strategic evaluations to assure that the evaluations provide quality,
useful and timely information
17. Lead and/or assist in the development of initiative reports to document, communicate
and amplify initiative results and learnings.
18. Establish shared measurement practices by developing an evaluation, accountability,
and continuous improvement framework
19. Assess and respond to the changing landscape of social challenges in Southern Nevada
by tracking key research and statistics, as well as ongoing communication with
community partners to understand trends on the ground.
Secondary Duties:
 Performs related duties as required.
Supervisory Responsibility:
The incumbent in this position is responsible for supervising a team of Collective Impact,
research, and IT professionals.
Environment:
The environment for this position is in an office that is clean and comfortable. It may include
some minor annoyances such as noise, odors, drafts, etc. The incumbent is in a non-confined
office-type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will. In addition, the incumbent will
travel via personal vehicle or public transportation to client sites, workplace events, meetings,
etc.
Physical Activity:
In the course of performing this work, the incumbent:
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Will spend substantial time standing, sitting, speaking and listening.
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Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to
25 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions of the job.
Equipment and Software Operation:
The incumbent in this position may operate any/all of the following equipment:
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Telephone, cell phone and fax machine
Computer, printer and related equipment
Copy machine
Audio-visual equipment
Personal automobile
Calculator
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Computer software may include any or all of the following:
 Microsoft Office
 Internet Explorer
 Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
 Data analysis software
Position Requirements:
These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally
considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this job. Individual abilities may result
in some deviation from these guidelines.
To perform effectively in this position, the incumbent must have:
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Strong communication, listening and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate the
mission and messages in a compelling manner in individual and group settings;
confidence to assert, present perspective, engage others and influence outcomes.
Desire to collaborate as part of a team building effective relationships, integrating the
work with other departments and focusing on the big picture to advance the most
significant business outcomes; ability to exhibit behaviors that reflect and support
organizational direction.
High degree of ethics, integrity and interpersonal skills and values that align with the
mission of United Way of Southern Nevada.
Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously, as well as
manage ambiguity and change.
Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills.
Ability to analyze complex issues and develop relevant and realistic plans and programs.
Proficient computer skills, including knowledge of data management and analysis
systems, spreadsheets and database programs.
Ability to work and engage with a diverse staff, volunteers, state and local government
and philanthropic organizations, donors, community partners and independent
contractors.
Demonstrated ability to tactfully handle stressful situations, negotiate and resolve
conflicts, maintain confidentiality and respect and observe organizational protocol.
A professional appearance and demeanor.
Valid Nevada Driver’s License, proof of auto insurance coverage and daily access to a
personal vehicle. Ability to travel to work in a variety of locations throughout Southern
Nevada and other parts of the State, as needed.
These requirements are met by any combination of education that typically includes a Master’s
Degree in economics or related degree from a top research Institution; Social Intervention and
Community research and measurement experience is preferred with a minimum of five years of
progressively responsible community research and analytics leadership and experience,
preferably with United Way. The right combination of education and/or relevant experience may
be substituted in lieu of these requirements.
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