Chief Strategy Officer
Company: Chef Ann Foundation
Location: Boulder
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
About the Chef Ann FoundationFounded in 2009, the Chef Ann
Foundation (CAF) believes that all children should have equal
access to fresh, healthy, delicious food providing them the
foundation to thrive and meet their true potential. We ensure that
school food professionals have the resources, funding, and support
they need to provide cook-from-scratch meals that support the
health of children and our planet. To date, we've reached 14,000+
schools and over 3.4 million children in all 50 states.Job
DescriptionThe Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) is responsible for the
strategic advancement vertical, overseeing policy, research,
development, and marketing in a fast-paced, high-growth, and
dynamic environment. The CSO is both a leader and doer, responsible
for understanding and formulating corporate strategy from an
operational point of view and ensuring that strategic initiatives
and the portfolio of verticals are optimized to support the
strategy in achieving CAF's multi-year strategic plans. The CSO's
peer group includes the other C-suite roles that comprise the
highest leadership within the organization. This position reports
to the Chief Executive Officer.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategy &
Leadership
- Continuously create, develop, and execute strategic plans that
advance the mission of the organization;
- Monitor market trends and stakeholder needs to forecast
opportunities and inform strategies;
- Analyze risks and complex issues to provide strategic guidance
& efficient solutions;
- Develop and maintain a network of strategic partners and
stakeholders to amplify CAF's mission and impact;
- Identify and pursue innovative strategic opportunities to
extend CAF's; work through partnerships, collaborations, and social
impact extensions;
- Stay informed about emerging trends in social entrepreneurship
and impact investing to identify potential opportunities for
CAF;
- Prepare and present executive presentations and other materials
for Board of Director meetings, funders, and all-hands
meetings;
- Build working relationships by earning the trust, confidence,
and respect of the senior leadership team through listening,
building credibility, and developing synergies across the
organization;
- Ensure strategies are well communicated and translated into
actionable and quantitative plans for work verticals/functions and
business partners;
- Perform additional job-related duties as needed.Marketing,
Policy, Development, Research OversightDirect CAF's research,
marketing, development, and policy agenda, ensuring it supports the
organization's short and long-term strategic goals.Marketing and
Communications
- Ensure alignment of marketing initiatives with the
organizational brand;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Marketing in growth
goals across all CAF communication channels;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Marketing in monitoring
and evaluating the effectiveness of marketing efforts and adjusting
strategies as needed;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Marketing to enhance
CAF's brand presence and messaging across various platforms,
ensuring we are communicating effectively.Policy and Advocacy
- Stay informed about relevant legislative and regulatory
developments in school nutrition and child health;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Policy and Advocacy in
the creation of policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy
materials;
- Cultivate relationships with policymakers, government
officials, and other key stakeholders;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Policy and Advocacy in
participation in coalitions and partnerships to advance policy
objectives.Development
- Oversee the Sr. Director of Development in cultivating and
stewarding of major donors and institutional funders;
- Participate in high-level donor meetings and
presentations;
- Oversee the Sr. Director of Development in monitoring and
evaluating the effectiveness of fundraising efforts, adjusting
strategies as needed;
- Cultivate and steward high-level funder relationships;
- Other duties as assigned within the scope of the
position.Research and Evaluation
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Research and Evaluation
in the design and implementation of research studies related to
school nutrition, environmental impacts, and child health;
- Guide and support the Sr. Director of Research and Evaluation
in the analysis and interpretation of research findings;
- Support the Sr. Director of Research and Evaluation to ensure
research outcomes are effectively communicated to various
stakeholders, including funders, partners, and the public;
- Oversee and support the Sr. Director of Research and Evaluation
in identifying opportunities for research collaborations with
academic institutions and other organizations.Budget and/or
resource responsibility:
- Develop, plan, and forecast the program budget(s;)
- Final approval, oversight, and management of budget(s;)
- Identify, cultivate, and maintain high-level funder
relationships and program opportunities in collaboration with the
Development team's and the organization's revenue generation
goals;
- Ensure accurate reporting, expense control, and
auditing.Position Requirements: To perform this job successfully,
an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to fulfill those
duties:
- A minimum of 15+ years of progressive experience in a
leadership role overseeing P&L management and at least two of
the following four areas of focus: Marketing, Development, Policy
and Research;
- Bachelor's Degree required, MBA (or other areas of study that
lend themselves to our business model) strongly preferred;
- Extensive experience in strategy planning, strategy development
& strategy execution;
- Considerable experience in project and change management;
- Nonprofit and/or School Food / Food System experience strongly
preferred;
- Ability to travel for eight trips a year;
- Ability to work virtually.Essential Traits
- A passion for food systems and a strong interest in childhood
health and wellness;
- Highest standards of integrity, ethics, and performance;
- Forward-thinking with the ability to engage others in casting a
broader and focused vision;Flexible mindset, innovative thinker who
is willing to challenge standard thinking with new ideas,
approaches, and solutions;
- Ability to build new programming and manage
implementation;
- Resourcefulness in finding solutions to unique problems and
making pivots to ensure outcomes;
- Strong relationship builder who can find common ground, build
consensus, and strengthen collaboration among diverse business
partners;
- Ability to motivate teams, lead complex projects to
completion/sustainment, and manage multiple verticals in
parallel;
- Expert at effectively pivoting between strategic development
and tactical deployment;
- Astute with applying change management principles to
effectively lead and navigate ambiguity and uncertainty;
- Exceptional listening, persuasion, negotiation, and conflict
management skills;
- Willingness to engage in continuous learning and
training.Compensation:Compensation ranges between $143,146 -
177,392 per year and will be commensurate with the candidate's
previous experience and credentials. The Chef Ann Foundation is a
great place to work. It provides its staff with a competitive
benefits package, including medical, pharmacy, dental, vision,
short-term disability, long-term disability, group life insurance,
accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity,
403(b) retirement plan with a match, holidays & paid time off. We
are a fully remote national organization whose headquarters are
located in Boulder, CO, with team members spread across the US.
This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the U.S.
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