Manager of Strategy and Learning

Perrin Family Foundation; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrin Family Foundation seeks a Manager of Strategy and Learning in Connecticut to work closely with the President and Program Officer. The role focuses on advancing the foundation's strategic framework, expanding partnerships, and strengthening the field infrastructure for youth-led racial and social justice efforts.

Reporting to the President, the role will evolve as the strategic framework is implemented, with responsibilities spanning thought partnership, knowledge creation, and impact

Qualifications

• Experienced candidate with a demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice.
• Ability to partner with the President and Program Officer.
• Ability to build knowledge and supporting framework for impact assessment.

Responsibilities

• Co-create and implement the strategic framework.
• Build internal and external understanding of youth-led racial and social justice landscape in CT and beyond.
• Expand and deepen relationships with ecosystem stakeholders.
• Identify challenges and opportunities and generate actionable responses.
• Develop a framework for assessing impact and success.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Stakeholder management

Learning and evaluation

Job description

PFF’s office is currently working on a hybrid schedule, with staff working from the office 3 days a week and working remotely 2 days a week.

The Perrin Family Foundation envisions a society free from systemic oppression where Black and Brown youth exercise their innate power and live fully, at ease, in joy and liberation. Geographically focused on the state of Connecticut, our mission is to invest in and cultivate support for an ecosystem that builds the collective leadership and power of Black and Brown youth in order to advance movements for racial and social justice. Our work and approach are grounded in and guided by our core values, which you can learn more about here.

ABOUT THE POSITION

PFF seeks an experienced candidate with a demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice to join our team as Manager of Strategy and Learning. Reporting to the President, this newly-created position will serve as a thought partner to the President, work closely with the Program Officer and play a key leadership role in the implementation of our new strategic framework. Broadly, the role of the Manager of Strategy and Learning is to: build internal and external understanding of the youth-led racial and social justice landscape in Connecticut and beyond; expand and deepen relationships with stakeholders in the ecosystem; identify areas of challenge and opportunity and generate ideas for innovative actionable responses; and support PFF in developing a framework for assessing our impact and success. In particular, the Manager of Strategy and Learning will be responsible for managing two areas of work under PFF’s strategic framework: working collaboratively with partners to strengthen field infrastructure and building knowledge and will for co-investment in youth-led racial and social justice efforts. It is expected that this role will evolve as PFF works towards implementation of its strategic framework.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $80,000-$90,000.