Company Name
The Asian American Foundation
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The Asian American Foundation is searching for their first Chief Impact Officer who will serve a critically important role in setting strategy, vision, and impact to support TAAF’s mission and direct the next phase of impact for TAAF’s existing and emerging pillars of change. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to join the organization at this pivotal moment of evolution where the Foundation is experiencing tremendous growth as TAAF scales its operations to effectively fulfill its mission of ensuring prosperity and belonging for AAPI communities. As a transformational leader, the Chief Impact Officer will provide clear, actionable thought leadership around the next phase of the Foundation’s programming and inspire program staff to achieve TAAF’s complex agenda and broaden the organization’s reach and impact.
Job Description
The Asian American Foundation is searching for their first Chief Impact Officer who will serve a critically important role in setting strategy, vision, and impact to support TAAF’s mission and direct the next phase of impact for TAAF’s existing and emerging pillars of change. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to join the organization at this pivotal moment of evolution where the Foundation is experiencing tremendous growth as TAAF scales its operations to effectively fulfill its mission of ensuring prosperity and belonging for AAPI communities. As a transformational leader, the Chief Impact Officer will provide clear, actionable thought leadership around the next phase of the Foundation’s programming and inspire program staff to achieve TAAF’s complex agenda and broaden the organization’s reach and impact.
Key responsibilities include:
• Leading the successful planning, development, and execution of TAAF’s key pillars of
work: Anti-Hate and Belonging, Data and Research, Education, Narrative Change, and
future areas, and ensure alignment with TAAF’s goals, strategy, and mission.
• Developing and assuring measurement of evaluation metrics to deepen TAAF’s impact
and improve existing frameworks and processes.
• Creating and strengthening strategic partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit
sector stakeholders to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
• Addressing and managing complex issues to achieve meaningful and desired results
including the ability to gather, interpret, and use relevant data to drive strategy
development, make decisions, and drive results.
• Building, coaching, leading, and empowering diverse teams to accomplish TAAF’s mission
and impact strategy.
• Connecting data with strategy and impact that can be shared meaningfully and
impactfully with internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding the role of being a key member of the C-suite for a start-up organization,
which requires strategic thinking, hands-on implementation, and seamless partnerships
across the executive team and the organization.
Job Qualifications
The Chief Impact Officer will serve as the organizational leader over all impact areas at TAAF,
prioritizing the organization’s long-term vision while building internal capabilities to achieve
maximum programmatic impact. The ideal candidate will be strategic and collaborative in
providing critically important direction and feedback to the Chief Executive Officer, Board, and
staff on all areas related to programming and organization-wide goals. This leader will help shape
TAAF’s ability to adapt and manage change as the AAPI community continues to face unexpected
challenges and be willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.
The Chief Impact Officer will possess strong communication skills, experience in representing an organization to the public, exceptional relationship-building skills, and excellent writing skills to complement an entrepreneurial spirit and vision-oriented approach. In addition, successful candidates will have the following competencies, personal qualities, and characteristics:
STRATEGIC & ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
The Chief Impact Officer will lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, along with the knowledge,
foresight, and clarity to inform decision-making around programming and strategy toward
social change. The Chief Impact Officer will act nimbly in adjusting to shifting priorities and
deftly balance multiple tasks efficiently and effectively. Using keen analytical skills and excellent
judgment, this individual will consistently take initiative to anticipate needs, address complex
problems and translate complex, resourceful plans into concrete strategies, all while engaging
fully alongside the CEO, Board, and staff. Within TAAF, this leader will be skilled at effectively
collaborating toward consensus needed to enact operational change and optimize organization level impact. This individual will be a coach and mentor to staff, creating and identifying
opportunities for growth and development.
PROGRAMS AND GRANTMAKING EXPERTISE
A transformational leader, the Chief Impact Officer will draw upon leadership experience in a
grantmaking capacity to grow the organization’s existing program areas while simultaneously
identifying new areas of impact. This experienced leader will be adept at developing shared and
measurable goals and creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging programs and grantmaking
strategies that lead to positive impact. The ideal candidate will bring knowledge of the national
level relating to communities of color with a focus on the AAPI community, that allows them
to recognize and understand the challenges and opportunities in serving the AAPI community
through TAAF’s pillars of change.
EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATOR & MANAGER
The Chief Impact Officer will be an engaged, active listener, able to tailor communications to effectively reach a range of audiences– from internal stakeholders to the general public to policymakers and influencers. Recognized as a leader in their community, this leader will embody a personal sense of passion, a willingness to listen, discretion, and a keen mind. Possessing exceptional verbal and written communications, this leader will be relied upon for good business judgment, an analytical mindset, and the capability to make sound and influential decisions. This individual will influence and mentor program staff while creating and identifying opportunities for their growth and development.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDER
With an ability to quickly establish credibility and rapport, this leader will be adept at building and sustaining excellent relationships with board members, staff, community leaders, partner organizations, and other various stakeholder groups, and harnessing their professional networks in support of TAAF. This individual will be a key spokesperson, proactively messaging what TAAF is and the impact of its work with poise. A natural consensus-builder, the Chief Impact Officer will be comfortable with ambiguity and have the persistence to drive process forward through collaboration and dedication.
PASSION FOR THE MISSION
The Chief Impact Officer will have a true passion for the mission of TAAF – effectively taking action against hate and violence, and building belonging and prosperity for all AAPI communities. The Chief Impact Officer will embrace TAAF’s collaborative culture and will thrive in a cross-functional, innovative environment with a diversity of viewpoints and experiences. This leader will work towards understanding the various roles and contributions of individual teams and mobilize resources effectively through meaningful engagement and continue building TAAF’s team of highly talented and effective contributors. Working strategically with transparency and accountability, this ideal candidate will embrace a culture of learning, work respectfully with compassion, kindness, and gratitude, and seek to be inclusive and collaborative in decision making.
How to Apply
Koya Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Michelle R.S. Bonoan, Jennifer Smith, and Marisa Chock are leading this search. To make recommendations or to express your interest in this role, please email , and . All nominations, inquiries, and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.
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