What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Community Engagement & Impact - The Foundation for a Healthy High Point position at Armstrong McGuire and Assoc?
Career Opportunity
The Foundation for a Healthy High Point seeks a strategic, analytical, and relationship-centered leader to serve as its next Director of Community Engagement & Impact. This leader will design and implement innovative grantmaking programs, strengthen the Foundation's approach to measuring and communicating impact, and bring partners together to address the complex systems and conditions that influence community health.
Serving as a trusted thought partner to the Executive Director, the Director will help translate organizational strategy into programs, partnerships, and measurable results. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who can see connections across organizations and issues, build authentic community relationships, use data to inform decisions, and move new ideas from concept to implementation.
Mission: The Foundation for a Healthy High Point works with partners to transform conditions that impact the health and well-being of Greater High Point residents by investing in and engaging the community to address upstream social influences on health.
Reporting Structure: The Director of Community Engagement & Impact reports to the Executive Director and works closely with Foundation staff, the Board of Directors, funded partners, applicants, and community stakeholders.
Organizational Profile: The Foundation is governed by a 12-person Board of Directors and supported by a staff of four. It oversees annual grants and charitable distributions of approximately $2.7 million, with financial assets of approximately $65 million. Since its inception, the Foundation has approved over $22 million to support the Greater High Point community.
Salary: The salary is commensurate with experience and with a range of $90,000 to $100,000. Benefits include medical and dental insurance with 80% of employee premiums covered by the Foundation, 403(b) match, short-term/long-term disability and life insurance benefits, and paid time off.
Working Location: This is a full-time position based in High Point, North Carolina. The successful candidate must live within approximately 45 minutes of the Foundation's office and be available to engage regularly and meaningfully throughout the Greater High Point community.
Key Responsibilities of the Director of Community Engagement & Impact
Strategic Leadership and Organizational Planning
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Director, helping translate organizational priorities into action.
- Contribute to strategic planning and identify opportunities to deepen the Foundation's community impact.
- Bring a systems-level perspective to the Foundation's work, recognizing connections among organizations, sectors, policies, community conditions, and health outcomes.
- Develop clear plans, timelines, goals, and measures for major programs and initiatives.
- Prepare and present thoughtful recommendations, reports, and analyses to the Executive Director, Board, committees, and other stakeholders.
Grantmaking and Program Management
- Lead the full grantmaking lifecycle, from community research and program design through application, review, award, monitoring, learning, and closeout.
- Develop and implement new grantmaking programs and initiatives aligned with community needs and the Foundation's priorities.
- Monitor grants and programs to ensure effective implementation, learning, and alignment with intended outcomes.
- Conduct initial screenings of potential grantees, review proposals, lead site visits, assess organizational and programmatic fit, and develop funding recommendations.
- Build and manage strong relationships with applicants, funded partners, and prospective partners.
- Advise applicants throughout the grant application and reporting process, including providing appropriate technical assistance and clarifying expectations.
- Continuously assess grantmaking practices and recommend improvements that strengthen accessibility, effectiveness, consistency, learning, and equitable opportunity.
- Track grant distributions regularly to ensure the Foundation remains on target to meet projections.
Impact, Learning, and Reporting
- Develop and lead a practical framework for tracking the impact of the Foundation's grants, programs, convenings, and community investment
Salary : $90,000 - $100,000