Chief Impact Officer

Job Summary
Are you ready to lead large‑scale, community‑driven solutions that reduce hunger across Oklahoma? Do you excel at shaping strategy, strengthening teams, and driving measurable outcomes? As the Chief Impact Officer, you will guide the Community Impact division to expand equitable food access across a 53‑county service area. You will lead a team responsible for partner network development, program strategy, community engagement, data and evaluation, compliance, and cross‑departmental alignment. You will steward relationships with community partners, team members, funders, and government entities to strengthen systems and outcomes. In your first 6–12 months, success looks like building partner capacity; expanding equitable geographic coverage; strengthening impact measurement and data practices; ensuring audit‑ready compliance; and increasing stakeholder confidence through clear outcomes and stories of impact.

Day in the Life
Core Leadership & Strategy
Guide long-term food access solutions that address hunger and its root causes across the 53‑county service area.
Align departmental goals, plans and daily work with organizational priorities.
Serve as a sponsor for GeoAccess efforts that reduce geographic and systemic access barriers.
Serve as an ambassador across community, state and national spaces.
Promote inclusive, equitable and trauma-informed approaches to community work.
Community Engagement & Partnership
Engage diverse community partners to assess needs and identify service gaps.
Build strategic partnerships that improve food access and resource coordination.
Oversee planning, training and technical assistance to partner agencies.
Reinforce equitable food distribution across communities and programs.
Optimize organizational assets to maximize collective impact.
Foster community ownership of solutions and outcomes.
Data, Evaluation & Impact
Increase food security and access to nutritious food for neighbors.
Use data to plan work, measure impact and refine strategies.
Build and maintain a data warehouse that supports tracking, reporting and decision-making.
Define impact measures and ensure consistent data collection practices and reporting.
Train partners to collect accurate data and apply findings locally.
Apply insights to expand effective programs and improve systems.
Use results and stories to increase investment and strengthen partnerships.
Cross Departmental Coordination & Compliance
Break down silos through clear communication and defined timelines.
Direct cross-departmental initiatives that enhance service quality and promote equity.
Contribute to grant development, outcomes tracking, storytelling efforts and fundraising.
Work with Finance and Operations on aligned, well-managed budgets.
Drive continuous improvement across systems and workflows.
Ensure compliance with federal, state and contractual requirements.
Promote consistent, accessible and respectful customer service practices.
Staff Development
Increase mission delivery through clear expectations, role clarity and skill development within Community Impact.
Maintain current job descriptions that reflect actual work, accountability and required competencies.
Translate organizational values into daily behaviors, outcomes and performance expectations.
Provide tools, guidance and feedback that enable employees to deliver consistent results.
Identify growth potential and build capability through coaching and learning opportunities.
Align goals across Community Impact teams to improve consistency and focus.
Ensure employees deliver respectful, inclusive and high-quality service to partners and neighbors.
Senior Leadership Responsibilities
Oversee 30–40 staff members, including directors, managers and staff.
Set organizational direction and priorities by defining vision, strategy and measurable outcomes that advance the mission, ensure sustainability and guide organization‑wide decision-making.
Lead and hold accountable the leadership team by establishing performance expectations, reinforcing leadership standards and ensuring consistent execution across departments.
Translate mission and strategy into organizational results by approving goals, allocating resources and guiding the organization through change, growth and external pressures.
Oversee organizational performance, risk and impact by monitoring financial, operational and programmatic outcomes and by addressing systemic issues that affect effectiveness or reputation.
Ensure equitable and effective workforce strategy by setting expectations for talent management, organizational design, succession planning and culture.
Collaborate across the organization and with external partners to align priorities, resolve complex issues and maintain clarity of authority, accountability and governance.
Ensure compliance, stewardship and organizational integrity by upholding legal, regulatory and funding requirements.
Build and sustain a high-performing, value‑aligned culture across the organization.
Derive and examine data insights to inform organizational strategy, integrating analytics into planning and board reporting.
Establish and oversee organizational budgets, aligning financial resources with strategic goals and mission sustainability.