Strategic Planning Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the development, execution, and upkeep of strategic plans and associated planning products for the organization.

• Perform research and analysis to pinpoint trends, emerging issues, organizational challenges, and opportunities aligned with strategic priorities.

• Evaluate organizational goals, objectives, programs, and activities to determine their alignment with strategic priorities.

• Aid in the formulation of strategic goals, objectives, initiatives, milestones, and performance measures.

• Convert strategic priorities into actionable implementation plans, roadmaps, and work plans.

• Track progress against strategic objectives, milestones, and performance targets.

• Create and manage strategic planning trackers, performance dashboards, and other management tools.

• Gather, analyze, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to facilitate strategic decision-making.

• Perform environmental scans, literature reviews, benchmarking studies, and other research efforts.

• Evaluate organizational capabilities, resources, risks, and constraints that impact strategic objectives.

• Identify discrepancies between current and desired organizational performance and formulate recommendations.

• Lead strategic planning sessions, leadership meetings, working groups, interviews, and stakeholder engagements.

• Prepare executive-level briefings, presentations, reports, decision memoranda, talking points, and strategic communication materials.

• Support performance measurement frameworks and organizational metrics.

• Analyze performance data and suggest enhancements to organizational effectiveness and the achievement of strategic goals.

• Collaborate with CDC leadership, program managers, subject matter experts, contractors, and other stakeholders.

• Facilitate governance of strategic initiatives by monitoring decisions, action items, risks, and dependencies.

• Assess potential effects of organizational, policy, operational, or environmental changes on strategic priorities.

• Aid in the execution of strategic initiatives and track intended outcomes.

• Ensure that planning products are clear, consistent, data-informed, and aligned with organizational objectives.

• Undertake other responsibilities supporting CDC's strategic planning and management goals.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, public health, management, strategic planning, organizational development, social sciences, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of pertinent professional experience in strategic planning, management analysis, program planning, organizational effectiveness, business analysis, or related functions.

• Proven experience in the development and execution of strategic plans, organizational plans, or strategic initiatives.

• Experience in conducting research, environmental analysis, and synthesizing complex information.

• Proven ability to develop goals, objectives, performance measures, milestones, and implementation plans.

• Experience in analyzing organizational performance and formulating actionable recommendations.

• Experience in preparing executive-level reports, briefings, presentations, and decision-support materials.

• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication abilities.

• Ability to work efficiently with senior government leaders and a diverse range of stakeholder groups.

• Capacity to manage multiple priorities and produce high-quality deliverables within set deadlines.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Preferred: Experience working with CDC, HHS, or other federal agencies.

• Preferred: Background in supporting federal strategic planning, performance management, or organizational transformation initiatives.

• Preferred: Familiarity with CDC's mission, organizational structure, programs, and strategic priorities.

• Preferred: Experience with federal performance management frameworks and strategic planning requirements.

• Preferred: Experience in developing logic models, strategy maps, balanced scorecards, performance frameworks, or organizational roadmaps.

• Preferred: Experience with conducting SWOT, PESTLE, benchmarking, gap, or organizational capability analyses.

• Preferred: Experience in creating executive dashboards and performance reports.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization tools.

• Preferred: Experience in facilitating senior-level strategic planning workshops or retreats.

• Preferred: Background in supporting organizational change management or transformation initiatives.

• Preferred: Certifications such as PMP, Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Prosci, Lean Six Sigma, or similar qualifications.

• Preferred: A Master's degree in business administration, public administration, public health, strategic management, organizational development, or a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health plan that includes dental and vision coverage.

• Company-paid life and disability insurance policies.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

• Educational reimbursement program.

• Competitive salary.