Chief Program & Innovation Officer

POSITION

The JCC seeks an innovative leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for putting a unique set of Jewish values to work in improving the quality of life for individuals and community. This position requires an individual who sees him/her/themself as a change agent, meeting the community where it is and supporting its future potential.

Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Program & Innovation Officer (the CPIO) of the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh has the primary responsibility for providing strong visionary, creative and thoughtful leadership to essential programmatic and engagement areas of the JCC and driving the function of innovation throughout the agency. In this critical and exciting position, the CPIO is responsible for leading and providing on-going development and support to members of the JCC's Leadership Team, including the Early Childhood Director, Children, Youth and Families - Day Camps Director, Emma Kaufmann Camp Director, Director of AgeWell and Director of Fitness & Membership at the JCC.

In partnership with a team of talented professional staff, the CPIO must improve the rate at which high-potential new opportunities are spotted, identify the most promising of these opportunities and validate them, drive alignment across the organization to make the right investments, pursue these opportunities further and eventually bring new programs and services to the market. Through this work, the CPIO is responsible for developing and implementing clear action plans and systems needed to address financial and operational challenges and opportunities.