ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), located in Princeton, N.J., is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. To get there, we must work to dismantle structural racism and other barriers to health. Since 1972, we have focused on developing and promoting innovations in health and healthcare to improve the lives of millions. Through funding, convening, advocacy, and evidence-building, we work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to achieve health equity faster and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.
At RWJF, we work toward three Generational Goals to transform health in our lifetime: Economic Inclusion for Family Wellbeing, Equitable and Accountable Public Health and Healthcare Systems, and Healthy and Equitable Community Conditions.
We take seriously our responsibilities, and we pledge to work in ways that reflect our Guiding Principles. These are rooted in equity and influence everything we do at RWJF. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration enable our staff’s wide range of experiences, passions, and perspectives to strengthen our ability to address our nation’s most pressing health issues and support a culture of belonging. Part of this work includes actively shaping an inclusive organization where all staff members thrive as we build and use our capabilities, voice, and power to advance health equity. RWJF offers a collaborative, collegial, and creative work environment. With a career at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, you will make a difference.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the associate vice president (AVP) of Foundation Services with a dotted-line relationship to the chief operating officer (COO), the senior director, Community Planning, Real Estate Strategy and Investment, will serve as the Foundation’s internal lead for community planning and partnerships, real estate strategy, and future land and facility initiatives in Newark, New Jersey. As RWJF advances its role as a Health Equity Catalyst and community partner, this position will help ensure that its real estate and community investments align with the Foundation’s mission, values, and long-term commitments. This is a highly collaborative, externally focused leadership role requiring engagement with a broad range of community, civic, development, and organizational partners.
The senior director will serve as RWJF’s primary liaison between the initiative’s external partners and the Foundation’s leadership and governance structure, coordinating project resources and ensuring that complex real estate, development, financial, community, and organizational considerations are translated into clear, well-supported decisions to in choosing the site for the Foundation’s future headquarters. The New Jersey department, as it refines its programmatic strategies, will be a critical partner in developing RWJF’s approaches and aligning the initiative with community and program needs. Above all, the senior director will serve as a steward of RWJF’s mission-related, long-term interests, helping ensure that major project decisions are feasible, responsible, community-informed, and aligned with the Foundation’s values.
Working closely with the AVP of Foundation Services, COO, executive leadership, and Board of Trustees, the senior director will build alignment, reinforce priorities, and help guide critical decisions throughout the initiative. The senior director will also partner and collaborate across a diverse group of external partners, including owner's representative/project manager, communications and public affairs advisors, government relations and lobbying professionals, real estate brokers, legal and financial advisors, municipal and community partners, and potential development partners.
The senior director will lead coordination of the initiative with external project management partners. This…