Director of Operations & Strategy- Terner Center​/College of Environmental Desig

Director of Operations & Strategy (0547) Job 86744 - Terner Center / College of Environmental Desig About Berkeley

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The Terner Center formulates bold strategies to house families from all walks of life in vibrant, sustainable, and affordable homes and communities. Established in 2015, the Terner Center has quickly become a leading voice in identifying, developing, and advancing innovative public and private sector solutions to achieve broader housing affordability for American communities. The Terner Center is named after Don Terner, a housing pioneer whose ambitious, "no limits" spirit lives on in the ethos and approach to our work.

The Terner Center is focused on identifying ambitious, yet pragmatic solutions to today's most pressing housing challenges, supported by rigorous, action‑oriented research. Our success is measured in part by the extent to which our ideas, research, and solutions influence dialogue, decision‑making, and practice among policymakers and private sector leaders. The Terner Center pursues ideas that can help expand the supply of housing and lower the cost of production;

increase access to homes and opportunity‑rich communities for people across the income spectrum; align housing and climate change priorities; and improve the outcomes of major housing policies and programs through rigorous impact assessment.

This position exists to manage the operations and strategic direction of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation. Under the supervision of the Managing Director, and in collaboration with the Research and Policy Director, the Director of Operations and Strategy oversees fundraising, HR, operations, strategic planning, financial management, and communications needed to advance high‑impact housing research and policy engagement.

The First Review Date for this job is:
June 22, 2026

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• Provides leadership, direction, and managerial oversight to subordinates.
• Offers direct leadership, direction, and managerial oversight to 3-4 career subordinates and several work‑study students.
• Provides operations, HR support, and coordination for the entire organization, including mentorship to other research staff.

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• Directs and guides subordinates in interactions with leadership groups, systemic initiatives, individual leaders, departments, and committees across the organization in the endeavor to achieve organizational improvement.
• Oversees the use of key accountability tools (financial dashboard, time tracking system, and research paper pipeline) to ensure subordinates' effectiveness.
• Manages critical external relationships, including those with University Finance and HR staff, fundraising, and communications.
• Guides the Fund Development staff to ensure…