Blue Cross NC Foundation: Director, Youth Mental Health

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Partnership
• Design and implement a stakeholder-informed and purpose-driven strategy that leverages tools of the Foundation and company including grantmaking, convening , partner development, and business levers to improve youth mental health and resiliency in NC.
• Partner with leaders across Blue Cross NC to inform and support an enterprise-wide , purpose driven strategy that leverages all assets of the company, including data, reputation and leadership, volunteerism, and products and services, to improve youth mental health and wellbeing.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, applying deep understanding of child and youth mental health systems, best practices, and emerging evidence to inform strategy, guide investment decisions, and demonstrate leadership and influence the field .
• Grantmaking & Program Management
• Exercise strategic judgment in deploying grantmaking, contracts, and partnerships to advance systems ‑ level outcomes-balancing rigor, learning, risk-taking , and relationship ‑ based philanthropy .
• Implement feedback loops and learning practices that inform real ‑ time strategy adjustments, support grantee success, and generate insights for enterprise and field ‑ wide learning .
• Manage grantmaking activities and contracts across a diverse portfolio , including designing relevant funding opportunities and soliciting , reviewing, and awarding and manag ing grants to organizations aligned with strategic priorities.
• Engage directly with grantees to support their work through capacity building, thought partnership, connections to resources, and facilitating introductions to support their goals.
• Internal and External Collaboration
• Convene and facilitate enterprise-wide councils to inform strategy, clarify priorities, and identify , track and report on KPIs and other accountability metrics.
• Build and leverage cross-sector relationships with community and state leaders including potential applicants, grantees, advocates, policy makers, and other funders working in the field to identify and advance solutions collaboratively .
• Represent the organization at community events, conferences, and other forums through speaking engagements and written pieces to advance our mission to improve health for all.
• Team Lea

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Job Description Leads the strategy and implementation of initiatives to ensure children and youth in North Carolina grow up in strong and supportive communities that provide them and their families with the best opportunity to be mentally healthy and thrive across prevention, early intervention, and care systems that span schools, communities, and health care. The Director will work closely with other senior leaders to create an enterprise-wide strategy, partnering with internal teams and external organizations to make a meaningful impact on youth mental health through activities that both leverage the tools of the business and demonstrate a high value for prevention and promoting resilience and well-being at the community level. The Director will oversee grantmaking efforts, manage a team, facilitate enterprise-wide and cross-sector collaborations to achieve the organization's goal of improving youth mental health. This role has up to 10% blended responsibilities working within Blue Cross NC Corporate Social Responsibility. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is seeking a Director of Youth Mental Health to l ead the strategy and implementation of initiatives to ensure children and youth in North Carolina grow up in strong and supportive communities that provide them and their families with the best opportunity to be mentally healthy and thrive across prevention, early intervention, and care systems that span schools, communities, and health care The Director will work closely with other senior leaders to create an enterprise-wide strategy, partnering with internal teams and external organizations to make a meaningful impact on youth mental health through activities that both leverage the tools of the business and demonstrate a high value for prevention and promoting resilience and well-being at the community level. The Director will oversee grantmaking efforts, manage a team, facilitate enterprise-wide and cross-sector collaborations to achieve the organization's goal of improving youth mental health. This role has up to 10% blended responsibilities working within Blue Cross NC Corporate Social Responsibility . Learn more about the Foundation's youth mental health approach at https://www.bcbsncfoundation.org/grants-programs/current-opportunities/youth-mental-health/

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