Vice President, Intelligence & Impact

Vice President, Intelligence & Impact Mercy For Animals Reports to: President & CEO Level: Vice President | Senior Leadership Team Location: Remote, Global Scope: Global About the Role Mercy For Animals is entering a new chapter, sharpening our focus on the opportunities where we can achieve the greatest possible impact for animals. As part of this evolution, we are establishing a new Intelligence & Impact function to strengthen how we identify opportunities, make strategic choices, measure effectiveness, and leverage technology to advance our mission. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the Vice President of Intelligence & Impact will serve as a key strategic partner to the organization's leadership, bringing together enterprise strategy, strategic intelligence, impact evaluation, and technology-enabled transformation. This is a highly strategic and hands-on leadership role. We are looking for someone who can turn complex information into clear recommendations, challenge assumptions, identify opportunities others may overlook, and build the tools and capabilities that enable MFA to operate more intelligently and effectively. Success in this role will be measured not only by the quality of strategic insights and recommendations, but by the practical changes, capabilities, and measurable improvements in animal impact that result from them. You may have built your career in consulting, corporate strategy, philanthropy, or organizational transformation. What matters is your ability to turn evidence into action and your commitment to improving outcomes for animals. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Strategy & Portfolio Management Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to shape organizational strategy, establish priorities, and inform resource allocation. Evaluate MFA's global portfolio of initiatives against expected animal impact, strategic alignment, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and comparative advantage. Provide ongoing, evidence-informed recommendations on which initiatives MFA should scale, maintain, redesign, or discontinue based on expected and demonstrated animal impact, including evaluation of new program areas, geographic expansion, and coalition opportunities. Strategic Intelligence & Research Build a proactive intelligence capability that identifies emerging opportunities, risks, and developments across animal agriculture, corporate behavior, public policy, technology, and relevant markets. Translate research, data, and external developments into actionable insights that inform MFA's interventions and strategic direction. Identify opportunities for greater leverage, collaboration, and systemic change. Impact Measurement & Organizational Learning Establish a consistent and coherent organization-wide framework for measuring and assessing MFA's global impact across interventions and geographies. Develop meaningful performance indicators, evaluation methodologies, and mechanisms for organizational learning and tracking. Ensure evidence and insights consistently inform strategic decisions, program improvement, and resource allocation. Technology, Systems & Organizational Enablement Lead MFA's technology-enabled transformation strategy, identifying opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness through tool development, connected data, AI, automation, and emerging technologies. Oversee the development, integration, and adoption of solutions that simplify workflows, strengthen decision-making, and increase productivity. Establish a practical technology roadmap, prioritizing investments based on organizational needs, expected value, and implementation feasibility. Partner closely