Director of Programs

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Organization: 

Address:

New Haven, CT
United States

July 30, 2020

Job Category:

Job

Job Type:

Full-time

Overview:

Responsibilities:

Program Development and Execution: 

  • Ensures the development and implementation of comprehensive and integrated suite of youth development programs
  • Leads program planning process
  • Guides program staff in fulfilling program goals and outcomes
  • Sets program budgets and manages spending
  • Coordinates daily, weekly, and seasonal programmatic priorities

Staff Supervision and Development: 

  • Ensures that a highly qualified staff successfully meets program goals
  • Supervises at least five full time program staff, offering regular guidance at both a team and individual level
  • Builds a team environment with all program and administrative staff
  • Facilitates in house trainings, or secures outside trainings for staff in areas such as youth development, trauma-informed care, nonviolent communication/restorative practices, mindfulness and environmental exploration
  • Hires, orients, and trains new staff

Program Evaluation: 

  • Ensures the development and implementation of comprehensive evaluation plan to measure impact of Solar Youth on youth, families, neighborhoods and the environment
  • Oversees the collection and analysis of program data
  • Oversees development of Program Outcome Reports 
  • Work closely with the Director of External Relations to provide data needed for grants and contracts

Program Facilities, Equipment, and Safety: 

  • Ensures that the physical resources are in place to facilitate safe and successful programming
  • Oversees management and maintenance of program spaces at two locations
  • Develops new protocols in response to changing needs due to Covid-19 pandemic

Community Relations: 

  • Ensures that Solar Youth has a consistent and active presence among relevant communities and affinity groups
  • Represents Solar Youth at community meetings, events, and conferences
  • Develops strategic partnerships with local organizations
  • Oversees the capturing of program stories in order to share the impact of Solar Youth with families, the community, partners and funders

Culture and Strategic Leadership: 

  • As a member of Solar Youth’s leadership team, poses strategic questions and challenges the “status quo”
  • Initiates problem-solving when systems and protocols are broken, inefficient, or in need of change to improve impact
  • Participates in upcoming strategic planning process to help envision our next phase as an organization

Qualifications

  • Strong candidates will have at least five years’ experience in non-profit management and program development and demonstrated experience in the following:
  • Developing and managing multiple program staff in educational environments 
  • Holding direct reports accountable to meeting programmatic objectives
  • Youth development and/or organizing
  • Experiential education and/or environmental education

Organizational planning and problem solving

  • Mindfulness practice and nonviolent communication (prior experience preferred)
  • Microsoft Office and Google Docs/Sheets. Experience with some data management software (we use Salesforce)
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field preferred (ideally in something related to the environment, education or social work, but not required if competencies built in non-formal ways)

Solar Youth offers...

Full-time salary commensurate with experience

Full benefits package

Opportunity to work with a creative, evolving organization committed to youth development and empowerment

How to Apply:

Go to THIS JOB APPLICATION FORM to apply.  You will be asked to upload your resume and a brief cover letter in the form.

Please note that we are a small organization and aim to respond to all candidates, but due to volume of responses may not be able to in a timely manner.  If you follow the above directions, you should get an automated email response confirming receipt of your application.  If you are selected to move forward in the hiring process, you will be contacted by us directly.  NO CALLS PLEASE.

Overview of Solar Youth, Inc.:

SOLAR YOUTH, INC. is a New Haven-based non-profit, youth development organization. Our mission is to empower youth from New Haven’s low income neighborhoods to achieve lifelong success – and nothing less! Through programs that connect youth to the environment, their communities and each other, youth build the skills and motivations necessary to be positive contributors to their community, have healthy relationships, be physically and mentally healthy, and become economically self-sufficient. Solar Youth’s  four core program elements are ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION, YOUTH-LED PROBLEM SOLVING, NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION and MINDFULNESS PRACTICE.