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HOMELESS CHILDREN’S NETWORK
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM STRATEGY

 
 

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THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST PERMANENTLY RESIDE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WORK FROM THE HCN OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO FOUR DAYS A WEEK.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Director of Program Strategy develops the strategy for and provides overall management and direction to programs and program staff. The Senior Director is also responsible for contract compliance and writing all program reports. The Senior Director serves as bridge between direct service and administrative functions within the agency, as well as serving as a liaison for communication.

Recognizing the barriers these properties create to fostering equitable communities, this individual will work alongside some of California’s top experts on topics such as disparities in mental health services in the Black/AA communities and disproportionate effect of housing instability on mental health among Black/AA children and families. The Senior Director Interfaces with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and other funders, and attends all required meetings, trainings, and conferences.

The Senior Director will work directly with and report to the CEO and COO to reinforce internal program strategy, serve as the lead in building key community relationships, identify opportunities for complementary and expansive models and serve as a thought leader internally and externally.

This position will provide strategic support to leadership and internal program staff, while also sharing the story of the work of HCN externally to our communities of clients, families, funders and advocates. The strategic nature of this role will involve a high degree of cross-functional collaboration across our entire team, as well as with external partners.

For more information, please visit www.hcnkids.org

YOU ARE A/AN:

  • Optimistic, creative leader who is a proactive self-starter

  • Thoughtful and talented program strategist and designer

  • Capable of developing, managing, and prioritizing a wide array of programs and projects

  • Pride yourself on solving complex problems with both internal and external partners in pursuit of building equitable and just access

SALARY/BENEFITS

  • Salary range is $150,000-$160,000

    Compensation package to include:

o   100% Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

o   6 Weeks paid time off and 13 paid holidays

o   Housing expense stipend: $12,000 per year

o   Home Office/Professional Development stipend: $1,000 per year (stipend increases based on tenure)

o   Commuter stipend: $3,600 per year

o   Life insurance

o   Travel reimbursement and work laptops provided

o   Gym membership

  • The opportunity to support the mental health journey of homeless children and their families

To learn more about the impact of Homeless Children's Network, please click on the links below:

Homeless Children's Network: About Us

Introduction to the Ma'at Program

Voices of the Uprising Part III: Racial Trauma and Mental Health

EQUITY STATEMENT

HCN is a leader in centering Black/African American community members in developing culturally affirming practices for program design, staff recruitment, training, service delivery, and evaluation.

  • Informing every initiative, partnership, and moment of our work, our approach is: Unapologetically Black, Afri-centric, culturally affirming, and soul inspiring. We are intersectional, recognizing that our Black clients, families, and communities have multiple identities and numerous needs.

  • Relational and collaborative. By adopting a reciprocal, circular collaboration model with our partners, we learn from each other and amplify each other’s strengths.

  • Community-led. Our projects respond to expressed community priorities, and we move only after extensive consultation and input from our communities.

HCN's Culture

In alignment with our diverse and devoted staff, HCN seeks candidates who are genuine, caring, enthusiastic, and team-orientated individuals. Successful candidates have a positive attitude and proven ability to work successfully with people of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, gender, and sexual orientations.

We also emphasize the heartfelt quality of compassion, with exquisite cultural responsiveness as a primary guiding quality. Please bring an analysis of how race, ethnicity, culture, language, region, poverty, sexual and gender identity, age, education, opportunities and resources generationally made available or not, and systemic oppressions impact a person’s mental health