Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to partnering with youth, adults, and families to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential. The Chief Program Officer (CPO) provides strategic leadership and oversight for the organization's program strategy, ensuring service excellence and effective delivery across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership and oversight for YAP's program strategy, planning, execution, and performance
- Accountable for service excellence, program outcomes, and the effective delivery of services across the organization
- Collaborates with funding sources, community partners, stakeholders, and other constituents to strengthen YAP's reputation and advance its mission
- Monitors emerging trends and best practices in the youth, family, adult, and nonprofit service sectors to drive innovation and organizational effectiveness
- Responsible for leading program talent strategy and ensuring excellence in program development and service delivery
- Directly supervises Executive Vice Presidents across YAP
- Supports organizational growth, expansion, and long-term success
Skills
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field required
- Demonstrated expertise and deep understanding of the youth and family services sector, with a genuine commitment to YAP's mission, vision, and values
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience within the human services sector, including senior-level operational and program management roles. Prior experience serving as a Senior Director, Vice President, or equivalent executive leader is required
- Demonstrated senior-level expertise in program leadership, including program assessment, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and performance measurement
- Highly developed skills in advocacy, negotiation, collaboration, and the cultivation of strategic relationships with government agencies, payors, funders, and other external stakeholders, resulting in positive organizational and revenue outcomes
- Proven leadership experience in strategic growth, stakeholder engagement, quality improvement, brand/reputation management, and customer- or client-focused service delivery
- Demonstrated experience in developing community-based alternatives to incarceration or out of home placement for young people and knowledge of the juvenile justice, child welfare system and plus
- Highly Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite and database systems
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently including occasional overnight and multi-day travel
- Master's degree preferred
- Experience knowledge using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of evidence-based models and youth mentoring a plus
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Unum Supplemental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- Weekly Pay
- Direct Deposit
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