Save the Children is seeking a Deputy Director for Kentucky to oversee operations, develop and steward partnerships, and deliver on strong programmatic results for children. The Deputy Director will play a key role within the Kentucky leadership team to develop and implement a long-term strategy for programmatic growth, diversified funding, and advocacy focus.
Areas of Responsibility:
Partnership Development 20%:
- Work in partnership with State Director and Program Specialists to manage and develop partner relationships.
- Manage the annual Partner Planning and budget negotiation process
- Support partners in planning, implementing; and progress monitoring
- In partnership with the state director establish state-level, county-level and local level, partnership strategy and relationships, including with key stakeholders, funders, and programs partners in Kentucky
- Work closely with State Director to create/implement state growth and expansion plan
Programmatic excellence: 40%
- Ensure all programs are being delivered in a high quality manner that leads to exceeding all program monitoring goals
- Coordinate local staff and national support to ensure timely training and technical assistance across all programs
- Work with State Director to oversee program and operations team to make sure grant deliverables are met
- Ensure sponsorship operations, AFU, correspondences and other expectations are met by partners
- Meet CIMP targets in line with the state growth strategy
Operational Excellence: 40%
- Assist State Director with development and execution management of state-level annual budget and plan
- Oversee portfolio of subgrants to partners ensuring efficient and allowable use of funds
- Assist State Director in tracking and distribution of GIK in a timely manner
- Lead in preparing for and executing VIP/Donor visits
- Coordinate with finance and operations team to ensure compliance with budget management, donor reporting, procurement procedures, etc.
- Budget management responsibility for sub-grants including creation, revision and frequent monitoring of budget
- Work with HR and program teams to recruit, train, and supervise high quality staff
- Ensure all program and operations monitoring data is being tracked/entered
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree
Skills/Experience:
Required Qualifications
- You have a minimum 5-7 years of experience the non-profit, education, or early childhood setting
- Experience managing a complex grant portfolio
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across levels and locations
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Entrepreneurial approach for growing state-level presence and programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Comfort working with school leaders and high-level partner staff
- Knowledge of challenges facing rural communities
- Knowledge of Save the Children internal systems and procedures is a plus
Compensation/Benefits:
- Meaningful work, with a knowledge that you are changing the lives of children all around the world
- A family friendly work environment
- Highly collaborative and innovative teams
- Generous paid vacation days, holidays, family leave days, and sick time
- Healthcare plans including medical, dental, and life insurance
- Retirement savings account with matching company contributions
- Structured and formalized management development and coaching programs for mid and senior level managers
- Extensive e-learning opportunities on a variety of topics offered through our affiliation with several prestigious universities and with the American Management Association, as well as language learning opportunities
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 23 2017
Active Until:
Jan 23 2018
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit