Executive Director of Social Impact

Executive level leadership - Youth Housing, Youth Outreach, Opiod Prevention
Job Description

Serve as a member of the Association Executive and provide leadership and oversight to Programs of the Social Impact Division. Those current programs are:

Oasis Youth Shelter - licenced youth shelter - State Contracted

Host Homes - a non-licensed community-based youth housing program under the umbrella of the Shelter.

Outreach - Drop-in / Streat Outreach - State contracted

Host Homes - Philanthropy and City Funded

Mount Vernon Hope - Opioid Prevention - State Contracted

Communities for Functional Zero - Systems based work on Youth Housing

Qualifications

Master's Degree or equivilent experience

Experience in Youth Housing

Government Contracts management

Supervisory coaching team management

Executive level leadership

 

Essential Functions

·       Serve as primary leader of the Social Impact division of the Skagit Y.
·       Serve as an Executive member of the Skagit Y’s leadership team.
·       In partnership with the Advancement Team, train and lead selected Y staff or contractors in researching association and department grant opportunities for the benefit of Social Impact and related programs.
·       Develop strategies to increase volunteer and board member engagement at all levels of the Social Impact division.
·       In collaboration with the CEO and Director of Philanthropy, develops processes and is actively involved in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gift prospects for Social Impact programs.
·       Prepare and coordinate grant and contract proposals from state and local government sources and private foundations for Social Impact programs.
·       Establish and monitor Social Impact division budgets for the Skagit Y.
·       Educate, motivate and provide feedback to staff and volunteers related to best practices in Social Impact programs.
·       Manage state and local contract compliance and reporting for Social Impact programs.
·       Facilitates monthly data reporting and program dashboarding, including acting as the primary Association lead on ensuring Homeless Management Information (HMIS) reporting and compliance.
·       Participate within the Advancement team as a grant and government contract expert.
·       Serve as oversight and Association Lead to the Functional Zero movement (formerly known as the Anchor Community Initiative).
·       Directly supervise the primary Social Impact program leaders, including applicable Managers and Coordinators.
·       Engages in legislative advocacy efforts annually.
·       Holds positive relationships with partners across governmental, educational system, nonprofit, community-based, and other institutional settings. 
·       Positively represents Social Impact programs and the Skagit Y across coalitions, task forces, and other associated groups and gatherings across the community.

Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies

TEAM LEADER CORE COMPETENCIES:
 
·       Models and teaches the Y’s values.
·       Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives.
·       Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development and recognition.
·       Cultivates relationships to support fundraising.
·       Champions inclusion activities, strategies and initiatives.
·       Builds relationships to create small communities.
·       Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict.
·       Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience.
·       Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support.
·       Provides others with frameworks for making decisions.
·       Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities.
·       Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team.
·       Effectively creates and manages budgets.
·       Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
·       Shares new insights.
·       Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change.
·       Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance.
·       Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.