YWCA Greater Cincinnati Hiring for Chief Program Officer at Cincinnati Metropolitan Area Full Time

Job Opportunity – Chief Program Officer with YWCA Greater Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH

Do you love empowering and supporting people in need? Do you have extensive experience in program development, community partnership, and securing public and private funding and budgeting? If yes, then we want to speak with you!

YWCA is looking for a Chief Program Officer (CPO) to represent the organization within the community at local, state, and federal levels providing advocacy and partnership development. The CPO is responsible for guiding program directors regarding program management, development, staff supervision, financial development, and budgeting for all agency programs. The CPO actively demonstrates a passion for racial and gender equity, and the YWCA’s bold mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Responsibilities Include:

• Demonstrated experience in applying effective leadership and expertise in the areas of interpersonal relations, strategic planning, collaboration, and program evaluation.
• Contribute to the overall leadership and strategic direction of the agency as a member of the YWCA Executive team.
• Provide overall strategy, purpose, and vision for the development and implementation of YWCA programs.
• Set departmental goals and regularly assess and improve the impact, operational efficiency, and financial sustainability of programs.
• Evaluate all YWCA programs for community impact, effectiveness, financial sustainability and alignment with mission and strategic plan.
• Represent YWCA and provide leadership on various community boards and coalitions to promote best practices and advance community and agency goals.
• Conveys the YWCA and program philosophy at community functions.
• Provide public speaking and correspondence to build community awareness of YWCA programs.
• Responsible for agency programs and services including strategic planning, budget development, evaluation, training, and new program development.
• Provide oversight and guidance to Government Grants Department, Program Directors and regarding funding opportunities, reporting, and compliance.
• Clearly communicates and embeds the mission and vision of trauma informed services and racial justice in programs, supervision, staff meetings, trainings, and written materials.
• Provide leadership for special events, committees or other agency projects and initiatives. Represent program perspective on board committees.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, and evaluates supervisees.
• Establish budgets in conjunction with Program Directors, Chief Finance Officer, President & CEO, grant administration, program staff, and provide oversight of budget management.
• Ensure all necessary reports are completed in a timely manner.
• Attends YWCA meetings, trainings and outside functions.
• Media contact and representation.
• Other duties as needed or assigned by the President & CEO.
• Ensures that President & CEO is aware of program and agency activities, issues, or concerns.
• Budget responsibility – $5m – $7m.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in human services or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Significant experience in program development, community partnerships, securing public and private funding, budgeting, and staff supervision.
• LISW; preferred.
• Ability to reflect the YWCA mission to empower women and eliminate racism in work performance.
• Political and social sensitivity.
• Knowledge of women’s programming, an understanding of the dynamics of gender-based violence, racial justice, and policy advocacy.
• Knowledge of data collection, methods, and analysis.
• Strong organizational skills including careful attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and manage multiple projects and prioritize in crisis-oriented conditions.
• Demonstrated professionalism to successfully work with board level volunteers and high-level donors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software and working knowledge of HMIS systems.
• Ability to work with individuals across the spectrum of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background.
• Ability to maintain highest confidentiality standards according to social service best practices, relevant licensing mandates and policies of the YWCA Greater Cincinnati.

Working Conditions:

Full-time; 37.5 hours per week in hybrid setting.

Travel to various work sites is expected based on business needs or requests.

Founded in 1868 as the fifth YWCA association in the United States the YWCA has always tackled women’s issues.

At its inception, YWCA championed initiatives including a women’s employment bureau, minimum wage, protective labor laws, women’s suffrage, and job training for women. YWCA Greater Cincinnati was at the forefront of racial justice advocacy, establishing the first integrated cafeteria where interracial groups could eat in the 1950s.Since the 1970s, YWCA has provided services to victims of intimate partner violence and their children. The organization strives to build a coordinated community effort to provide the most comprehensive approach to prevention and intervention of intimate partner violence in the Greater Cincinnati area.

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to work for a leader in their industry, apply online at https://grnh.se/03f0df153us or by sending your cover letter and resume to [email protected]!

Employer is EOE/AA/M/F/D/V.