Senior Vice President, Programs

Description

Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.

The Senior Vice President, Programs is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic planning, development, and execution of assigned programs at Catholic Charities. In collaboration with the senior leadership team, the Senior Vice President is responsible for establishing a strategic vision and guiding philosophy that will inform short and long-term goals of programs, drive new programs, and carefully monitor the progress towards those efforts.

This is a great opportunity for a leader that can balance self-direction and collaboration, with strong program implementation and administration abilities, human/social services background, and financial and relationship acumen.

What you Deliver

Leadership

• Promote and participate in fostering open-mindedness and a culture of learning – including learning and evaluation activities to guide the evolution of programmatic work – seeking to continually ask hard questions, gather independent and rigorous data and evidence about the effectiveness of the strategies and programming, and help adapt practice as needed.
• Value diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches in leading a client-focused high-performance team that constantly strives to improve its services to internal and external partners.
• Communicate a compelling vision based on Catholic Charities’ mission and organizational values.
• Develop a team-based environment for staff, providing for development, collaboration, and well-informed decision-making; ensure that staff have a safe environment in which to thrive.
• Strengthen and maintain the management and governance culture and practices of the organization.
• Promote clear communication and collaboration between all programs throughout the organization to ensure succinct progress toward current goals.

Programs and Outcomes

• Make sound and timely business decisions, drive a culture of accountability, and motivate performance per clearly defined expectations.
• Explore opportunities to improve all areas of programs and define key performance indicators (KPIs) to track success/areas for improvement, anticipate and find solutions to organizational challenges.
• Ensure there are appropriate protocols, systems processes, and structures in place to guide day-to-day operations in the coordinated delivery of service to clients.
• Ensure open and consistent communication, effectively manage risks, control costs and provide resources and support to all programs; maintain official records and ensure compliance with funding sources, federal, state and local regulations.
• Participate in the budget development process and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility by working closely with the Accounting Department to budget and monitor programmatic operations to ensure sound fiscal and system management.

External Relationships

• Build external relationships, collaborations, and partnerships with other organizations to broaden services. Manage and prioritize relationships with key partner organizations.
• Support fundraising efforts through relationship building, site visits, program presentations, events, and grant writing participation.
• Promote program wins and client success stories throughout the organization including staff, funders, private donors, and partners to keep individuals motivated and informed about Catholic Charities’ work.

Qualifications

The Expertise We're Looking For

• Master’s degree in social services, public administration, or related field

• Ten (10) years of experience in a social and human services organization

• Five (5) years of experience in a senior management role over multiple programs

• Valid Texas Driver’s License

The Skills and Assets You Bring, and More

• Experience building partnerships with state and federal agencies and managing funded contracts.
• Experience developing and managing budgets of $1 million or higher.
• Strategic thinking and demonstrated success in program innovation. Track record developing new programs and taking existing programs to higher levels.
• Experience hiring and retaining program staff and leading through transitions and growth.
• Exceptional managerial experience, with an inclusive leadership style, skills in group process and talent for working with diverse staff using a strengths-based approach.
• Highly developed skills in coaching management staff to manage and develop high-performance teams and develop and implement program strategies.
• Proven track record managing within a results-based framework, delivering high quality programs, and leveraging data to drive continuous learning and program improvement.
• Skills in program planning, project management, reporting and measurement.
• Experience using data to inform program evaluation.
• Experience implementing quality systems.
• Is mission-driven, self-directed, and can function well in a complex and evolving organizational environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect.  Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.