Deputy Director – Recovery Acceleration Fund

Description

About SBP

SBP, a leading social impact organization focused on disaster resilience and recovery, solves the challenges facing at-risk communities and scales impact with a proven model that brings the rigor of business and innovation to reduce risk, create resilient communities, and streamline recovery. By taking this holistic approach, SBP shrinks the time between disaster and recovery in three connected ways—prepare, shape and build:

1. SBP prepares individuals, communities, and organizations to mitigate risk and speed recovery.

2. SBP shapes federal policy and system change and state and local disaster recovery programs to be more efficient and effective.

3. SBP builds resilient communities efficiently and effectively and shares our proven model and approach with others.

Position Summary

SBP seeks a Deputy Director to oversee multiple aspects of the Recovery Acceleration Fund, which was initially launched in the New Orleans area, is currently in the state of Florida, and has the potential to expand further in the future. The Deputy Director will direct all actions and supervise the accomplishment of the following objectives:

• Direct the RAF team to develop a robust pipeline of homeowners in need of rebuilding services.
• Inspect and maintain full compliance standards for our team and our clients that will give SBP the highest likelihood of a successful client application.
• Established a meeting rhythm and foster a collaborative working relationship with relative county and state agencies to ensure program success.
• Assist in the negotiation and evaluation of contractor bids associated with the RAF program.
• Personally supervise the Financial, Compliance, Auditing, Salesforce, and legal aspects of the program.
• Execute training and onboarding for all new RAF program staff, ensuring proficiency in respective roles, responsibilities and expected outcomes. 

We are looking for an experienced professional who can bring their best practices for management, leadership, and production to the SBP team. SBP is seeking a leader who is resourceful, self-driven, resilient and ready to take ownership of aggressive goals.

Responsibilities

• Implement all components of the organization’s RAF program
• Oversee financial, compliance, auditing, and Salesforce policies, procedures, and capability
• Oversee the use and maintenance of RAF Salesforce instance by RAF program staff
• Review and validate eligibility of clients, and facilitate the loans
• Establish/validate housing quality construction standards as part of the RAF program
• Establish construction capability
• Assist in the recruit and contract with construction entities to perform the housing repairs
• Ensure timely progress of construction from damage assessment through completion of warranty period
• Validate quality and completion
• Ensure warranty response
• Supervise execution of financial tasks associated with invoicing and payment
• Support local RAF team through problem solving and sharing of best practices to ensure monthly KPI’s are met. 
• Travel to RAF program areas expected, generally 1-2 weeks per month. 

Performance Expectations

• Able to juggle multiple, competing priorities
• Exceptionally self-motivated and curious
• High level of personal accountability
• Align work performance with SBP’s core values
• Detail-oriented with strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Working knowledge of all facets of a CDBG-DR housing program
• Superior work ethic and high energy level
• Desire and ability to work, grow and learn in a startup environment.
• Plan and meet deadlines
• Maintain a flexible work schedule to meet the demands of executive management
• Demonstrate initiative and work as a team player
• Convey a professional and positive image and attitude regarding the organization and the not- for- profit sector
• Demonstrate commitment to continued professional growth and development

Qualifications

• Four-year university degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in leadership role developing and growing team members
• 3 to 5 years’ experience working with CDBG-DR grants
• Familiarity with common aspects of CDBG-DR grants including 2 CFR 200, duplication of benefits, Green Building Retrofit Checklist
• Experience with Xactimate preferred
• Excellent written, oral communications and interpersonal skills; ability to listen and assess the interests of various audiences and communicate ideas in person or in writing in a clear and articulate manner to compel individuals to action
• Proven track record of delivering on goals and meeting metrics
• Positive, solutions oriented attitude and desire to achieve results for disaster impacted families
• Able to satisfactorily pass a criminal history check
• Strong passion for SBP’s mission and work
• Flexible and solutions oriented
• Must possess a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Must believe in an organization focused on a high performance culture, a culture of meritocracy, collaboration, results oriented, and transparency

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000

SBP is building a diverse and experienced staff. The organization encourages multiple perspectives and experiences, supports a multicultural environment, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the populations we work with and the communities where we work. Our hiring and business practices appreciate the strengths offered through different backgrounds.

SBP is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, disabled veteran status, or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.

It is the policy of SBP not to discriminate against any individual, person, or group on the basis of disability and the intent of SBP to address any complaints that may arise pursuant to Section 504.

Salary : $70,000 - $90,000