Director of Recovery Programs

Description

Position Summary

Are you driven by the urgency to make a difference and passionate about helping communities rebuild after disasters? SBP is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to step into the Director of Recovery Programs role, where you’ll lead efforts to set a new standard for disaster recovery and resilience. This role is pivotal to ensuring SBP’s owner-occupied rebuild program is innovative, efficient, and impactful, helping communities recover faster and more effectively. Working closely with senior leadership, you will champion a culture of continuous improvement while directly supporting and empowering teams to deliver results.

As the Director of Recovery Programs, you will take the lead in standardizing processes and developing training initiatives that ensure consistency and excellence across all rebuild sites. You’ll play a hands-on role in problem-solving, stepping in during critical vacancies to maintain operational momentum, and guiding local teams to improve processes and outcomes. With a strong focus on data analysis and impact reporting, you will provide insights that shape smarter decision-making and strengthen program effectiveness.

This position offers the opportunity to work directly with SBP’s network of Executive Directors and managers across multiple locations, creating wide-reaching impact and driving systemic improvements. Frequent travel to disaster-impacted communities will allow you to collaborate on the ground, applying your expertise to help shape recovery efforts and bring SBP’s mission to life. If you’re ready to turn your passion for disaster recovery into transformative action, we encourage you to apply and join us in building a future where every community can recover and thrive.

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Responsibilities 

Operations Management

• Collaborate with the Senior Director to align goals, performance metrics, and strategic priorities across SBP sites.
• Implement communication and accountability systems to track key performance indicators and address risks.
• Use data analysis and value stream mapping to optimize processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead improvement projects, developing plans and ensuring progress across multiple locations.
• Document workflows to standardize operations and provide training resources for team members.
• Mentor new managers on SBP processes and foster accountability between local and national teams.
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to enhance efficiency and outcomes.

Disaster Response and Recovery Program Development

• Partner with the Senior Director of Recovery Programs to design and launch new SBP rebuild operations, focusing on program structure, local staffing, and tailored training.
• Deploy to disaster-affected communities to support the rapid scaling of response and rebuild programs, ensuring SBP’s impact is immediate and effective.
• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborations to expand the reach and effectiveness of SBP’s BUILD program.
• Provide hands-on management and operational support during critical vacancies within key departments, maintaining program continuity and effectiveness.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in team and program/operations management, with 3-5 years of senior leadership experience preferred.
• Skills: Expertise in process improvement, change leadership, and effective team management, coupled with strong decision-making and communication abilities.
• Alignment: A passion for SBP’s mission to create resilient communities and the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Technical Savvy: Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, data analysis tools, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Flexibility: Willingness to travel one week per month to disaster-impacted communities and availability to work occasional evenings or weekends.
• Compliance: Must be able to pass FBI, state, and sex offender background checks. 

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What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $75,000–$90,000.
• Comprehensive benefits, professional growth opportunities, and a chance to make a difference where it matters most.
• A supportive team environment where your contributions are celebrated and amplified.

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About Us

At SBP, we believe that every community deserves a future where resilience outshines disaster. Founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2006, we are a social impact organization on a mission to shrink the time between disaster and recovery. By empowering communities to rebound quickly—regardless of race, economic status, or location—we’re building a world where strength, equity, and opportunity prevail.

What makes SBP different? We don’t just react to disasters; we redefine recovery through a bold, 360-degree approach:

• Training and Advising: Equipping individuals, communities, nonprofits, businesses, and governments with cutting-edge strategies to prepare for, mitigate, and recover from disasters.
• Building Resilience: Constructing durable, disaster-resistant homes while sharing our proven models with others to amplify recovery efforts.
• Advocating for Change: Pushing for systemic improvements that make disaster recovery more predictable, efficient, and fair for all survivors.

SBP’s impact is powered by the passion of volunteers, AmeriCorps members, and partners, alongside a dedicated team driven by our core values: racial equity, environmental sustainability, and a relentless commitment to helping those most in need. Together, we’ve changed thousands of lives—and we’re just getting started.

If you’re inspired to make a difference and driven to build stronger, more resilient communities, we’d love for you to join us. Let’s create lasting change, together.

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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 : $75,000 - $90,000