What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS position at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley?
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Description
About Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Founded in 1974, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the nation and a trusted nonprofit leader in ending local hunger. The organization distributes nutritious groceries through a network of nearly 400 partners at drive-thru and walk-up sites across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Due to the prohibitively expensive cost of living in Silicon Valley, the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise in inflation, Second Harvest is now serving an average of about 500,000 people every month. Second Harvest also connects people to federal nutrition programs and other food resources, and advocates for anti-hunger policies on the local, state, and national levels. To learn more about how Second Harvest is responding to the incredible amount of need in Silicon Valley, visit shfb.org.
About the Position
The Director of Programs manages a large team of people who are responsible for our food distribution partnerships. Second Harvest distributes food through over 400 partners at over 900 locations.
The Director is responsible for:
- Developing and articulating a vision for maximizing the impact of our food and organizational resources in order to deliver on our mission of ending hunger in our community.
- Setting clear priorities & well-understood goals, developing well thought out plans to execute these priorities effectively.
- Leading the programs organization by inspiring, building a strong culture, and holding teams accountable to objectives and measurable goals.
- Building and maintaining a client-centered culture with an emphasis on shared problem solving, both with other teams in the food bank and with our partners, clients, and community.
- Ensuring that staff at all levels are equipped to collaborate with our partners and clients by providing direction on staff development, mentorship, and training.
- Managing our leadership-level relationships with our partner non-profits.
- Analyzing data (both quantitative and qualitative) to help understand how the food bank is serving the community and how we can improve our service and increase our impact
- Ensuring that partner and client voice is considered in key organizational decisions impacting the community.
The Director will be responsible for managing the team to:
- Ensure that our ongoing partnerships and food provision are managed smoothly.
- Deeply understand the neighborhoods with the highest levels of food insecurity and create strategies for how we should be partnering with, supporting, and collaborating with our partners and clients.
- Build processes that ensure our distributions are welcoming and respectful to all our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
- Ensure that teams are engaging with food bank systems to gather data, monitor need, and ensure compliance.
- Analyze options for how we can best serve our clients and build strategies to increase our impact on food insecurity and its root causes.
This job might be for you if:
- You have a passion for solving food insecurity in our community
- You love collaborating and leading large teams of people to set and achieve common goals
- You enjoy building relationships with the community and other nonprofit leaders.
- You want to be actively connected to the community and other non-profit leadership as well as working deeply in the food bank between departments.
The ideal candidate will possess the following professional qualifications:
- Work experience in community-based health, social change, nutrition or related programs, and/or advocacy.
- Proven ability to manage and develop a large diverse staff; six or more years of people management experience.
- Strong experience in utilizing analytics and qualitative data for planning, prioritization, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience in program development and/or community organizing activities, including experience collaborating with diverse community groups and in diverse environments.
- Expertise and facility with Microsoft Office, Slack, Salesforce, and ERP systems and experience holding staff accountable to utilizing technology in their daily work.
- A deep commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging.
- Understanding of systemic inequities and the root causes of poverty.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
- High-level of skill in public speaking, persuading, facilitating, and engaging others around a shared vision.
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Reports To |
Vice-President, Programs and Services |
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Direct Reports (Roles Reporting to This Position) |
4-5 Managers or Senior Managers |
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Location |
This Director will be expected to be on-site or in the field 3-5 days/week as needed. This will include meeting with teammates in-person onsite and in the field, meeting with community partners, site leaders, and team members at sites and in community meetings.
Specifics of work location will depend on department needs. An employee’s regular remote work site should be within driving distance of one of Second Harvest’s locations and must be within the state of California. |
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Hours |
Full-Time, Exempt. 40 hours/week, with some evening and weekend work, as necessary.
In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all its employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties. |
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Compensation |
$129,677 - $152,562 is the starting wage range for this position. The salary wage offer will be commensurate with skills and experience. Outstanding and generous health benefits program, 4-5 weeks of Flexible Time Off (vacation and sick), eleven paid holidays, and retirement plan. |
EOE
Second Harvest is committed to being an equal opportunity employer which values diversity. Under-represented groups are encouraged to apply for all positions
Qualifications
Salary : $134,216 - $181,587
