Director of Compliance and Implementation

Description

Full-Time, 12 Month, Role Level 5

Reports To: Chief of Staff and Strategy

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes 

Who We Are:

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School is a tuition-free, public charter high school, with a singular focus on supporting youth aged 17-20 who have been pushed out of traditional schools. During our 1-year alternative program, Youthbuild facilitates a warm, loving culture that uses a variety of structures to build community, such as a restorative-justice approach to discipline, weekly community meetings, and school-wide service projects. Students are empowered to attain their high school diploma and vocational certifications, while receiving unconditional support by the staff around them. At YouthBuild, we work intentionally to disrupt the cycle of poverty and support our students to achieve post-secondary success (4-year college, 2-year college, vocational training program, or liveable wage job). Visit https://www.youthbuildphilly.org/ to learn more. 

The Opportunity: 

Reporting to the Chief of Staff and Strategy (CSS), the Director of Compliance and Implementation (DCI) will ensure that YouthBuild Philly meets all district, state, federal, and funder regulations and requirements and maintains eligibility and good standing for all current revenue streams. The DCI will serve as lead project manager and school-wide liaison for all post-award grant and district, state, and federal compliance activities, responsible for training staff, auditing and revising policies and programming, monitoring progress towards grant requirements, tracking, gathering, and submitting data and documentation, in some cases liaising with grant program officers and coordinating grantor site visits, and managing the Compliance team.

Who You Are:

You are/have…

• Invested in our core values - Respect, Excellence and Perseverance. 
• Equity-focused and believe that all students can achieve. 
• Passionate about community service and civic engagement. 
• Skilled communicator, able to navigate complex inter-departmental relationships.
• Willing to teach and train colleagues and advocate for changes in order to ensure organizational accountability and integrity.
• Excited to mentor students and support them throughout their time at YouthBuild and beyond.  
• Collaborative and dedicated to personal and professional development. 
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university required.
• At least 5 years of compliance and/or related professional experience. 
• Strong organizational and project management skills, detail oriented approach, and ability to handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

Requirements

What You’ll Do:You will…

• Serve as lead project manager for post-award grant administration and state/district compliance, ultimately ensuring that all requirements are met and all submissions are high-quality and completed on time
• Maintain grant, district, and state compliance submission calendar(s)
• Facilitate student selection process for grants by assembling data and requirements for School Leadership Team to make selection decisions
• Lead process for enrolling participants on grants and ensure these processes are embedded into the larger school calendar
• Coordinate grantor site visits in partnership with the extended leadership team
• Coordinate staff attendance for required grant meetings, conferences, learning communities and trainings by attending, assigning compliance team members to attend, or collaborating with the leadership team to assign other staff to attend and ensure that all relevant information from these meetings is brought back to the extended leadership team
• Lead process for tracking, gathering, and submitting all required data, deliverables, and reports (Ex: Service hours, attendance, time sheets, outcomes, case notes, volunteer sheets etc.) for grantors following submission calendar(s), completing some of these items directly and supervising the compliance team in completing others
• Liaison with grant program officers (in collaboration with the Senior Director of Development and Chief Development Officer)
• Liaison with Finance department to ensure that grant monies are properly allocated
• Collaborate with the extended leadership team and staff to ensure compliance with district, state, and grantor rules and regulations including auditing and revising policies and programming to meet requirements and meeting regularly with staff to monitor progress towards grant requirements
• Communicate with and train staff on district, state, grant requirements and ensure that staff understand and are able to articulate how YouthBuild programming aligns with requirements
• Collaborate with the CSS and the School Leadership Team to help design program elements as needed for new grants
• Support the CSS with managing the charter renewal process and deliverables
• Provide input on grant renewals and new grant applications in collaboration with the Development team
• Manage, supervise, support, and professionally develop the Compliance team
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Staff and Strategy

What We Offer You:

• Generous time off 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Flexible spending accounts 
• 401(k) savings plan with an employer match 
• Employer paid parental leave, life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability 
• Educational assistance and professional development opportunities to enhance skills and career growth 
• Supportive and collaborative work environment 
• Strong community support and involvement 

Salary Range:

New YouthBuild Director level staff can expect a starting salary of between $80,000 - $95,000 based on years of experience, education, and certifications, if applicable. During the application process, applicants will have the opportunity to discuss our employee total rewards package and additional benefits. 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. 

Salary : $80,000 - $95,000