Sandy Hook Promise, Vice President, Strategic Programs and Delivery

ORGANIZATION

Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is a national nonprofit organization with a mission to end school shootings and create a culture change that prevents violence and other harmful acts that hurt children. Through its life-saving, evidence-informed Know the Signs prevention programs, SHP educates and empowers youth and adults to recognize, intervene, and get help for individuals who may be socially isolated or at risk of hurting themselves or others. SHP is a moderate, bipartisan organization that supports sensible policy solutions that address the human side of gun violence and make schools safer.

SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. 

Commitment to Racial Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

SHP strives to ensure its culture and work environment reflect the values of race, diversity, equity, and inclusion (REDI) and is responsive to the views and issues of the diverse communities with which we live and work. SHP encourages individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to equity and inclusion to apply.

To learn more about Sandy Hook Promise, please visit https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/.

OPPORTUNITY

Under limited supervision of the Chief Program Officer, the VP of Strategic Programs and Delivery will be responsible for a developmentally progressive youth violence prevention program model from creation through implementation, which includes provision of coaching, training, and other capacity-building activities. This is a standout opportunity for a proven strategic and innovative leader with a strong command of educational pedagogy, Culturally-Relevant Approaches, and Adult Learning Principles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities of the Vice President, Strategic Programs and Delivery include:

Strategy Development & Execution

• Develop and oversee the implementation of a developmentally progressive violence prevention and resiliency program model for youth and adult programs based on the SHP theory of change to include approaches for universal skill promotion and targeted interventions.
• Establish measures and indicators for the program model to evaluate program efficacy.
• Develop and oversee a student and adult train-the-trainer approach based on the overarching program model to include training competencies, behaviors, and topics that best support program core concepts.
• Develop and oversee the learning journey for Promise Leaders to support state and community grassroots mobilization.
• Lead the design and implementation of strategic learning projects aimed to expand reach or deepen the impact.

Operations: Program and Training Design & Development

• Conduct annual literature reviews to inform updates and adjust program design, development, and implementation strategies.
• Oversee a multi-year program and training development plan and content update cadence based on the program model.
• Define and oversee operations including but not limited to program design taxonomy and templates, editorial reviews, and LMS workflow.
• Identify and manage external partnerships with national organizations and universities to build a pipeline of co-development partners, content curation partners, and thought leadership partners.
• Oversee the development of a progressive learning journey for Promise Leaders to include competencies, behaviors, and topics.

Operations: Program Model Implementation

• Define and manage components of the relationship management lifecycle to include school recruitment and program launch (Know The Signs), program onboarding (Say Something-Anonymous Reporting System), training and https://hire.li/73922ebimplementation/sustainabili... coaching (Know The Signs, Say Something-Anonymous Reporting System, Promise Leaders).

Operations: Departmental Leadership

• In partnership with the Director of Research & Evaluation, develop evaluation plans for strategic learning projects
• In partnership with the VP of Business Development and Relationship Management, identify the relationship management tactics necessary to support the scope of strategic learning projects and identify and operationalize a joint program sustainability approach as part of the partner lifecycle.
• In partnership with Federal Grants and the VP, of Business Development and Relationship Management, provide support to federal grants award processes.
• In partnership with Technology, define the Salesforce workflow for the partnership lifecycle and oversee operational execution of the relationship development and management processes.
• Serve as a liaison between the Programs Department and the Finance Department in developing and managing program funding models and partnership subsidies.
• Serve as a liaison between the Programs Department and Development to develop proposals and budgets and to align development opportunities to the programmatic pipeline.
• In partnership with Program departmental leadership, co-develop fundable opportunities for the SHP development team and participate in cultivation processes to include but not limited to concept paper and budget development, presentations, and partner meetings.
• Conduct annual and ongoing processes including but not limited to the workforce, strategic and operational planning, budget development and management, key performance indicator development, and analysis.

Requirements

To fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal Vice President, Strategic Programs, and Delivery candidate will bring:

• A Master's degree and/or applied experience in Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, Education, Organizational Change Management, or a related field
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in child and youth development, instructional design, training, technical assistance, change management, and continuous quality improvement systems.
• Experience building and leading highly effective and results-driven teams.
• The ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Proven ability to understand and anticipate the relationship between future business trends and external education/youth development trends
• Experience advising on developing credible, validated, and breakthrough strategies to advance organizational priorities.
• An understanding of effective strategies for student-centered learning and how those are applied in the design and development of program experiences.
• Demonstrated understanding of how adults learn to lead youth experiences and mobilize other adults.
• A strong command of national education trends, regularly benchmarking initiatives of peer organizations to ensure all programs, training, and initiatives are best-in-class in violence prevention
• An exceptional ability to write, design, and advise on developing curriculum, training, and other program resources.
• Experience identifying new opportunities to strengthen existing strategies and leverage opportunities to advance the direction of work
• Ability to and comfort with taking calculated business risks, considering the future state of programs and initiatives

Benefits

The starting salary for this position is $140,000.

SHP offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Health, dental, and vision
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability
• 401k match
• Employer Paid Employee Assistance Program.

Our organization operates within a distributed workforce, allowing for location flexibility across the country for most positions. We provide remote office support for all staff, which includes a laptop, home office reimbursement, monthly wifi reimbursement of up to $40, and monthly cell phone reimbursement of up to $50.

For additional questions about this position or to speak with someone about your interest, please contact Mara Cooper at mcooper@edgilityconsulting.com.

SHP is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We strive to be an employer of choice: where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and do their best work. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are focused on promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion and believe deeply in having a workforce comprised of people of all beliefs and backgrounds who seek to prevent gun violence and stop the tragic loss of life. Members of all under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. #LI-MC1