Director of Programs

Clark Schaefer Hackett; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Professional development opportunities

Leadership growth opportunities

Community impact-driven work

Collaborative nonprofit team

Job summary

MY Project USA, based in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a Director of Programs to lead and oversee multiple programs, departments, and community initiatives. You will partner with leadership to support daily operations, drive program success, monitor performance, and ensure accountability across programs for youth and families.

The role requires at least five years in nonprofit program management, strong leadership, and budgeting experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, public administration, business, social services, education, or related field preferred.
• Five or more years of nonprofit program management experience.
• Experience overseeing multiple programs and driving accountability across a complex organization.
• Strong leadership, project management, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience with budgets, compliance, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Ability to work independently while building relationships with staff, volunteers, partners and funders.
• Experience in youth development or community-based nonprofit environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight across multiple programs, departments, and initiatives.
• Partner with organizational leadership to support day-to-day operations and long-term program success.
• Monitor program performance, budgets, grant requirements, reporting deadlines, and deliverables.
• Develop and improve systems for reporting, accountability, data collection, and program evaluation.
• Recruit, coach, support, and hold staff, volunteer leaders, interns, and youth leaders accountable for program execution.
• Coordinate with department leaders to identify operational challenges, implement solutions, and strengthen program outcomes.
• Support grant compliance, documentation, reporting requirements, and financial accountability across programs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, funders, community partners, healthcare organizations, volunteers, and stakeholders.
• Represent MY Project USA at meetings, events, trainings, and community partnership activities.
• Help strengthen and support organizational initiatives, including community programs and social enterprise activities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Career Opportunity: Director of Programs with MY Project USA in Columbus, Ohio

Are you an experienced nonprofit leader who enjoys building teams, strengthening systems, and creating accountability across multiple programs? Are you comfortable moving between strategic oversight and hands-on problem-solving? If you are energized by mission-driven work and want your leadership to directly impact youth, families, and communities throughout Central Ohio, we would like to hear from you.

MY Project USA is seeking a Director of Programs to provide leadership and oversight across multiple programs, departments, and community initiatives. This role works closely with organizational leadership to strengthen operations, support grant compliance, develop staff and volunteer leaders, improve accountability, and help drive measurable impact across Columbus and the surrounding communities.

As the Director of Programs, you will:

• Provide leadership and oversight across multiple organizational programs, departments, and initiatives.
• Partner with organizational leadership to support day-to-day operations, organizational priorities, and long-term program success.
• Monitor program performance, budgets, grant requirements, reporting deadlines, and key deliverables.
• Develop and improve systems for reporting, accountability, volunteer management, data collection, and program evaluation.
• Recruit, coach, support, and hold staff, volunteer leaders, interns, and youth leaders accountable for successful program execution.
• Coordinate with department leaders to identify operational challenges, implement solutions, and strengthen program outcomes.
• Support grant compliance, documentation, reporting requirements, and financial accountability across programs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, funders, community partners, healthcare organizations, volunteers, and stakeholders.
• Represent MY Project USA at meetings, events, trainings, and community partnership activities.
• Help strengthen and support organizational initiatives, including community programs and social enterprise activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, public administration, business, social services, education, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in nonprofit program management, operations, multi-program leadership, grant coordination, or organizational leadership.
• Experience overseeing multiple programs, teams, projects, or departments and driving accountability across a complex organization.
• Strong leadership, project management, organization, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience managing budgets, compliance requirements, program reporting, operational systems, and performance metrics.
• Ability to work independently while building effective relationships with staff, volunteers, community partners, funders, and other stakeholders.
• Experience in youth development, workforce development, food access, public health, education, violence prevention, community development, or other community-based nonprofit environments is preferred.

MY Project USA is a national initiative dedicated to protecting and empowering youth and strengthening families through education, social services, civic engagement, and advocacy. Based in Columbus, Ohio, MY Project USA serves diverse underserved youth, families, and communities through youth development, food access, free healthcare, family support, economic mobility, environmental action, and community engagement. The organization serves approximately 10,000 individuals each month and engages hundreds of volunteers in support of its mission.

Our work addresses critical challenges affecting young people and families, including violence, exploitation, health disparities, and barriers to opportunity while creating pathways for long-term success and community well-being.

Salary Range: Starting at $60,000+, commensurate with experience.

Schedule: Full-time onsite, Tuesday through Saturday. Saturday availability is required and is considered an essential function of the position. Occasional evening or weekend responsibilities may be necessary based on program and community needs.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Professional development opportunities
• Leadership growth opportunities
• Community impact-driven work
• Collaborative nonprofit team environment

Please note that employer-sponsored health insurance is not currently available.

Join a mission-driven team working to protect and empower youth and uplift families across Central Ohio. MY Project USA welcomes qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds and values lived experience, professionalism, collaboration and commitment to community service.

Employer is EOE/M/F/D/V. No third-party candidates please.