PropelNext Program Director

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation -New York, NY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent nonprofit organization in New York is seeking a Program Director for its PropelNext program. This role involves overseeing the program's delivery and developing a sustainable model to support youth-serving organizations. The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience in the nonprofit sector, expertise in data-driven programming, and skills in team management and facilitation. This position emphasizes innovative approaches to enhance the impact on youth and requires an empathetic and flexible leader. Strong relationship management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in youth development organizations.
• Experience designing and delivering virtual programming.
• Ability to manage teams and multiple complex work streams.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and oversight for the PropelNext program.
• Define a sustainable program model for the future.
• Oversee execution and delivery to ensure grantees have an exceptional experience.

Skills

Leadership experience in the nonprofit sector

Facilitating leadership development

Problem-solving orientation

Team management

Communication and relationship building

Job description

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) is seeking applications and nominations to fill the position of Program Director for its PropelNext program. At an exciting time in EMCF’s and PropelNext’s trajectory, the new Program Director will work collaboratively with a passionate and talented team to innovate, refine, and deliver a successful initiative proven to help nonprofits transform their passion for serving youth into data-driven insights and practices that amplify their impact on young people’s lives.

Launched in 2012, PropelNext draws on EMCF’s expertise in helping nonprofits improve and expand youth services. The comprehensive program, tested with 30 organizations, is grounded in research, refined by experience, and rooted in each organization’s strengths. The program delivers financial support, coaching and technical assistance, and a learning community of peers to build organizational capacity for strategic data-driven decision-making and increased impact. Coming at a time when funders are demanding more evidence and data and many nonprofits have limited internal expertise or systems to provide it, PropelNext is a program shown to provide the support needed for that transformation. With one national alumni cohort and a California cohort poised to graduate in 2018, EMCF is moving to expand its internal team capacity in preparation for launching two additional cohorts and planning for the long-term sustainable model for this initiative. The Program Director will be integral to both the strategic planning and the execution of the program going forward.

Reporting to the Director of PropelNext, the Program Director will provide guidance, coordination, and oversight for delivery and refinement of the program, building on and innovating the existing model as part of a continuous improvement process. At this inflection point for the Foundation and program, the Program Director will help to define a sustainable program model for the future while continuing to manage and improve upon its current delivery. The Program Director will oversee the execution and delivery of PropelNext to ensure grantees have an exceptional experience and meet ambitious goals and benchmarks. Additionally, he/she/they will actualize the use of virtual learning strategies to enhance and extend grantee support during and after the grant period, including effective alumni engagement, peer networking, and shared learning. The Program Director will be responsible for leading delivery of a model capacity-building program that is elevating leading youth-serving organizations to better fulfill their missions and ultimately impact many more lives in the future.

The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience and be skilled at facilitating leadership development in the nonprofit sector, particularly in the area of youth development and in organizations facing significant change. He/she/they will be a strategic thinker with demonstrated problem‑solving orientation and have successfully built programs with a focus on using data for learning and improvement. Experience designing and delivering virtual programming is desired and the ability to manage teams and multiple complex work streams is necessary. The ideal candidate is a rigorous thinker and seasoned relationship builder with exceptional skills in facilitating, coaching, influencing, listening, and integrating learning across diverse contexts and cultures. He/she/they will be energetic and flexible with an empathetic demeanor that is self‑reflective, humble, responsive, and focused on the needs of grantees, as well as teammates and partners. The ideal candidate will be an effective change manager with experience supporting and leading teams in the context of ambiguity and continuous evolution, with an interest in mentoring and developing staff at all levels.

This search is being conducted by Allison Kupfer Poteet and Callie Carroll of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. Please find more information and application instructions at the end of this document.

For more information about the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and PropelNext, please visit: www.emcf.org .

TO APPLY

This search is being conducted with assistance from Allison Kupfer Poteet and Callie Carroll of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, and applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please send nominations and/or applications including cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume (in Word format), and where you learned of the position to: [e-mail] . The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.