Position Title: Associate Director of Programs

Reports To: County Director

Community: Alameda County

Office Location: Oakland, CA (up to 50% hybrid role of in-person and remote)

Compensation: $82,084/annually, generous benefits package

Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt

About Fresh Lifelines for Youth

Fresh Lifelines for Youth is an award-winning non-profit whose mission is to partner with youth to unlock their potential, disrupt the pipeline to prison, and advance justice in California and beyond. By 2030, through partnering with young people, communities, and systems, FLY will contribute to the fight for equity and justice by taking concrete steps to dismantle California’s pipeline to prison, equip 30,000 youth to transform their lives and create meaningful opportunities for them to live healthy, free, and productive lives.

For more information about Fresh Lifelines for Youth please visit: www.flyprogram.org

Associate Director of Programs - Position Summary

The Associate Director of Programs is a strategic, collaborative, community-oriented, and impact driven leader with strong evaluative, relational, management, and implementation skills who will lead programs in the county according to FLY’s theory of change. Working closely with the Alameda County Director and other senior and program leadership, the Associate Director of Programs will: 1) provide organizational leadership and support to all Alameda County programs including CAFA Mentor, Law, STAY FLY, Leadership, and Middle School programs; 2) oversee the implementation of systems for performance management and optimization of programs and staff; and 3) lead strategic efforts in building community partnerships and stakeholder relationships that directly relate to the impact, structure, fidelity and funding of programs in partnership with the Alameda County Director.

Position Responsibilities

Program Staff Supervision and Performance Management

• Hire, train, develop and supervise a team of program leaders for the county’s programs.

• Co-lead team members in setting individual and program-wide goals, guiding the process of incremental execution, and maintaining accountability for goal achievement.

• Conduct annual reviews of direct reports and support staff through training and professional development plans.

Program Operations

• Oversee effective day-to-day operations of programs in the county, including the structure and functioning of all program components, to ensure that FLY offers comprehensive, integrated programming that supports youth growth and achieves outcomes.

• Provide input and insight to support the supervising director and other key leadership with the design and implementation of policies and procedures for program management and evaluation that integrate youth input, talent initiatives, organizational development goals and performance management systems.

• Support the collaboration of program leaders and other specialized roles to build the capacity of staff and to strengthen youth voice in programs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Contracts Management

• Develop processes and systems for the supervising program leadership to effectively collaborate on grant reporting.

• Collaborate with the supervising director to negotiate grant and contract reporting requirements to ensure government and community engagement efforts prioritize access to FLY’s youth and put service quality above all else.

• Engage stakeholders essential to the success of the county’s programs and actively maintain these relationships to ensure consistency of messaging and reputation of FLY’s mission and brand.

• Ensure compliance with key governmental and private contracts and funding agreements specific to programs.

Community Partnerships and Systems Change

• Develop community partnerships to strengthen programming and access to community resources.

• Support the supervising director with stakeholder engagement related to local systems change and advocacy work including participating in committees, workgroups, and/or advisory boards.

• Partner with program leadership to identify spaces in the community to elevate youth voice in local advocacy efforts in alignment with the County’s systems change priorities.

Compensation & Benefits

This position is a full-time non-exempt role at a rate of $82,084/annually with differential pay options based on an advanced degree and speaking another language when applicable to the role. Our Total Rewards Package also includes the following:

• Insurance and/or 401b Stipend

  • Use the stipend toward our wide range of dental, vision, healthcare, and other insurance plans.

• 10+ PTO Days

• 12 Holiday Days

• FLY provides 3-4 additional "rejuvenation days off" twice per year in July and December

• Wellness Funds ($300/year)

• Professional Development Assistance ($175/year)

• Employee Assistance Program (paid for by FLY)

• Yearly Staff Retreat, Team “Dayaways,” Summer BBQ, and other FLY Events.

• Customize your Work Schedule (dependent on supervisor approval based on positional and departmental needs)

• Hybrid of In-Office and Remote Work (requirement of frequency of in-person work is dependent upon the role)

• Opportunity for Employee Referral Bonuses

• 8 Hours of Civic Engagement Hours

• Mileage Reimbursement.

At FLY, we have adopted a no-negotiation policy. This policy reflects our commitment to equity and ensuring that the offers we make to our candidates reflect competitive and appropriate compensation given the market and the role.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

At FLY, we embrace a diversity of identities, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences. We commit to creating an organizational culture of equity and inclusion to better serve our youth and communities. FLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive for an inclusive culture and a staff team that reflects diversity. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage women; people of color, people who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities; people with experience in the juvenile justice or criminal justice systems; and people with disabilities to apply. Fresh Lifelines for Youth is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or compliance@flyprogram.org

COVID-19 Vaccination

At FLY, we are committed to the safety of our employees, clients, and all others who enter our workplace. While COVID-19 threatens the health and well-being of all individuals, vaccinations can significantly reduce that threat and help protect our workplace and community. As such, FLY would like to make clear that the COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment.

However, FLY does allow staff to apply for exemptions based on medical history or sincerely held religious beliefs or practices. However, this must be approved through FLY’s compliance department. If approved, employee’s will be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing and must wear masks/PPE at all times.

Additionally, FLY will allow accommodations for unvaccinated employees to perform their essential job functions so long as it does not impose either a direct threat to the health and safety of the workplace and employees; or an undue hardship on the organization.

If either of the two conditions above are not met, and the employee can not receive the vaccine, employment may be terminated.

If you have additional questions, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or email compliance@flyprogram.org

What to expect

• Application with 8-10 questions and an applicant screening question.

  • No Cover Letter Required

• First Round Interview

• Final Round Interview

• Work Product (Done at Final Round Interview)

Position Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to equity, social, racial, and economic justice. They will

be passionate about youth development, youth voice, youth leadership, and systems change. The candidate’s passion for FLY’s vision is matched with strong leadership, crisp decision-making in the face of complex challenges, and a proven track record of program management and team development. They will be a leader, strategist, executor, manager, and people developer. The candidate will also be flexible, adaptable, and agile. They will be a strong implementer that manages towards outcomes and model fidelity. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to engage, motivate, and inspire others to action. The candidate will believe in FLY’s vision and mission and will resonate with FLY’s values: accountable, dedicated, respectful, equitable and just, loving, innovative, hopeful, youth-centered

Core Competencies: Skills and behaviors that FLY expects and develops all staff to exhibit across all positions at various levels of proficiency (early stage, intermediate and advanced)

• Cultural Responsivity: Demonstrates the values articulated by FLY’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion definitions. Valuing diverse identities within the organization and being self-aware of one’s own bias, power and privilege in different relationships and settings

• Professionalism: FLY defines professionalism as owning your work, being accountable, and taking the initiative to produce excellent results. This also includes the customer service we show to our youth, their families, our colleagues, and stakeholders, as well as the ability to follow FLY policies and procedures.

• Collaboration: Ability to work productively within a team, contribute to the work with the big picture in mind (FLY’s mission and agency goals), and be mindful of exercising your strengths while also encouraging others to do the same.

• Communication: Uses effective written and verbal communication with staff, teams, and communities served; demonstrates empathy, self-awareness, and listening skills.

• Critical Thinking: Consistently identifies, gathers, and applies relevant information to complete work efficiently and effectively.

• Resiliency: Demonstrates the ability to adjust to change and work through ambiguity with growth and solutions-oriented mindset. This means openness to change and new perspectives and seeing change-related challenges as fluid and possible to overcome rather than fixed.

FLY’s Leadership Competencies: Skills and behaviors that FLY expects and develops all staff in Leadership positions to exhibit across various levels of proficiency (early stage, intermediate and advanced)

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  Cultural Responsivity: Demonstrates the values articulated by FLY’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion definitions. Valuing diverse identities within the organization and being self-aware of one’s own bias, power and privilege in different relationships and settings

• Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to manage one’s own emotions, as well as the ability to recognize the emotions of others and respond with empathy. This includes maintaining a balanced and authentic perspective of issues and information daily.

• Change Management: Ability to prepare effectively and guide teams through change and transition as needed. Able to assess the need and readiness for change and understand change-related dynamics.

• Strategic Decision-making: Effectively structures and facilitates strategic decision-making processes; responsibly makes informed decisions to improve organizational health and impact using key data, strategy, and problem-solving.

• Develops & Motivates Others: Motivates inspires and supports teams through strong coaching and mentorship. Builds healthy and effective teams through regular feedback, collaboration, setting clear expectations, and targeted development activities.

• External Relationship Builder: Invests in and builds strong, trusted and ongoing relationships with external partners. Able to take the initiative to cultivate new relationships and assess and negotiate needed changes to existing partnerships.

• Project Management: Able to create and implement increasingly complex project plans, manage those plans to their intended impact and adjust course as needed. This includes managing at various levels of complexity and scale, as well as anticipating potential barriers and executing to achieve excellent results.

Note on Qualifications: In FLY’s quest for an equitable hiring process, candidates are encouraged to apply even if they feel they only meet 75% of the required job-specific qualifications.