Associate Director- Financial Hope Collaborative

We are seeking an Associate Director for the Financial Hope Collaborative (FHC). The Associate Director will lead programmatic and administrative operations to achieve Financial Hope Collaborative’s strategic growth goals through organizational leadership and development, program development, implementation and evaluation design and execution, and financial and administrative management. 

A primary focus of implementing and evaluating current and new programs is assuring FHC is making a measurable impact.  Action steps include, but are not limited to:

Collaborating with new nonprofit, government, and private organizations to translate and adapt the Financial Success Program (FSP) to a variety of service environments by using FHC’s current direct program delivery model, developing other types of program delivery models, and aligning these with stakeholder needs;

Designing and ensuring execution of program implementation and evaluation strategies and tactical plans;

Evaluating program outcomes to ensure implementation occurs with fidelity to the FSP’s underlying research and theory of change. 

The Associate Director will work in partnership with the Executive Director to implement existing and new programs, and also with the FHC team on program components and analysis, to ensure quality program replication and continuous improvement.  This is a one -year grant-funded position.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop FHC’s infrastructure to replicate programming in additional settings effectively and efficiently by: designing implementation plans tailored to prospective partners’ local contexts and objectives; executing implementation plans collaboratively with partners and FHC staff; evaluating and reporting outcomes to stakeholders; and ensuring continuous improvement.
• Organizational leadership and development through: shaping and implementing organizational priorities and infrastructure to support the achievement of FHC’s strategic goals; designing and facilitating organizational processes for strategic planning, budgeting and review, employee evaluation, and organizational learning; researching and incorporating operational and programmatic best practices to help position FHC for continued, sustainable growth; and partnering with the Executive Director to implement, monitor, and evaluate organizational development initiatives, institutional policies, strategic plans, and systems. 
• Help ensure programmatic excellence by maintaining quality and quantity of program services and keeping abreast of client service needs.  Develop and align program data elements with stakeholder needs, and design surveys and evaluations to track program outputs and outcomes. Oversee collection of performance data on FHC programs and grantee activities for evaluation, strategic review, and reporting purposes.  Support continuous improvement through collaboration with staff to incorporate evaluation feedback into programming. 
• Help ensure financial sustainability by assisting the Executive Director with researching grant opportunities and writing grant proposals.  Ensure compliance with all grant requirements. Develop, recommend, and monitor program budgets including cost allocations to specific programs and grants.  Prepare and present Annual and other reports to the Advisory Board, funders, donors, and community stakeholders.
• Manage all aspects of assigned programs and oversee day-to-day operations.  Monitor significant developments and trends in the nonprofit sector relative to low-income populations and their needs. Incorporate them into programming as appropriate.  Foster leadership potential in and mentorship opportunities for FHC staff to enable their professional growth.
• Engage effectively with community organizations and members to promote and support FHC initiatives.  Develop collaborative relationships with community groups and organizations as appropriate.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with graduate-level skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, implementation science, program evaluation, and analysis, is required. 
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with the FSP’s theory of change and core components, and the ability to test and further develop them based on program evaluation results, is required. 
• Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in replication of programs, program evaluation, cross sector collaboration, and system analysis is required as well as financial and administrative leadership experience with a track record of increased responsibilities and impact. 
• Minimum 3-5 years of nonprofit experience is required. 
• Ability to think strategically, lead change, creatively problem solve, and exercise good judgement is required. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work with a wide range of individuals and organizations, and to model collaborative principles and skills are required.
• Experience in research and/or data analysis is desired. 

 

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Disclosure Statement 

This description describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Regular, reliable attendance is an essential function and all employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor. Employees may also be required to work in excess of normal working hours as workloads and seasonal activities necessitate. A complete description is available in the Human Resource office located at 3006 Webster Street Omaha, NE. Creighton University reserves the right to modify duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.