Overview
Fostering Talent, Changing Lives
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.
The Director of Program Development & Advocacy’s primary role is assisting VP with program development and implementation of all online trainings, courses, and conferences for the Fontana Center. Further, Director collaborates with VP to foster partnerships to co-sponsor said events, as well as liaising with the various collaborative initiatives.
Responsibilities
The Director of Program Development & Advocacy’s primary role is assisting VP with program development and implementation of all online trainings, courses, and conferences for the Fontana Center. Further, Director collaborates with VP to foster partnerships to co-sponsor said events, as well as liaising with the various collaborative initiatives.
- Manage programs and coordinate presenters, plan details, and organize all logistics for virtual webinars, courses and conferences. Establish strategies to engage New York Foundling frontline staff across the agency in Fontana Center CEU opportunities and other professional development and workplace wellbeing initiatives.
- Organize and run conference committee, find venue and negotiate contract, contact and confirm all presenters, organize volunteers, and handle run of show for New York Foundling Annual Conference
- Create promotional flyers, brochures, and marketing for workshops, webinars, courses, and conferences in order to get large numbers of attendees for these events.
- Directly supervise the administrative assistant with weekly meetings and regular communication; attend weekly meetings with supervisor (VP of Fontana Center, and monthly full staff meetings.
- Builds and maintains relationships with key Foundling staff and external partners across all service lines to collaborate on efforts to garner meaningful client feedback, apply feedback and improve outcomes for families.
- Attend the National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment (NIECP) monthly meetings. Run communication committee, the college student initiative where we work with college students to spread information about the harm of physical punishment, and quarterly meetings on the the initiative to end school corporal punishment.
- Committee Chair of the Psychological Maltreatment Alliance AND the New York State Initiative to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (NYSIPCA). These similar tasks involve running monthly meeting, agenda creation, follow up, and execution of related committee tasks such as run social/media social norms committee, budget management, etc.
- Support agency wide efforts to promote personal independence, autonomy, and mutual supports by developing and strengthening internal and external referral networks for independent community living skills and community integration in the domains of employment, housing, education, etc.
Salary Range: $76,300 - $85,000/year
The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (or Masters preferred) from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution
- Min of 4 years of programmatic experience working in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention.
- Experience in leadership, administration, or working with child related organizations. Preference for experience in foster care, child welfare.
- Keep abreast of the latest developments in child welfare and maltreatment through continuous literature review, engaging in agency education programming, and through utilization of the time allotted for continuing education.
- Strong computer proficiency including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Email, and Data entry systems (e.g. Connections, Electronic Health Record).
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. This includes advocacy skills and knowledge of social media as a way of reaching out to the public about the harms of child maltreatment.
- Familiarity with the organizational and procedural guidelines (i.e., agency mission, culture, administrative structure) of relevant collateral agencies (i.e., juvenile or family court, probate court, social services agencies).
- Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.
Education Required
Bachelor’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution