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Urban Resource Institute (URI)
Organization Overview Urban Resource Institute (URI) is a dynamic, innovative, and well-respected organization founded in 1980 that transforms the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families through safe shelter and comprehensive services; delivers prevention and intervention programs that break cycles of violence and poverty; and actively works for sustainable systemic change. URI is the oldest licensed provider of domestic violence (DV) shelter and services in New York State, and is the largest provider in the United States of DV shelter services, as well as a leading provider of shelter and services for homeless families.
Position Overview The Program Director, RAPP provides leadership to a team of approximately 14 supervisees in the RAPP program and manages a budget of $1.5M within the Justice Initiatives Department. The programs include ENDGBV-funded Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP), which now includes both Early and Teen. RAPP is a school-based program that focuses on serving middle and high school students throughout NYC to reduce experiences of violence and prevent further harm over a child’s lifetime. The Program Director, RAPP provides mission-focused leadership that is steeped in the values of diversity, equity and inclusion, trauma-informed care, and client-centered service dedicated to supporting, achieving and maintaining the agency’s commitment to excellence.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
People Leadership and Partnerships
Provide inclusive leadership and management to direct reports/team members.
Lead the buildout of the new RAPP hubs in 4 boroughs, creation of a new community-based model and summer program within the two years of starting this position. This is including, but not limited to, developing trauma informed and anti-oppressive curriculum for middle and high school youth and a leadership/peer leader academy.
Lead and support a positive work culture transformation, fostering inclusivity, collaboration, and trauma-informed practices across the program.
Honor historic roots of program while soliciting new practices and interventions in multiple fields of practice.
Provide support in identifying spaces to host the RAPP hubs and in building partnerships with local community organizations and at least 35 middle and high schools throughout the fiscal year. Visit each Hub site on a regular basis.
Partner with Evaluation & Social Impact (ESI) to develop content and delivery for trainings focused on clinical topics and restorative & transformative justice.
Cultivate leadership and professional development for supervisees and their respective teams including promoting career pathways and promotions within URI, mentorship and internship opportunities, and training targets incorporated into individual staffing goals and objectives.
Represent URI’s RAPP in community gatherings, funder meetings, speaking events, press and media opportunities, and other external events.
Ensure URI’s RAPP is consistently informed by community participation by soliciting, capturing, analyzing, and incorporating feedback by individuals with lived experience and diverse stakeholders.
Provide clinical supervision and guidance to all members of the RAPP team through individual and group supervision.
Program and Fiscal Management
Develop and achieve annual program level goals in alignment with identified KPIs, logic models, as well as funder deliverables and in support of the mission and agency-wide strategic plan.
Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state and local regulations as well as agency and program policies, and compliance with meeting performance measures based on organizational and funder targets.
Collaborate with the Finance team to facilitate compliance with contract guidelines, submit requests for modifications for approval in advance as needed and to increase overall contract performance.
Partner with Finance leadership to develop and manage annual operating budgets and provide fiscal oversight including allocations and financial management best practices.
Data & Equity Analysis
Train and ensure that RAPP staff are entering all data into the appropriate systems accurately and in a timely manner.
Partner closely with the Director of Impact to work with teams to track their outcomes and impact.
Evaluate data to ensure that teams are serving clients from an equity standpoint.
Work proactively to create new data tracking methods that show the important work and success of the programs.
Provide key information regarding data to AVP, Senior Team, Development Team, and Government Affairs as needed.
Collaborate with ESI to develop Apricot database to more accurately track the team’s data and KPIs.
Specifications for Education/Certifications/Licenses
Masters in social work, counseling, psychology with active license in New York State or related field required.
LCSW preferred.
Required Skills and Experience
3 years’+ experience in program leadership, clinical supervision, experience with accountability programming, and youth expertise.
Passion for URI’s mission, vision and core values with the ability to communicate this passion to others.
Experience providing transformational and inclusive leadership with an investment in team via leadership and professional development activities.
Experience integrating trauma-informed care within programming and team development.
Strong commitment to equity and social justice including a focus on self-awareness and engagement of continuous learning around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion; high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Experience building and leading diverse teams across multiple sites including individuals impacted by homelessness, poverty, and/or trauma.
Strong project management skills and experience, especially in projects requiring significant resources and cross-functional involvement.
Exceptional interpersonal and flexible communications skills, and the ability to develop positive and productive relationships with a dispersed and diverse team.
Specifications for Physical Requirements
Requires regular travel to program sites located in four boroughs and Westchester.
The work environment varies given work location but generally is bright and medium in environmental noise, medium in work-pace, and high in work volume and diversity of initiatives/tasks.
The work schedule includes three days working in the office or across URI program sites and two days working from home; flexibility is required to meet on-site demands throughout the week.
Will be required to read printed and handwritten materials.
Will be required to manipulate the computer mouse and keyboard.
Will be required to read information on computer screen.
Will be required to use computer keyboard and mouse.
EEO Statement At URI we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. We actively seek a diverse candidate pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. At URI we offer equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.
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Program Director, RAPP
role at
Urban Resource Institute (URI)
Organization Overview Urban Resource Institute (URI) is a dynamic, innovative, and well-respected organization founded in 1980 that transforms the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families through safe shelter and comprehensive services; delivers prevention and intervention programs that break cycles of violence and poverty; and actively works for sustainable systemic change. URI is the oldest licensed provider of domestic violence (DV) shelter and services in New York State, and is the largest provider in the United States of DV shelter services, as well as a leading provider of shelter and services for homeless families.
Position Overview The Program Director, RAPP provides leadership to a team of approximately 14 supervisees in the RAPP program and manages a budget of $1.5M within the Justice Initiatives Department. The programs include ENDGBV-funded Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP), which now includes both Early and Teen. RAPP is a school-based program that focuses on serving middle and high school students throughout NYC to reduce experiences of violence and prevent further harm over a child’s lifetime. The Program Director, RAPP provides mission-focused leadership that is steeped in the values of diversity, equity and inclusion, trauma-informed care, and client-centered service dedicated to supporting, achieving and maintaining the agency’s commitment to excellence.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
People Leadership and Partnerships
Provide inclusive leadership and management to direct reports/team members.
Lead the buildout of the new RAPP hubs in 4 boroughs, creation of a new community-based model and summer program within the two years of starting this position. This is including, but not limited to, developing trauma informed and anti-oppressive curriculum for middle and high school youth and a leadership/peer leader academy.
Lead and support a positive work culture transformation, fostering inclusivity, collaboration, and trauma-informed practices across the program.
Honor historic roots of program while soliciting new practices and interventions in multiple fields of practice.
Provide support in identifying spaces to host the RAPP hubs and in building partnerships with local community organizations and at least 35 middle and high schools throughout the fiscal year. Visit each Hub site on a regular basis.
Partner with Evaluation & Social Impact (ESI) to develop content and delivery for trainings focused on clinical topics and restorative & transformative justice.
Cultivate leadership and professional development for supervisees and their respective teams including promoting career pathways and promotions within URI, mentorship and internship opportunities, and training targets incorporated into individual staffing goals and objectives.
Represent URI’s RAPP in community gatherings, funder meetings, speaking events, press and media opportunities, and other external events.
Ensure URI’s RAPP is consistently informed by community participation by soliciting, capturing, analyzing, and incorporating feedback by individuals with lived experience and diverse stakeholders.
Provide clinical supervision and guidance to all members of the RAPP team through individual and group supervision.
Program and Fiscal Management
Develop and achieve annual program level goals in alignment with identified KPIs, logic models, as well as funder deliverables and in support of the mission and agency-wide strategic plan.
Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state and local regulations as well as agency and program policies, and compliance with meeting performance measures based on organizational and funder targets.
Collaborate with the Finance team to facilitate compliance with contract guidelines, submit requests for modifications for approval in advance as needed and to increase overall contract performance.
Partner with Finance leadership to develop and manage annual operating budgets and provide fiscal oversight including allocations and financial management best practices.
Data & Equity Analysis
Train and ensure that RAPP staff are entering all data into the appropriate systems accurately and in a timely manner.
Partner closely with the Director of Impact to work with teams to track their outcomes and impact.
Evaluate data to ensure that teams are serving clients from an equity standpoint.
Work proactively to create new data tracking methods that show the important work and success of the programs.
Provide key information regarding data to AVP, Senior Team, Development Team, and Government Affairs as needed.
Collaborate with ESI to develop Apricot database to more accurately track the team’s data and KPIs.
Specifications for Education/Certifications/Licenses
Masters in social work, counseling, psychology with active license in New York State or related field required.
LCSW preferred.
Required Skills and Experience
3 years’+ experience in program leadership, clinical supervision, experience with accountability programming, and youth expertise.
Passion for URI’s mission, vision and core values with the ability to communicate this passion to others.
Experience providing transformational and inclusive leadership with an investment in team via leadership and professional development activities.
Experience integrating trauma-informed care within programming and team development.
Strong commitment to equity and social justice including a focus on self-awareness and engagement of continuous learning around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion; high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Experience building and leading diverse teams across multiple sites including individuals impacted by homelessness, poverty, and/or trauma.
Strong project management skills and experience, especially in projects requiring significant resources and cross-functional involvement.
Exceptional interpersonal and flexible communications skills, and the ability to develop positive and productive relationships with a dispersed and diverse team.
Specifications for Physical Requirements
Requires regular travel to program sites located in four boroughs and Westchester.
The work environment varies given work location but generally is bright and medium in environmental noise, medium in work-pace, and high in work volume and diversity of initiatives/tasks.
The work schedule includes three days working in the office or across URI program sites and two days working from home; flexibility is required to meet on-site demands throughout the week.
Will be required to read printed and handwritten materials.
Will be required to manipulate the computer mouse and keyboard.
Will be required to read information on computer screen.
Will be required to use computer keyboard and mouse.
EEO Statement At URI we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. We actively seek a diverse candidate pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. At URI we offer equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.
Senior Level
Director
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Business Development and Sales
Non-profit Organizations
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