Associate Vice President of Programs

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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 "Best Non-Profit Organizations to Work For" by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.

The Public Health Institute, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, works to improve health equity and wellbeing for individuals and communities in California, nationally, and across the world. PHI strengthens the ideas, programs, people, and partnerships transforming public health. Through the provision of premier fiscal sponsorship services to 60 programs partners, PHI's work maximizes program strengths and impact in capacity building, research, use of science and data, launching and scaling what works, centering community, connecting and partnering and policy change to improve health status, health equity and wellbeing. As a fiscal sponsorship organization, PHI provides programs with a range of core organizational services including development, human resources, operations, bid and proposal, awards and contracts management, communications, legal and compliance, and financial services. The focus of the work of this role is to provide support, advice, and partnership to further the work of the fiscally sponsored programs individually and collectively.

The Associate Vice President of Programs (AVP of Programs) assists with PHI organizational program strategy, partnerships, and program implementation support services to advance PHI's vision, mission, and strategic priorities in the context of our role as a fiscal sponsor. The position provides direct supervision to the assigned Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PI/PDs) to support the growth, success, and impact of PHI programs. The AVP of Programs builds and nurtures strong working relationships with programs and will have a lead responsibility for program knowledge management, program onboarding/offboarding, and will support collaborative synergy across programs. The AVP of Programs reports to the Senior Vice President.

This is a regular full-time hybrid (remote and in-person) position that may be required to work in the office located in downtown Oakland, CA when necessary. The incumbent may also be required to travel in and outside of California for in-person meetings, events, and other activities several times a year. Candidates based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento area, or Central Valley, within driving distance from Oakland are preferred.

Full salary range for this position: $175,356 to $276,537 per year. The typical hiring range for this position is from $175,356 (minimum) to $225,947 (midpoint), based on 100% FTE. The starting salary is determined based on the candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

Organizational Program Strategy

• Assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive organizational program strategy and direction as a fiscal sponsor to advance PHI's vision, mission, and strategic priorities.
• Assist with identifying and pursuing program areas for strategic growth. Identify and recruit new program leaders, design and create innovative programs, and provide leadership to collaborative fund development and revenue generation strategies and activities.
• Provide perspective and expertise on public health issues, track issues, trends, best practices, and evolving approaches across a wide range of areas.
• Model and create an environment centered on embracing diversity and authentic inclusion in all areas of work as a prerequisite for advancing health equity purposefully.

Fiscal Sponsorship Program Services

• Assist with designing and organizing a suite of program support services to provide cohesive, excellent support to programs that advance individual program success and collectively help advance PHI's mission.
• Develop and nurture strong relationships with program leaders and teams.
• Work in collaboration with other administrative departments to ensure consistent, coordinated, high quality program support services and improve effectiveness and efficiency of systems and processes.
• Assist with developing and building refreshed approach to cross-program collaboration and synergy to increase program partnerships, impact, and efficiency.
• Assist with new program activities including recruiting, identifying and assessing prospective partners, and onboarding new programs, as well as program retention.
• Assist with working with fund development, strategic communications, policy and government relations, and legal teams to build robust approach supporting program business and fund development.

Provide Individual Program Oversight and Support

• Provide strategic and operational oversight, support, coaching, advising, and thought partnership to individual PI/PDs to support quality, growth, impact, and success of programs, and advance health equity in partnership with the Community and Mission Engagement Department. Serve as high-level implementing partner while respecting program autonomy.
• Monitor overall program health, identify areas needing attention, and provide expert support and guidance as needed.
• Help build the capacity of individual programs across key domains of program success, including strategy, implementation, operations, fiscal sustainability including fund development, compliance, team, and resilience.
• Support the professional development of PI/PDs, encompassing performance management and professional growth. In coordination with the HR Department, complete the annual review process for PI/PDs.
• Ensure program alignment with PHI mission and compliance with policies. Communicate changes in key policies and requirements to PI/PDs.
• Facilitate connection and coordination to the range of PHI fiscal sponsorship services and resources.
• Assist with problem-solving, particularly in complex situations, and crisis resolution and navigation. Support programs during complex and sensitive transitions.
• Onboard and orient new programs and support offboarding.
• Supervise program staff in the absence of a PI/PD, providing close individual program support and oversight as needed.

Program Knowledge Management

• Serve as an advocate and ambassador of PHI programs internally and externally. Seek opportunities to elevate and communicate the work and impact of PHI programs, both at the individual program level and across key themes, in a range of settings.
• Stay informed about program activities to facilitate connections among programs with complementary missions or skill sets and develop systems to track program information.
• Develop systems, processes, tools, and dashboards to support facilitation, collection, and sharing of knowledge generated by programs such as best practices, challenges, intellectual property, and program resources and cataloging of program achievements and impacts.
• Develop dissemination systems so that organizational learnings are easily accessible to PHI internally, as well as external partners.
• Partner across the organization to ensure that program work, learnings, and impacts are incorporated into strategic communications, business and fund development, policy and government affairs, and key operational and management functions.

Other

• Provide supervision, support, training, coaching, and feedback to other direct reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 12 years of leadership/management experience related to the role in a nonprofit organization, government, or organization working with nonprofit organizations.
• 7 years of experience as a manager.
• Bachelor's degree, or substitute with four additional years of related experience.

• Wide ranging public health expertise and experience and network of existing relationships across the public health and health ecosystem, research, government agencies, and philanthropy.
• Program leadership and management experience, including program planning and demonstrated fundraising experience with governmental and philanthropic funders.
• Experience developing and advancing significant bodies of work over time to increase impact and further the organization's mission and strategic goals.
• Experience providing advice, guidance, and thought partnership to a range of public health programs, including community-based programs. Demonstrated leadership, coaching and relationship management experience. Experience providing consulting services to public health programs a plus.
• Unwavering commitment to high quality support of programs and excellence in organizational and program management with the ability to achieve strategic objectives and manage a budget.
• Excellent relationship and partnership builder. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse internal partners to achieve key goals.
• Proven experience in recruiting, managing, and developing effective program leaders.
• Strong commitment to health equity and extensive understanding of the full range of health disparities across multiple human dimensions and the strategies to address them to improve community health.
• Strong leadership skills. Ability to build trust and loyalty, lead and manage teams and individuals, and motivate others to perform well.
• Track record of implementing strategies and approaches to improve systems and outcomes.
• Capacity to work through complex situations and problems with interpersonal savvy to identify practical solutions and achieve resolution smoothly.
• Mission-driven and self-directed with a strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for PHI's mission, commitment to working collaboratively, and demonstrated capability to operate effectively with peers and partners.
• Ability to handle a variety of constituencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment with multiple priorities.
• Graduate degree in a related field and related certifications preferred.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) STATUS

This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties. However, based on the FTE, salary level of the employee, or federal/state/local laws, the employee may be classified as nonexempt.

EEO Statement

The Public Health Institute is committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and to make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. To this end, the PHI will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are offered employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to these characteristics.

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ADA Statement:

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