Assistant Program Director

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.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Program Director assists the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PI/PD) in providing strategic leadership and supports the growth and stability of the Youth Action Hub ( www.youthactionhub.org ), a program fiscally sponsored by the Public Health Institute (PHI). The Youth Action Hub (YAH) is a participatory action research hub and network driven by young people with lived expertise of housing instability, co-led by a team of researchers.

YAH conducts rigorous research that has direct implications for policies and practice to transform social systems—advancing health, housing, and wealth equity for young people. This is a regular part-time 50% FTE position with a schedule of 20 hours/week. This is a time-limited position that is expected to last one year.

At PHI, a time-limited position is defined as regular employment with an expected end date of no more than one year from the beginning of the position. In rare circumstances, time-limited positions may be extended to a maximum total length of up to eighteen (18) months from the start of the employee’s original time-limited position.

This is a remote position that may require occasional travel to attend in-person meetings, conferences, or other work-related work activities. Full salary range for this position: $93,932 to $140,370 per year based on 100% FTE. The typical hiring range for this position is from $46,966.00 (minimum) to $58,575.50 (midpoint), based on 50% FTE.

The starting salary is determined using a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as internal equity consideration and budget availability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists the PI/PD in providing leadership and strategic direction on program priorities, partnerships, and infrastructure needs. Participates in strategic planning and analysis to support the program's growth and development. Explores new income streams and grant opportunities and supports sustainability planning for the program.

Manages the onboarding, implementation, and operations of new projects. Assists the PI/PD in setting up workplace policies and protocols; establishing onboarding, training, professional development resources, and providing employment support for staff. Advances equity-centered and trauma-responsive workplace practices across the program.

Supervises community researcher I’s; provides training, coaching, and mentoring; and conducts performance evaluations. Participates in staff hiring processes, supports workplace culture-building and employee development. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications

7 years of related non-profit experience. Bachelor’s degree required, or substitute with four additional years of related experience. Other Qualifications Experience in project management and prioritization: managing multiple projects, timeline development, tracking and deadlines. Experience and skills in staff supervision.

Ability to work with a variety of constituencies, such as grantees, evaluation team, funders. Fundraising experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to interpret and analyze complex financial information for budget development and management and projections. Ability to interpret and connect programmatic and organizational needs to development and resource planning.

Ability to identify and analyze organizational needs to guide and direct staff to meet program and administrative requirements. Decision making ability. Risk assessment and management ability: determine, communicate, and execute next steps to prevent / solve problems. Must be able to pass the background checks required for this position.

Master’s degree 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.

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