Youth And Family Associate Director

Youth and Family Associate DirectorWe are looking for an Associate Director to support our Youth and Family Team. This position will assist in formulating the division’s policy and management of the division’s operations. Participate in the strategic planning, budget, and policy formation for all areas of YouthCity Programs, which include After-school, Summer, and Teen programs. Plan, develop, and implement programming activities that maximize opportunities for Salt Lake City residents.
Responsible for the direction and administration of the Division in the Director’s absence. Assists the Director with the management and oversight of the staff.
This position will support the YouthCity Teen Programs and the Fairpark Family Learning Center.

• Prepare and monitor annual operating and grants budget for Youth and Family Division.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Manage, plan, develop and implement community activities, including programs, events, staffing, and scheduling.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external community partners, including city departments, contracted service providers, and programming partners for maximum benefit to YouthCity participants.
• Effectively manage the division’s community programs. Build and strengthen relationships, and develop strategies with community partners for the implementation of the division’s goals.
• Participate in structuring, obtaining, and developing funding opportunities using federal grants, private donations, and program fees.
• Provides leadership for developing, implementing, and evaluating the division’s youth programs.
• Assist the Director in the implementation of both short and long-term strategies that achieve the division’s mission, ensuring that there is consistent and timely progress.
• Ensures the development of personnel plans as they pertain to the achievement of the division’s mission. Takes initiative to address and solve personnel and program problems, issues, and concerns in a timely manner.

• Understand how to develop and administrate public budgets.
• The Associate Director must have the ability to manage multiple teams of staff members who are responsible for various operations of the Division.
• Must have the ability to understand accounting for grants and other funding sources. Must have the ability to evaluate and analyze complex financial problems and make appropriate recommendations or decisions.
• The Associate Director should have experience working with community based organizations, and support capacity building and community development.
• Must have the ability to obtain and disseminate data, quickly identify needs in the community, and create and implement strategy to meet those needs.
• An understanding of the federal grant programs including CCDF, USDA Snack, SSBG and the reporting and monitoring requirements for these programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Education, Public Administration, or a related field plus five (5) years work related experience, two (2) of which must be in a supervisory capacity. Education and experience may be substituted one for another, on a year-for-year basis.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to effectively present in front groups, boards, Mayor’s office, and City Council.
• Must be able to clearly explain expectations to employees and follow-up with staff to ensure that the Division’s goals are being achieved.
• The Associate Director should be well organized, detail oriented, and has the ability to meet specific deadlines and manage all federal requirements.
• Must have the ability to understand the division’s mission and develop and refine the business processes to achieve that mission. Must be able to objectively evaluate the program’s processes and outcomes.
• Masters degree in Business Administration, Fine Art, Public Administration or a related field.
• Must be able to inspire staff to be genuinely interested in the people they serve so that they can more readily recognize opportunities in the community.

• Intermittent exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior and the demands of the position.
• Light physical effort, comfortable working positions and handling of light weights. Intermittent sitting, standing and walking. Occasionally required to drive to various meeting locations.

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