Sr. Director, Program Development

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Team Rubicon (TR) is seeking a Sr. Director, Program Development. This person will guide the strategy, development, and continued refinement of programs designed to evolve and expand Team Rubicon’s impact of serving communities affected by disaster and humanitarian crises. This individual will lead design and development of domestic and international programming – from ability to fund through approach to monitoring and evaluation.

This role will provide strategy and oversight of the research, design and development of new programs (working in collaboration with departments such as Tech, Marcomms, People Ops and Development) to develop impact strategies, budgets, guidance, personnel requirements, learning curriculum, equipment and supplies, legal review, and in some cases new real estate, considerations. These programs are designed to meet the unique needs of the highest socially vulnerable individuals and communities.

Functional responsibility includes leading the strategy and oversight of the Doctrine and Guidance Development, Client Experience, Capabilities (services) Design and Development, Learning Design and Development, and Instructor Development and Training teams.

This role is a part of Team Rubicon’s senior leadership team and will play a critical role in the development of strategic plans and ensuring clients are central in organizational decisions. This role will also serve as a primary role to grow industry partnerships and will serve as the senior program representative for select donor partnerships.

Every day will be a challenge, but every month brings new opportunities for an organization that is quickly becoming a household name in disaster response. This position reports to TR’s SVP of Programs and Operations and is based out of TR’s National Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.

Duties:

• Provide a unique perspective, experience, and approach to the senior leadership team and provide input to support a holistic approach to organizational decisions
• Analyze, refine, and evaluate design for current programming as well as the identification and development of expanded mission scope
• In partnership with operational teams, ensure programmatic metrics and KPIs inform operational service delivery
• Maintain the process and quality control of doctrine, guidance and standards for the Programs and Operations teams
• Guide the Client Experience strategy and function throughout the organization
• Oversee and action client feedback through the client accountability system
• Drive the future of learning strategies into all volunteer learning curriculum
• Partner with People Ops to expand the talent development function through new learning solutions and methods
• Oversee the growth and professionalism of TR’s skills cadres e.g. Heavy Equipment, Chainsaw operators, Incident Command System, etc
• Grow industry partnerships for collaboration expanded service delivery
• Grow Team Rubicon’s brand through participation at select public speaking events and conferences

Experience and Background:

• 10 – 15 years of relevant experience in the military, humanitarian, and/or emergency management community
• Bachelor’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance, Emergency Management, Public Administration, Social Work, Urban Planning, or Organization Development or relevant work experience. Masters degree a plus
• Background and experience in programmatic and organizational monitoring and evaluation is a plus
• Membership and/or leadership roles with industry associations (International Association of Emergency Managers, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, Interaction, etc.) is a plus

Job Type:

• Full-time, Salary, Exempt

Special Requirements:

• Travel: Some travel required
• The person filling this position may be required to complete training courses as recommended and made available by Team Rubicon

Cultural Principles:

• Mission First, Greyshirt Always: Anyone joining TR must understand that our mission to provide disaster response comes first
• Step into the Arena: TR needs leaders who aren’t afraid to dare to be great
• Everyone Has A Role Know It: Ability to successfully navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment and solve problems in the face of ambiguity
• GSD: We are entrepreneurial, resourceful and determined no matter how chaotic the situation
• Change Your Socks: We take care of ourselves and each other so we are best equipped to serve those in greatest need
• Adults Only: Every team member is an adult until proven otherwise
• Your Mother’s A Donor: Every leader must be committed to fiduciary responsibility, transparency and financial stewardship

Perks of the Team:

• Professional development, leadership development and events/conferences
• 100% company-paid health benefits for employees and their dependents
• Matching 401k contributions up to 4%
• Annual 5‐day National Leadership Conference
• Paid time off to volunteer with the non-profit of your choice
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Generous holiday schedule (including a paid week off between winter holidays)
• Fully stocked kitchens and frequent catered lunches
• In-office gyms
• Holiday parties

Learn more about Team Rubicon:

• Website: teamrubiconusa.org
• Facebook: facebook.com/teamrubicon
• Twitter: @TeamRubicon