Program Manager-Youth Development

Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
Supervision and Management (50%)
•    Oversee, support, and develop the program team, including recruitment and retention, hiring, orientation, supervision, evaluation, and promotion of staff in conjunction with Amara’s Human Resource Manager.
•    Provide a warm, caring, and confident leadership style that supports a team providing direct services to youth and families.
•    Implement program policies, priorities, and procedures consistent with best practice models for effective program implementation.
•    Work with staff and build from the work of Amara’s DEI council to develop objective performance measures across the program, to ensure consistent, high-quality evaluation and goal setting for all employees.
•    Support and directly oversee program staff including Amara’s Youth Development Specialist team.
•    Provide opportunities for growth and development among staff.
Operational Management (25%)
•    Lead Youth Development team to promote programming and recruit participants.
•    Lead Youth Development team to implement program and iterate in response to on-going learning and feedback from youth and families.
•    Work collaboratively with other program leaders to ensure impactful, efficient, and complementary services across Amara’s service array.
•    In partnership with Associate Director of Program Impact and Evaluation, ensure appropriate data collection and reporting to evaluate program impact and efficacy.
•    Identify, recommend, and implement program and process improvement in concert with team feedback/guidance.
•    Participate in the development and monitoring of revenue and expense budget for Youth Development program. Ensure budgets remain on track, identifying and approving appropriate expenses and costs.
•    Looks for methods to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity of program offerings while controlling or reducing costs.
•    Demonstrated track record in developing, communicating, implementing, and adapting strategies in rapidly changing environments.
Strategic Leadership (15%)
•    Regularly review and recommend changes in program services to meet client needs with emphasis on services for underserved populations.
•    Develop and maintain effective relationships with other service providers, agencies, and partners to ensure that children and families have excellent access to all needed services.
•    As a member of the Program Leadership team, this position plays a key role in the development and ongoing promotion of Amara’s mission, vision, philosophy, and culture.
•    Remain apprised of current trends, practices, and legislation through networking and publications to develop new programs to either meet changing needs in our community or to diversify our services.
•    Build and coordinate partnerships with key community organizations and partners including government agencies, research institutions, schools, youth-serving agencies and coalitions, and other social welfare organizations.
•    Participate in select internal and external collaborative efforts with key stakeholders/partners to advance systemic child welfare change.
•    Assess program development and provide leadership in service expansion opportunities.
Communications (10%)
•    Coordinate with Communications team on media content regarding issues related to youth development.
•    Represent Amara in community meetings, events, and partner and donor meetings.
•    Serve on select internal and external committees.