DRIVE CHANGE, INC. · 21 hours ago
Chief Programs & Impact Officer
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
10+ years expDrive Change, Inc. is focused on improving the lives of justice-involved young adults and their communities. They are seeking a Chief Programs & Impact Officer to lead programmatic efforts, ensuring alignment with the organization's vision and values while managing a diverse team and strategic initiatives.
Non ProfitTrainingYoung Adults
Responsibilities
Translate Drive Change’s strategic plan into clear programmatic priorities, program design, and workplans that ensure measurable, sustainable progress and growth
Maintain organizational alignment across Programs, DCF, Operations, and Development
Strengthen internal systems that ensure clarity, accountability, and communication across teams
Partner with the CEO, COO, and CDO on cross-functional initiatives that require coordinated planning and decision-making
Oversee programmatic budgets and ensure programs operate with financial discipline and compliance
Design program structures and systems that can scale with organizational growth while maintaining quality, equity, and consistency
Contribute to the reports to current funders and the development of completing grant proposals to prospective funders and supporters; while ensuring programs team remain in compliance with grant deliverable. Maintain streamline communication with the Development team
Represent Drive Change at community events, workshops, trainings, conferences and other relevant meetings with external partners
Lead and manage Drive Change’s program portfolio including: Fellowship, HSJ, Alumni Engagement, and oversight of CARE team and operations
Ensure programs embody Drive Change values, uphold dignity and safety, and reflect best practices in youth and workforce development
Build clear structures, tools, and routines that enable team members to execute with consistency, clarity, and confidence
Strengthen documentation, SOPs, training materials, and internal communication
Lead and support program managers during program-related crises
Reinforce safety and crisis management protocols in partnership with the COO and Workplace Safety team
Ensure programs team receives crisis management and anti-violence, training, coaching, and support
Promote a calm, values-aligned approach to crisis response
Serve as the internal lead for evaluation readiness and coordination
Align internal practices, data systems, and routines with the expectations and methods of external evaluation partners
Tell the story behind the data in clear, accessible ways that illuminate progress, challenges, and impact
Disseminate data internally so all teams operate with the same up-to-date information, eliminating silos and discrepancies
Create simple, reliable systems for making program metrics readily available to staff, leadership, and stakeholders
Ensure data informs decision-making, team coaching, program improvements, and alignment across all verticals
Support team in understanding how their work contributes to outcomes and how to use data to strengthen practice
Prepare internal updates and funder-ready summaries that translate data into compelling narrative
Support timely reporting of outcomes to the CEO, COO, CDO, and key stakeholders
Ensure alignment between Programs and DCF regarding fellow experience and expectations, communication and handoffs, alumni employment pipelines
Collaborate with Development on grant language, reporting and site visits
Intentional and focused engagement with external partners, ensuring representation aligns with Drive Change’s organizational priorities
May be assigned other responsibilities as determined by the Executive Director
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in nonprofit, government, and/or workforce development settings working with justice-involved and/or system-impacted young adults
7+ years at senior level, managing and supervising large teams managers and leading them through growth and change
Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into actionable, sequenced work and build systems that keep teams aligned
Experience strengthening programs, clarifying operations, and building cross-department coordination
Skilled communicator with emotional intelligence, strong judgment, and a grounded, steady presence
Experience with data use and evaluation coordination
A deep commitment to equity, dignity, lived experience, and second chances
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, values-driven environment
Passionate about food justice, food security, and structural inequality
Benefits
Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance with employer contributions
Access to Employee Assistance Program, including therapy, family planning, travel and entertainment discounts, legal and financial services and more
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401K plan
Stipend for professional development opportunities
Family meal provided most days
Company
DRIVE CHANGE, INC.
At the core of our work is a radical idea: Hospitality as Social Justice 💥Our mission is to support justice-involved young people by providing culinary and hospitality training, social support, and pathways to advance their economic mobility and overall well-being.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$4.25MKey Investors
CD&R Foundation
2023-06-06Grant· $4.25M
Leadership Team
Kalilah Moon
Executive Director
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