Casey Family Programs · 7 hours ago
Managing Director, Strategic Consulting (Team 1)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$162K/yr - $219K/yr
15+ years expCasey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. The Managing Director - Strategic Consulting will lead efforts to engage and support child welfare leaders in system improvement initiatives aimed at reducing the number of children in foster care and promoting timely permanency for them.
Child CareConsultingHealth CareSocial Assistance
Responsibilities
Acts as Casey’s primary contact in states and jurisdictions assigned. Coordinate efforts internally and with external collaborators to assist the child welfare systems in safe reduction of the number of children in care while improving the lives for youth and families who are in or would have entered foster care
Provides integration and coordination for the strategic consulting team and leadership opportunities for individual team members that enable growth and encourage leadership development with the position. Provides timely and relevant feedback to employees in an effective way. Ensures that employees receive the appropriate training, feedback, performance evaluations, planning documents and compensation as provided under the Human Resource Systems
Responsible for building solid relationships with those individuals and organizations able to create or influence positive systems change, providing sound data driven and outcome focused recommendations, and cultivating and facilitating approval for actionable strategies, including reinvestment, to support child welfare agencies in the safe reduction of youth in foster care
Effectively communicates the work of Strategic Consulting and provides leadership in influencing child welfare practice, policies and laws on a local, state and national level to increase strengths and provide broad wide system impact
Provides support to the EVP – Systems Improvement. Represents EVP when necessary and appropriate
Plays an important leadership role within Casey by promoting internal collaboration and communications as well as leading innovations
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Human Services, Business, Public Administration or a related field is required
Minimum of fifteen years recent, progressive responsible management experience in a public child welfare system
At least five years at a senior level, preferably in a strategic capacity working at the systems level
Experience personally consulting at the cabinet level public administration may be substituted for recent public administration senior management experience
Experience in strategic planning, systems integration, systems change and an in-depth understanding of multi-state child welfare systems required
Knowledge and experience of current state and jurisdiction administration, needs, and influential contacts required
A balance of initiative and diplomacy is critical
Ability to build relationships, provide assistance and resources, learn fast, conduct assessments/evaluate systems and provide assistance and resources
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills are required
Excellent negotiating and listening skills
Commitment to building personal and organizational sensitivity towards diverse cultural, socio-economic and lifestyle backgrounds is essential
Ability to build relationships, provide assistance, be a resource, make presentations, work independently, take initiative, provide assessments and system evaluation
Excellent leadership skills including training, group facilitation, and supervision are required
Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with any specific software or technology as needed for the job
Ability to perform effectively in high pressure and stressful work environment
Ability to manage stress and self-care
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Accrual of 12 days of annual leave
12 days of sick leave
10 paid holidays per year
One personal holiday to use each calendar year
Up to eight weeks of parental leave for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care
Three-month sabbatical with pay after the completion of 10 years of continuous, full-time regular employment
Opportunities for continued learning, training, and development
Company
Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs focuses on improving safety and success for children, families and communities by reducing the need for foster care.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Cecilia Rivas
National Partnership Advisor
Dana G.
Senior Program Manager- Strategic Consulting, National Partnerships, & Technical Assistance
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