Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.
The Senior Vice President, Programs is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic planning, development, and execution of assigned programs at Catholic Charities. In collaboration with the senior leadership team, the Senior Vice President is responsible for establishing a strategic vision and guiding philosophy that will inform short and long-term goals of programs, drive new programs, and carefully monitor the progress towards those efforts.
This is a great opportunity for a leader that can balance self-direction and collaboration, with strong program implementation and administration abilities, human/social services background, and financial and relationship acumen.
What you Deliver
Leadership
- Promote and participate in fostering open-mindedness and a culture of learning – including learning and evaluation activities to guide the evolution of programmatic work – seeking to continually ask hard questions, gather independent and rigorous data and evidence about the effectiveness of the strategies and programming, and help adapt practice as needed.
- Value diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches in leading a client-focused high-performance team that constantly strives to improve its services to internal and external partners.
- Communicate a compelling vision based on Catholic Charities’ mission and organizational values.
- Develop a team-based environment for staff, providing for development, collaboration, and well-informed decision-making; ensure that staff have a safe environment in which to thrive.
- Strengthen and maintain the management and governance culture and practices of the organization.
- Promote clear communication and collaboration between all programs throughout the organization to ensure succinct progress toward current goals.
Programs and Outcomes
- Make sound and timely business decisions, drive a culture of accountability, and motivate performance per clearly defined expectations.
- Explore opportunities to improve all areas of programs and define key performance indicators (KPIs) to track success/areas for improvement, anticipate and find solutions to organizational challenges.
- Ensure there are appropriate protocols, systems processes, and structures in place to guide day-to-day operations in the coordinated delivery of service to clients.
- Ensure open and consistent communication, effectively manage risks, control costs and provide resources and support to all programs; maintain official records and ensure compliance with funding sources, federal, state and local regulations.
- Participate in the budget development process and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility by working closely with the Accounting Department to budget and monitor programmatic operations to ensure sound fiscal and system management.
External Relationships
- Build external relationships, collaborations, and partnerships with other organizations to broaden services. Manage and prioritize relationships with key partner organizations.
- Support fundraising efforts through relationship building, site visits, program presentations, events, and grant writing participation.
- Promote program wins and client success stories throughout the organization including staff, funders, private donors, and partners to keep individuals motivated and informed about Catholic Charities’ work.
