Director of U.S. Programs

Feed the Children•Oklahoma City, OK

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of U.S. Programs manages Feed the Children’s U.S. program portfolio in alignment with the organization’s strategic plan. The role designs and manages implementation guidelines and oversees programming to ensure it contributes significantly to reducing child hunger. It also supports monitoring program impact, securing implementation funding, and promoting programs with external stakeholders. The position coordinates U.S. program implementation with colleagues and community partners, develops partner guidance and agreements, supports program budgets and funding efforts, and ensures compliance with relevant laws, regulations, organizational policies, and safeguarding practices. It also supervises and develops team members and promotes a high-performance, collaborative culture. The role is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with a hybrid arrangement, or may be remote within the United States. Candidates in or near Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, or Memphis are preferred. Travel is estimated at less than 20% of work time, with some occasional weekends.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nonprofit Management, Sociology, Social Work, Nutrition, Political Science, or a related field.
At least 5 years of related professional work experience, ideally in child hunger or human services program creation, development, and implementation.
At least 2 years of demonstrated leadership experience developing teams and working with external organizations.
Knowledge of business and management principles related to program development, resource allocation, program monitoring and evaluation, and coordination of people and resources.
Clear understanding of typical nonprofit organization structures and operating principles.
Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of experience with child safeguarding policies, procedures, and practices.

Responsibilities

Coordinate implementation of U.S. programming with colleagues and ensure appropriate community partners are recruited, trained, and monitored.
Ensure partners receive products and program support materials in a timely manner.
Ensure development and execution of formal partner program agreements.
Develop best-practice program guidelines and provide technical assistance to implementing community partners.
Develop and maintain balanced program budgets.
Collaborate on securing and maintaining private and public funding, including proposal development and reporting program impact to funders.
Promote programmatic work and impact with donors, partners, and other key stakeholders.
Ensure program compliance with relevant regulations and laws, Feed the Children policies, and safeguarding practices; maintain accountability standards.
Supervise team members, including training, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
Establish a high-performance and continuous-improvement environment that values learning, quality, collaboration, and dialogue.
Model behavior, professionalism, and personal leadership in accordance with organizational values.
Perform other related duties as required.