Vice President of Community Services

ICAN Inc•Utica, NY

22h

About The Position

ICAN Vice Presidents provide strategic leadership across multiple programs or operational functions. This role translates agency strategy into coordinated action, ensures quality and compliance, and is accountable for outcomes, staff leadership, fiscal oversight, and mission alignment. The Vice President of Community Services is responsible for oversight of ICAN’s portfolio of community-based initiatives including housing/homeless services, violence reduction initiatives, and integrated systems of care and will work to develop, implement, and expand programs that strengthen communities and improve outcomes for individuals and families experiencing social and economic challenges.

Requirements

BA/BS required
Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership experience
Proven success in managing multi-sector collaborations and high-impact community initiatives
Strong understanding of systems of care, trauma-informed practices, and equity-based community engagement
Extensive experience with budget management and grant compliance
Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and partnership-building skills

Nice To Haves

Master’s preferred in a related field

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership across multiple programs or operational functions.
Translate agency strategy into coordinated action.
Ensure quality and compliance.
Accountable for outcomes, staff leadership, fiscal oversight, and mission alignment.
Oversee ICAN’s portfolio of community-based initiatives including housing/homeless services, violence reduction initiatives, and integrated systems of care.
Develop, implement, and expand programs that strengthen communities and improve outcomes for individuals and families experiencing social and economic challenges.
Provide oversight of all budgets associated with community initiatives, including programmatic and administrative expenses.
Analyze budget-to-actual performance and implement corrective strategies as needed.
Develop, recommend, and manage annual and multi-year budgets aligned with organizational strategic priorities and contract expectations.
Contribute to grant proposal development, including program design, budgets, and outcome frameworks.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations, local governments, service providers, and community leaders.
Strengthen cross-sector partnerships to improve service coordination and community impact.
Identify partnership opportunities that expand service reach and resource alignment.
Support collective impact and systems-level collaboration efforts.