Chief Programs Officer
The Chief Programs Officer (CPO) will serve as Immerse’s foremost leader and champion of Immerse’s programs, model and efforts designed to help youth from crisis transform into overcomers. As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CPO will lead all program operations across the organization and ensure alignment with the organization’s mission, vision and strategic goals. The CPO will lead programmatic strategy, and oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs. The CPO will spearhead the establishment of programs for new sites, including traveling to emerging locations, training new program leaders, and establishing a strong operational foundation.
Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Programs Officer will:
Program Leadership
Oversee the design, delivery and evaluation of high-quality programs to ensure impact and alignment with Immerse Arkansas’ mission of helping youth from crisis transform into overcomers.
Champion the youth and families served by Immerse as the primary customer of Immerse’s purpose and efforts.
Monitor and improve performance metrics for program evaluation and improvement.
Foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration within program teams.
Develop and execute a comprehensive vision and strategy for all programs across Immerse Arkansas.
Collaborate with the CEO and leadership team to align program goals with the organization’s broader objectives.
Identify and implement opportunities for program innovation and expansion, ensuring scalability and sustainability.
Guide budgets and resources related to programs and site expansion in partnership with the finance team.
Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations.
Site Oversight & Expansion
Supervise and mentor Program Leaders to ensure the effective implementation and management of programs.
Travel to new sites to provide hands-on training, support and leadership to newly appointed Program Leaders.
Uphold and/or establish systems, workflows and operational standards for new sites, ensuring consistency across locations.
Community Partnerships & Collaboration
In conjunction with the CEO, serve as a spokesperson on behalf of Immerse.
Leverage and seek opportunities to provide thought leadership in the child welfare space to improve care for all of Arkansas’ foster youth. Provide coaching, professional development opportunities and feedback to foster leadership growth.
Work with external partners within various networks of organizations to solve local issues through collaborative programming.
Represent Immerse at local events, community gatherings or workshops and trainings in alignment with Immerse’s goals.
Qualifications
All employees will be thoroughly committed to Immerse’s mission. The ideal candidate will embrace Immerse’s values of with, worship, and scrappy (visit our About Page to learn what this means!). All candidates should have the following qualifications and experience:
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Master’s Degree in psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, business administration or related field required. Arkansas licensure is preferred.
Experience: Five or more years of program management or related roles, preferably leading multiple programs in the nonprofit sector or social services, including working with youth who are at-risk or in foster care. Experience managing a federally or state supported program preferred.
Additional Qualifications:
Proficiency in the surveillance, assessment, and analysis of program effectiveness and outcomes
Thorough current knowledge of relevant federal and state agency guidelines
Understanding of normal adolescent development
Comfortable interacting with youth in informal settings
Must demonstrate a commitment to the value of cultural competency
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to lead and develop staff and volunteers
Excellent organizational and project management abilities, with a keen eye for detail.
Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
Proficiency in word-processing, data entry, and organizational software
Able to work in a fast-paced environment, and react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
Must be available evenings, weekends and on-call as assigned, during identified days
Must have a driver’s license, reliable transportation, and be able to travel within the assigned region
Must successfully complete the required background checks and drug screening
Overview
Job Type: Full Time
ABOUT IMMERSE ARKANSAS
Immerse Arkansas was founded in 2010 with the mission of helping transform youth from crisis into overcomers. The nonprofit organization serves youth between the ages of 14 and 24, whose past trauma and challenges have created barriers to becoming independent, healthy, successful adults.
Immerse Arkansas works with these youth and families to address the underlying trauma resulting from abuse or neglect. We believe that when we surround youth from crisis with unconditional relationships, a vision for their restored future, and tools that anticipate their needs and dreams, we create a climate for healing, growth, and transformation.
Immerse is a collaboration of redemptive innovators who pair ambitious faith with strategy in all pursuits, especially anything labeled as “impossible.” We’re hungry for healing for all, and we’re especially interested in those who have been counted out. We are looking for someone who fits our values of with, worship, and scrappy and who can fully embrace our statement of faith and affirmations. The Chief Programs Officer (CPO) is a full-time, on-site, salaried position.
To apply
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to mfinnie@immersearkansas.org with “Chief Programs Officer” as the subject line of the email.