Description

Type: Regular, Full-Time

Status: Exempt

Location: Fresno, California

Schedule: Monday through Friday with the ability to work evenings and weekends

Salary Range: $115,000 - $189,758

Salary ranges listed above represent good faith and a reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on several factors including but not limited to, the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Benefits: Medical at $60.00 a month for employees, dependent coverage available at pro-rated additional cost (Kaiser, Anthem Blue Cross and Community Health Care options), 100% employer paid dental & vision, 15 paid holidays, PTO accrual up to 11 paid days annually, California Paid Sick leave, additional sick leave accrual and 403b with company match

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

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Position Summary:

The Chief Programs Officer (CPO) provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for all client services and community programs at the Marjaree Mason Center. As a key member of the executive team, the CPO is responsible for the overall development, implementation, and continuous improvement of programs across multiple sites and departments, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission, values, and strategic goals. This role leads the development and execution of effective systems, policies, and procedures, holding teams accountable for achieving programmatic and organizational objectives. The CPO is responsible for program performance budgeting, grant compliance and reporting, working collaboratively with the organization's leadership. A champion of organizational culture, the CPO fosters a healthy, inclusive, and trauma-informed work environment, supporting staff development, cross-training, and ongoing learning opportunities. The CPO represents the organization at community events, with funders, and on external committees, and works closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and other departments to advance agency-wide initiatives. As the subject matter expert for all client services, this position represents MMC in external engagements, supports professional development within the team, and champions a culture of integrity, empowerment, dedication, and collaboration in alignment with MMC’s mission and strategic objectives.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities include the following:

Provide overall leadership and vision for the organization's client services and community programs with an emphasis on the overall development, strategic planning, community feedback, new program development and service delivery, and management of the organization across multiple sites and departments, including but not limited to termination of outdated or unsustainable services.
Establish current and future department and client services program goals. Manage and hold the team accountable for achieving strategic goals and metrics. Monitor quality, evaluate program performance, and establish corrective measures as needed. Prepare detailed reports, both current and forecast for all programs and client services.
Champions the organization's vision, mission, and values to create a healthy work culture.
Collaborate with the Director of Finance and other executives and participate in the development, management, and monitoring of the annual budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility, cost-effective resource allocation, and alignment with grant requirements.
The CPO is accountable for overseeing and managing the client service program department budgets, grant accountability and reporting, ensuring responsible allocation of resources to support strategic HR initiatives and operational needs.
Oversight of all program/client outcomes and ensuring client data accuracy.
Oversee and continuously improve agency programs by addressing challenges, ensuring services meet funder and organizational expectations, community needs, and monitoring program quality to maintain evidence-based practices and innovative delivery that serve the needs of diverse audiences.
Establish and implement a standard organization-wide client feedback process to evaluate staff effectiveness and performance.
Strategically develop, nurture, and expand community partnerships that include but are not limited to community-based organizations, government agencies, school districts, healthcare, mental health, and housing resources to create a network that enhances the service delivery, expands reach, and provides holistic support for domestic violence survivors.
Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert for all client-facing programs and as a primary representative to external stakeholders and committees, acting as the spokesperson to the community as needed, delivering community presentations, conducting media interviews, and facilitating training sessions as needed.
Leads the team and vendors in developing and implementing effective systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring all department staff adherence.
Management of human resources functions for the client service programs department, including interviewing and selecting staff, training and coaching staff, scheduling staff, timesheet review and use of HRIS, monitoring staff performance, and conducting performance evaluations.
Collaborate with the human resource department to design and implement a staff, volunteer, and intern development program, encompassing onboarding, training to functional proficiency for job roles, and developing ongoing learning opportunities through workshops, webinars, and training to foster a culture of professional growth.
Support cross-training to ensure an adaptable workforce and eliminate any skill gaps in the client service program departments.
Works collaboratively with colleagues throughout the organization in order to model and support effective cross-departmental partnerships, trauma-informed practices, resiliency-building, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Attend and support agency-wide fundraising events.
Communicates regularly and provides written department and employee updates to the CEO about program needs, project status, and risk assessment for the organization.
Lead and attend department and agency-wide meetings as required.
Attend Board of Director and Board Committee meetings and present as required.
Complete other duties as assigned.

The Chief Programs Officer is expected to customarily and regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in carrying out job duties. The Chief Programs Officer is also expected to perform solely exempt-type duties more than 50% of work time during the workweek.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in the human services field or five years experience in the domestic violence field, with at least two years in an administrative role or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Master’s degree in social work or human services preferred.
Minimum of eight years relevant work experience and 4 years supervisory experience required.
Knowledge of the community referral system in Fresno County.

Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations and Tests:

Possession of a valid California driver's license and proof of liability insurance on personal auto.
Must be insurable at all times at standard rate by MMC insurance carrier.
Must successfully pass a drug, Department of Justice background and Tuberculosis test.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Deep interest in and commitment to the mission and vision of MMC with a sensitivity to domestic violence.
Demonstrated ability to work with sensitivity and without discrimination towards peoples of diverse cultures, races/ethnicities, socio/economic positions, ages, religions, and genders, physical, mental challenges, disabilities, and sexual orientations.
Knowledge of general office practices, procedures, and terminology. Demonstrated ability to use current business software applications, including HRIS and accounting systems, as well as productivity tools, to collate, analyze, and synthesize data and information to provide strategic and operational insights to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors.?
Strong hands-on approach with a high level of self-motivation, discipline, initiative, emotional intelligence, accountability, professionalism, integrity, confidentiality and ethics. Must be flexible, adaptable, a creative thinker and problem solver who is also open to the insight of others
Work well in a team-oriented environment and collaboratively in cross-disciplinary teams and culturally diverse internal/external constituencies.
Experience in managing supervisors and staff and proven record of motivating team members to achieve high performance.
Knowledge of contract management and experience in organizational effectiveness and operations management implementing best practices, including legal, audit, compliance, budget, and resource development.
Excellent organization and attention to detail.?
Strong project management skills and ability to identify, evaluate, problem solve, think critically, and direct.
A solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics.?
Ability to prepare timely, proper, clear, and concise comprehensive reports, summaries, presentations, correspondence, and other documentation.
Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively, clearly, and concisely both verbally and in writing in English. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to craft clear, concise, detailed and compelling content from scratch.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to adjust focus – (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus.).
Close Vision – (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
Oral Expression and Comprehension – frequent.
Speech clarity – frequent.
Hearing – ability to hear instructions - frequent.
Critical thinking – frequent.
Lift up to 35 pounds – occasional to frequent.
Push/pull – occasional to frequent.
Reach with hands and arms – frequent.
Sit – frequent.
Stand – occasional to frequent.
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl – occasional to infrequent.
Repetitive use of hands – frequent.
Fine Dexterity – Both – frequent.
Walk – moderate.
Grasping: simple/light - frequent.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Indoors, environmentally controlled.
Normal office noise level.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements, which may change from time to time based on business needs. When appropriate, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, so long as those accommodations do not create an undue hardship for the company.

The Marjaree Mason Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to make all personnel decisions without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, physical disability, mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national or ethnic origin, and any other protected status.

The Marjaree Mason Center is 24/7 operation and all employees, at any point of time, may be asked to perform other work duties from those normally assigned such as working in our emergency services.

The above job description and duties is meant to describe the general nature and level of work performed; it is not intended to as an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with federal and state laws.

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