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Temporary Deputy Director, Planning and Performance

About KIND 


Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child’s rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety. 

 

Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the United States, KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with unaccompanied and separated children. Our work focuses on addressing the legal and mental health needs of this population; building strong partnerships and engaging in training and capacity strengthening with governments, NGOs, and the private sector; and advocating for systemic and pragmatic reforms to advance the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.


Position Summary

KIND seeks a strategic and collaborative Temporary Deputy Director, Planning and Performance within the global Strategic Performance and Evaluation team. The deputy director reports to the Vice President, Strategic Performance and Evaluation (“Vice President”) and serves as a key partner to the programs, finance, development, and policy and advocacy teams across the globe. The incumbent works to ensure compliance monitoring, engage in proposal development and reporting, and drive data-informed decisions through KPI tracking. The Deputy Director strives to achieve sustainability and consistency in delivering excellent programming globally for the benefit of KIND’s clients, staff, pro bono partners, and stakeholders.

This is a remote position based from any location in the U.S. 

This position is contingent upon continued funding.

 


Essential Functions
  • Drives systems-oriented delivery of high-quality program services across KIND’s program functions.  
  • Promotes baseline protocols for service delivery and ongoing monitoring. 

Reporting 

  • Leads the development, implementation, and ongoing production of robust programmatic reporting across all functions within programs, including legal, psychosocial services, legal technical assistance, and field management. 
  • Coordinates with KIND’s data operations team to develop essential data training programming and ongoing support; serves on cross-departmental working groups, as needed. 
  • Collaborates with finance to develop and monitor spenddown reports across funders to assist the Vice President and other members of the senior management team to adjust programming and support strategic growth. 
  • Reviews and edits regular reporting to key government and foundation funders to ensure compliance with grant requirements and alignment with organizational standards and strategic objectives. 

Compliance Monitoring 

  • Coordinates compliance monitoring and program assessment protocols and tools across legal and psychosocial programs staff and KIND’s data operations team. 
  • Partners with the Vice President to develop and maintain organizational standards for quality and performance. 
  • Utilizes reporting to assist the Vice President in solutions-oriented support for field office programming. 
  • Coordinates with the Vice President in the development and delivery of key documentation and training for field offices in government and other funding compliance. 
  • Works with the Vice President to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department. 

Program Development 

  • Provides analysis and strategic considerations to the Vice President, in the initial review and mapping of new strategic efforts with KIND’s Development team. 
  • Provides review of renewal funding proposals from the KIND development team. 
  • Assists with the annual application process, coordinating proposal drafting, internal review, and cross-departmental collaboration within programs. 


Qualifications and Requirements
  • JD andlicensedU.S.attorney in good standing, strongly preferred.
  • Must be fluent in English.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in the immigration field, preferably including working with immigrant children or with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma.
  • Minimum of 3 years of program management capacity; supervising and managing in a legal context; familiar with databases, including the use of systems to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Ability to occasionally travel to field office locations as needed for specific meetings or events.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
  • Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment; ability to prioritize tasks and delegate as appropriate.
  • Ability to multitask and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance. 
  • Experience working and communicating in a remote environment preferred but not required.


$99,362 - $125,203 a year

Our Benefits

 

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with KIND paying 100% of the employee only portion of the premium for one of the three medical plan options, dental, and vision. 

- Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for both medical and dependent care.  

- Pre-tax transit and parking spending account.  

- Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.  

- Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.  

 

For a complete list of benefits, please click here

 

Our Focus on Wellness

 

KIND recognizes that our ability to help our clients starts with helping our team members. KIND has prioritized wellness for employees through Mindfulness and Wellness Trainings, Wellness Platforms, Employee Assistance and Resilience Programs, Time Away and Office Wellness Activities. 

For more information regarding our Wellness initiatives please visit this link.  


Application Instructions


To be considered for this role, please submit an employment application at supportkind.org/join-the-team, along with your resume and cover letter.

 

Disclaimer: KIND is committed to an ethical recruitment and hiring process and maintains a firm “no fees” recruitment policy. We will never charge a fee or ask for money as part of the application process. KIND also conducts all interviews via telephone or video conference, and at no time will KIND engage in a text or mobile app-based application or interview process. For more information, please visit the following website: https://supportkind.org/join-the-team/kind-employment-practices/

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