Associate Director of Programs

Partners for Rural Impact’s (PRI) ultimate goal is for an America where all kids are successful, regardless of zip code, income, background, or ability. At PRI, our focus is on ensuring that all children in rural places achieve success. Partners for Rural Impact was born out of our place-based partnership in Appalachia, where we’ve worked for 25 years to create student opportunity and success.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Associate Director (AD) works to launch new programs, preserve existing grants, and assist in the close-out of ending grants. The Associate Director will maintain a working knowledge of programs and grants within the Director's portfolio by monitoring each project's staffing structure, programming strategies, budgets, assessment measures, and risk management procedures. Through collaboration with the Director, the AD will work to ensure Project Directors have the capacity, knowledge, skills, and resources to direct the programs and/or grants, and ensure compliance within all human resources, financial, data collection, and operational business protocols; and build a culture of results-based accountability within the team and within each grant. The position leads and operates with the goal that All Rural Students Succeed.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements of the position are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required, with regular and predictable attendance essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work closely with leadership to help launch new programs and preserve existing programs.
• Maintain knowledge of programs and grants within the portfolio to provide monitoring of the programs’ budget, record-keeping, reporting, and assessment measures.
• Assist leadership in managing daily operations of programs and offices.
• Work closely within programs to ensure personnel have the capacity, knowledge, and resources to direct their programs or grants.
• Assist in providing the development and training of staff.
• Assist in facilitating working groups and partner meetings.
• Work closely with leadership to ensure personnel are compliant with all PRI’s human resource, financial, data collection and operational process and protocols.
• Ensure protocols and processes around enterprise risk management are met within all programs and grants in the portfolio.
• Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist and support in the attainment of our mission, All Rural Students Succeed

Position Location & Schedule

The position will be considered for remote work with local, state, and sometimes national travel required.

Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET with in-office, hybrid and/or remote work a possibility. Because of the nature of the responsibility to schools, partners, funders, and to the service region, individual offices or departments may have operating hours that extend beyond this period and may include evening and/or weekend hours.

Minimum Qualifications

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field, Master's degree preferred

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• 5 years of related experience
• Experience in assessing data to develop strategies to improve academic results for students
• Experience in assessing data to introduce and promote student achievement
• Experience in convening meetings and working groups to achieve results
• Experience in providing technical assistance
• Experience in federal grant management, budget management, project management and supervision
• Experience managing day to day operations for grant programs

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Experience with data collection, analysis and planning next steps
• Experience implementing, monitoring and evaluating federal or state grants
• Experience hiring and training staff
• Experience with management of grant funds, including understanding guidelines on federal funds
• Capacity to manage multiple tasks and to meet deadlines and expectations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills including data processing and financial spreadsheets
• Superior interpersonal and organizational skills
• Belief that all rural students can succeed

License, certification, or registration necessary:

• Valid driver’s license
• Successfully complete pre-employment background check

Physical requirements:

• Ability to work in a high-energy office
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds
• Ability to accurately communicate and exchange information with partners, stakeholders, and/or meeting participants
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and computer software programs
• Ability to operate motor vehicle
• Ability to travel independently by car and plane both locally and nationally

Environmental conditions:

• Work in a fast-paced setting with frequent interruptions and shifting priorities
• Periodic travel to meetings and events

Additional Company Information

PRI offers a wide array of benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, and health needs of you and your family.

• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts, plus an employee assistance program.
• Life and long-term disability insurance and retirement plan.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, and annual holidays, in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition assistance and professional development for employees.

Partners for Rural Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.