Since 1972, Covenant House has served and advocated for youth and young families experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, and exploitation. Our overarching goal is to end homelessness among youth and young families by helping them achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, tap into their innate resilience, and hone their interests and skills to forge new pathways to independence. This work is carried out across Covenant House sites in 34 cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
LOCATION REQUIREMENTS - REMOTE
REPORTS TO: SVP, Latin America with strong dotted line to VP, Programs
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
The AVP, Latin America Programs will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of CHI’s Program initiatives with our site partners in Latin America and the CHI Latin America team. The purpose of this work is to support and leverage opportunities to improve practice, quality and service delivery and achieve the strongest outcomes possible at individual youth, site and Federation levels. This role will focus on aligning, adapting, and supporting the implementation of Covenant House’s program model and trauma-informed approaches to the Latin America context and areas of focus, including but not limited to residential services, family reintegration, mental health services, education, vocational training, life planning, and specialized services for specific populations of Covenant House youth including survivors of human trafficking and sexual violence, migrants, young families, and youth who identify as LGBTQ. All work in this area will be undertaken with a spirit of collaboration and commitment to partnership with Covenant House site leaders and designed from a strengths-based, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed lens.
SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $130,000 (US-BASED ONLY)
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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Program Model – Collaborate with Latin America sites, the CHI Programs team, and the CHI Latin America team on adapting the Covenant House program model for adoption and implementation at CH sites in Latin America.
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Practice Improvement and Innovation – Lead efforts to use data to drive practice improvement and program outcomes at Federation, site and youth levels.
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Training – Adapt and further develop training materials for the program model, migration and human trafficking screening projects, as well as other trainings and resources aligned with Latin America programming; train Latin America sites to implement a train-the-trainer model.
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Program Resources – Develop a resource library on SharePoint where program resources and training materials can be compiled and accessed by CH sites in Latin America.
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Professional Development – Collaborate on the development, roll out and implementation of CHI’s Learning Management System with CH sites in Latin America, building out training content in the system for site staff in Latin America.
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Best Practice Sharing – Coordinate and lead regular Latin America Program Director meetings and other Latin America specific learning communities; collaborate on planning for the Program Leadership Retreat & Latin America retreats, and develop additional mechanisms through which best practices can be shared and promoted across our sites in Latin America and the larger CH Federation.
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Evaluation – Collaborate with the Research, Evaluation and Learning team on the development and implementation of new program outcome measures at CH sites in Latin America as well as all program evaluation activities, including monitoring program related requirements and outcomes for government and foundation grants.
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Site Support – Develop and lead onboarding activities for new Program Directors at CH sites in Latin America.
Our critical mission demands that we have all voices at the table. A team of diverse people, perspectives, and experiences is smarter, stronger, and more effective for our young people. At Covenant House, every team member is valued, respected, heard, and supported, and we welcome honest and courageous self-reflection on any aspects of our work that are based on biased or outdated viewpoints. We deliberately create opportunities for our staff to grow and thrive.
Covenant House International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind: CHI is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at CHI are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, family or parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. CHI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and encourages all qualified applicants to apply. Come join our awesome international team in an organization with a heart! Our offices are located in in the United States, however, this position will be remote for the foreseeable future. Candidates based in Latin America will be hired through one of our local affiliates or through a third-party agency to ensure compliance with local laws.