Assistant Director, Family Engagement

RIPIN, Inc.
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Assistant Director, Family Engagement

About RIPIN: RIPIN deploys a peer model to support people with special healthcare and education needs across the whole lifespan. Founded in 1991 by a group of parents of children with special needs, RIPIN continues to be peer-led: a majority of our board and more than three-fourths of our staff are parents or caretakers of loved ones with special needs. RIPIN’s peer professionals now help more than 45,000 Rhode Islanders every year navigate healthcare, schools, and other support systems.

Job Summary: The Assistant Director provides overall management, direction, coordination, and administration for one or more large social service or care coordination programs serving children and families. This includes planning, implementing, and evaluating program activities; supervising staff and directing program leadership team members; developing, monitoring, and controlling budgets; supporting funding and grant development; and developing and implementing program policies and procedures. The Assistant Director ensures program deliverables are achieved on time and within budget by tracking progress toward goals, maintaining quality controls, coordinating program activities with others across the organization, and drafting, reviewing, and submitting accurate reports to RIPIN’s leadership and funders. This position will report to a Director/Senior Director, who will provide mentorship and support further leadership development.

Essential Functions:

1. Oversees assigned program operations to ensure activities meet funder, partner, RIPIN, statutory, regulatory, quality, and contractual requirements.
2. Initiates, builds, strengthens, and maintains effective, collaborative relationships with funders, community partners, and others as appropriate.
3. Directs, supervises, and supports assigned staff and program leadership team members to ensure effective program implementation, performance, and accountability.
4. Partners with the Directors Team to strengthen coordination across RIPIN programs, improve communication and service delivery, reduce duplication, and advance agency-wide goals that support Rhode Islanders.
5. Monitors progress toward program goals, deliverables, timelines, and outcomes; identifies risks or barriers; and implements solutions in collaboration with senior leadership as needed.
6. Stays abreast of the changing needs of families and individuals served and the systems of care that support them; makes thoughtful recommendations to ensure that programs and activities are relevant, responsive, effective, and efficiently implemented.
7. Maintains grant and reporting schedules, prepares and reviews required reports, ensures timely submission, and monitors compliance with funder expectations and deadlines.
8. Develops, implements, and communicates updates to program policies, procedures, workflows, and quality controls to support consistent and effective service delivery.
9. With the support of senior leadership, researches new or alternative funding sources and writes grants and other funding proposals to ensure that adequate funding is available to support program activity.
10. Participates in meetings and conferences as required by funding sources and/or RIPIN, as well as participates in assigned RIPIN meetings.
11. Accepts other duties and responsibilities as assigned.