Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services

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

The Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services, leads the Global Psychosocial Services team in providing high-quality psychosocial services to unaccompanied and migrant children worldwide. The incumbent will ensure that KIND provides child-centered services across diverse regions in a manner that culturally aligns with relevant local, regional, and global child-protection and safeguarding practices and requirements. The incumbent will be an expert in providing trauma-informed and culturally responsive psychosocial services; and will lead the strategy, design, planning, implementation, administration, and programmatic oversight of KIND’s psychosocial services.

The Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services, reports to the executive vice president and chief program officer. This position—which is integral to KIND’s mission of advancing best practices in the field---will have internal- and external-facing responsibilities.

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

This position is contingent upon continued funding.

Essential Functions

Strategic Leadership and External Engagement (25%)

• Leads the program design, management, and performance of psychosocial services in the locations in which KIND operates, delivered through a child-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive lens.
• Directly supervises U.S. and international psychosocial leadership, fostering strong programming across regions while ensuring alignment with global standards.
• Provides thought leadership and expertise on psychosocial services programming across KIND and to a range of external stakeholders. Serves as confidential advisor regarding psychosocial services to the executive vice president and chief program officer.
• Builds and sustains partnerships and networks with child protection actors globally, including representing KIND at conferences, panels, and other local, national, and international stakeholder engagement opportunities.

 

Coordination and Collaboration across Internal Functions (20%)

• Works collaboratively with leadership on the Global Legal Representation, Litigation, and Assistance team and the Global Partnerships, Capacity Strengthening, and Training team on client-centered and programmatic priorities, including those focused on psychosocial services and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.
• Shares management, planning, and supervision responsibilities with other core capability leaders, and works collaboratively with regional leaders, across KIND to deliver high-quality, multi-disciplinary programming.
• In coordination with the technology team, assists in integrating KIND’s growing use of technology into delivering psychosocial programs to maximize organizational capacity and effectiveness, including client-centered services across low-resource and high-connectivity contexts.
• Works closely with the Office Operations, Development, Finance, and Human Resources teams on relevant priorities for the Global Psychosocial Services team.

 

Operational and Financial Oversight (20%)

• Oversees the Global Psychosocial Services team’s budget and ensures fiscal responsibility.
• Works closely with the executive vice president and chief program officer and other departmental leaders on financial planning and budgeting for Global Psychosocial Services operations.
• In coordination with the chief financial officer, informs the preparation of contract budgets and modifications, including staffing and other direct costs related to program services.
• Collaborates with Development and participates in fundraising, grant reporting, and engagements with prospective donors.

 

Program Design and Implementation (10%)

• Oversees and helps develop culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support programs.
• Supports strategic growth and transition; anticipa