Director, Clinical Strategic Initiatives

Description

Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta (JF&CS) offers best-in-class, person-centered programs and resources to transform lives. Building on our 125-year history, we are here to help individuals and families of all faiths live to their full potential. Guided by Jewish values, we are a welcoming community, and our experienced professionals bring integrity and compassion to their work in the fields of aging and older adults, career counseling, dentistry, mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and need-based support services. We serve thousands of individuals annually regardless of age, race, religion, national origin or ability to pay.

Working at JF&CS:

At JF&CS, we hold these values close to our heart: Commitment and integrity, compassion and respect, innovation and collaboration, professionalism, and responsiveness to diverse needs. Guided by Jewish values, and voted a Top Workplace for 2022 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we are a welcoming community of professionals passionate about making a difference in the community. For testimonials from staff on what it’s like being part of the JF&CS family, you can visit our Careers page.

Benefits:

• Up to 20 days paid time off per year
• Paid holidays
• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Paid Parental Leave

JF&CS is now seeking a full-time Director, Clinical Strategic Initiatives .

PURPOSE:  

The Director, Clinical Strategic Initiatives will be responsible for ensuring grants, programs, and key initiatives pertaining to child, teen, and young-adult mental health achieve their stated and inferred goals - in order to maximize the value the agency provides to clients and stakeholders. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the day-to-day management of key grants, programs, and strategic initiatives in the clinical department with an emphasis on child, teen, and young adult mental health. Ensure grants, programs, and initiatives achieve their desired goals by working with relevant team members – providing leadership, guidance, and execution support.
• Work with team members to track and achieve key performance indicators (KPI’s) for each initiative with an emphasis on service excellence. 
• Build collaborative partnerships within the Jewish community in order to enhance mental health awareness and synthesize ecosystem support.
• Work alongside agency leadership to serve as liaison to clinical donors and agencies to brainstorm new clinical needs and gaps that JF&CS can help fulfill. 
• Work with Grants team and relevant team members to ensure JF&CS complies with grants reporting requirements – including budgets, KPI’s, outcomes, and more.
• Serves as clinical point person for new grants and funding opportunities as well as clinical grants strategy
• Create new processes and cadences as needed to ensure key initiatives are managed effectively.
• Manage and develop staff, foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work closely with clinical leadership to ensure that all strategic initiatives are integrated seamlessly into the broader clinical department, enabling a virtuous cycle of success
• Interface with internal stakeholders including Marketing, Grants, Impact, and the Executive team.

Requirements

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

• Previous experience successfully managing, administering, and scaling non-profit grant-based programs. 
• Previous experience working with Jewish institutions in the community health space.
• Fearless, big-picture thinker who tenaciously works to solve community problems.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate; keen attention to detail. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and motive a team.
• Demonstrated ability to be a community outreach ambassador.
• Polished and excellent relationship building skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Collaborative leadership style – able to work in a matr