The Opportunity

The Deputy Director will bring exceptional leadership and strategic abilities, strong understanding of and deep respect for the youth and adult personal, educational and workforce development sectors, and a deep sense of commitment to helping people achieve positive economic mobility. This dynamic leader will display excellent emotional intelligence and will have senior-level experience, which will be used to skillfully manage the staff and leverage the Board of Directors.

Key responsibilities:

Vision, Strategy Development, and New Initiatives

• Work closely with the Executive Director to develop and implement strategies for The Training Source accomplish its vision.
• Ensure that strategies are documented and shared within the organization, and fully owned and carried out by staff.
• Initiate new projects and programs that can catalyze change and build on core strengths, while ensuring consistency with strategic direction.
• Protect and advance strong organizational reputation and brand.
• Maximize outreach and impact using a variety of social media and digital tools, data metrics, and analysis.
• Work closely with the Executive and Fundraising Consultant to understand, implement, and support fund development initiatives.

Programs

Work with the staff and select board members to:

• Manage the programs of The Training Source, including hiring high-performing staff with knowledge of programmatic priorities and deep understanding of funding partners and their contexts.
• Oversee the creation, development and implementation of programs and services that best advance the mission of The Training Source.
• Sustain and expand the organization’s strong relationships.
• Advance effective organizational advocacy, communications, and campaign activities that build visibility, influence, and engagement among key audiences on critical issues related to the mission.
• Ensure positive relationships with partner organizations, policymakers, media, and others.
• Speak effectively about the direct impact of all programs with donors and partnership organizations.

Leadership & Management

• Provide leadership for the entire organization, including staff and volunteers.
• Lead by example in modeling the vision and core values of The Training Source as well as advancing the strategic direction and plan with all staff.
• Model effective leadership with The Training Source Executive Team, staff, Board, and outside constituents.
• Supervise, support and mentor The Training Source staff.
• Develop and implement a diverse and inclusive staffing structure and personnel policies that support efficient delivery of programs and services, accomplishment of major goals identified in the strategic plan, and effective overall management that represent the core values of the organization.
• Ensure retention, development, and growth of staff talent.

Impact and Effectiveness

Work with the staff to:

• Manage the impact and effectiveness function of The Training Source, including hiring high- performing staff with knowledge and expertise in the evaluation of key elements of the work.
• Ensure the organization sustains a clear theory of change, that is well understood internally and externally and that evolves as necessary.
• Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, and assessment structures are built into design of grantmaking initiatives.
• Ensure the development and implementation of an organization-wide learning, monitoring and evaluation framework to capture information regarding The Training Source short-term and long- term impact.

Finance and Administration

Work closely with staff, Executive Director and outsourced accounting firm to:

• Manage the operations of The Training Source, including hiring and developing high-performing staff to understand and comply with personnel and fiscal policies and procedures.
• Develop realistic annual financial goals and plans as well as make decisions consistent with those goals and plans as approved by the Board.
• Develop financial guidelines and controls to monitor spending and hiring practices, ensuring organization stays within its approved budget for spending.
• Develop, maintain and enforce organizational policies and procedures to ensure consistent and sustainable operations.

Qualifications & Requirements:

The Deputy Director will be highly energetic and passionate, with a track record of achievement in previous leadership roles in philanthropic organizations, a commitment to youth and adult workforce development, established regional networks and relationships within the youth and adult development sector, and demonstrated business acumen.

The Deputy Director will be skilled at working in close partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to develop and set the strategic direction of a philanthropic institution. While respecting the historic grant portfolio, this seasoned, confident leader will effectively bring new approaches forward that will enable The Training Source to achieve continued impact with its philanthropy.

The Deputy Director will bring strong academic discipline to the role, with a postgraduate degree preferred.

The Deputy Director will have a true passion for the mission of The Training Source and an optimistic commitment to championing youth development on a regional scale. In addition, ideal candidates will have the following professional competencies and personal characteristics:

Competencies:

An individual should demonstrate the following competencies in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Adaptability – Effectively deals with changing environments (business challenges, technologies, etc.) and continuously seeks opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing organizational challenges and opportunities. Adapts interpersonal style to effectively interact with a variety of people.
• Accountability – Assumes ownership/responsibility for achieving results and resulting outcomes. Creates an environment in which others can take full ownership of their work. Recognizes the need for business-related changes and takes accountability for initiating appropriate responses. Is proactive in furthering organizational goals.
• Communications – Articulates The Training Source’s vision and mission effectively. Establishes and promotes a climate of openness and diversity of expression. Embraces and effectively communicates the connection between individual employee goals and objectives to The Training Source’s vision and mission. Encourages team members to express and share ideas and information that will contribute to The Training Source’s success. Demonstrates responsiveness in addressing all forms of communications.
• Customer Focus – Demonstrates a key understanding of the customer value proposition and needs of customer segments. Champions systems and processes that make it easy for customers to do business with The Training Source. Strives to remove barriers to providing good customer service. Motivates and recognizes staff for excellence in customer focus.
• Dependability – Is punctual and adheres to the organization’s attendance expectations. Faithfully reports to work on time and conforms to scheduled work hours. Follows proper call-in procedures and informs others of ongoing/outstanding work responsibilities in order to prevent/limit disruptions to business operations.
• Budget Management – Prepares forecasts, develops budgets and measures actual performance. Controls costs and manages financial resources within allocated budget.
• People Management – Assigns, develops and motivates employees to complete assignments in an effective manner. Appropriately delegates responsibility and authority, improves staff/management relations, provides timely and constructive performance feedback, and encourages staff development. Sees that extraordinary achievement is properly rewarded.
• Results Orientation – Systematically evaluates business opportunities and targets those opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results. Establishes stretch goals that are designed to achieve positive results and prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with timely completion of important tasks.
• Strategic Direction – Establishes and commits to a long-range course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after analyzing factual information and assumptions. Develops decision criteria considering relevant factors (e.g., cost, benefits, risks, timing, buy-in, and organizational goals and values) and the decision’s impact on employees, the organization, and customers. Considers the opportunities and risks associated with various options and recommends the course of action with the highest probability of success.