Community Partnerships Manager

Position Title: Community Partnerships Manager

Department: Community Education & Partnerships

Reports to: Senior Program Manager of Community Partnerships

Location: 3450 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Safe & Sound is a children’s advocacy organization working to prevent child abuse and reduce its devastating impact on the child, their family, and our entire community.

 

We have been a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention, working within San Francisco for nearly 50 years. Recently, the organization has begun to expand its impact working throughout the state of California.

 

Child Abuse is a complex problem, but a preventable one. Our data-informed approach leverages three primary strategies: we empower children with knowledge and confidence; we support families providing resources and skills; we activate the community and the changemakers within it to create a thriving social safety net for children and their families.

The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $8 million and is supported by approximately 70 staff, interns, and more than 80 volunteers. Safe & Sound’s headquarters is located in a historic firehouse in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a second office in the Bayview neighborhood.

Safe & Sound recently merged with The Center for Youth Wellness (CYW), a national leader in the effort to advance pediatric medicine, raise public awareness, and transform the way society responds to children exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Founded by California’s first Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, CYW has created a national call to screen, treat, and heal ACEs and toxic stress.

More information is available at: www.safeandsound.org.

 

 

OVERALL SUMMARY 

The Community Education and Partnerships (CEP) department of Safe & Sound seeks to build a community-wide coalition focused on prevention and improving the response to child abuse in San Francisco through the development and enhancement of community- based partnerships, training and other education, and public awareness.

 

The Community Partnerships Manager requires relational, program development, support and implementation and project management skills to advance, support and help manage community-based partnerships which will promote strategies, systems and programs to prevent child abuse. This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity to interact with multiple community- based agencies throughout San Francisco, create cutting-edge service delivery models and develop partnerships that can meaningfully impact the ability of families and communities to work together to protect vulnerable children from maltreatment. This position supervises one (1) staff member and reports to the Senior Program Manager of Community Partnerships.

 

 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

 

Project Management, Facilitation & Technical Assistance

• Training, evaluation, and supervision of the SafeStart Coordinator position. Responsible for oversight and project management of Safe & Sound’s lead agency role in the SafeStart Initiative—which seeks to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on young children through a combination of direct services, education, coordination and technical assistance. Provide oversight of program deliverables, reporting, data gathering, client program outcomes, and training and technical systems for those implementing the aforementioned programs. Assist in advancing, coordinating and managing other community-based, collaborative relationships to prevent child abuse through data-informed approaches to support families’ protective factors; engage and incorporate partner perspectives in these collaborations. Help develop and support processes and protocols to further short and long-term goals of partnerships with community-based and applicable public agencies. Connect partners/stakeholders to other community-based organizations and resources in order to support children, youth and their families Responsible for the oversight and project management of Safe & Sound’s lead agency role in the Sunset Family Resource Collaborative – a collaboration of three (3) community based agencies providing family support services in the Sunset District in San Francisco. Support the Communities of Care Initiative, which seeks to connect family resource centers via data collection and analysis. Build partnerships with other community-based agencies.

Program Outreach & Enhancement

• Develop, oversee, and monitor outreach and referral strategies related to SafeStart services as well as new community-based partnership strategies and services. Develop and implement outreach plans to engage parents and community members to inform them of our Children and Family Services (CFS) and the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) service offerings and invite them to participate. Help develop, maintain, and enhance relationships with existing community partners and work to build new relationships with other community-based organizations and certain government agencies to coordinate efforts to: (1) reduce the incidence and impact of violence on young children and/or (2) prevent child abuse through enhancement of families’ protective factors. Assist members of the CEP department with pertinent community training events and conferences, other education, technical assistance, and outreach when needed for all relevant Partnerships. Establish consistent and timely processes and procedures to assess community- partnerships work and develop strategies for enhancing the services, strategies and approaches. Attend relevant events to build interest and collaboration with Safe & Sound partnerships. Generate outreach strategies using both digital and physical materials.

Program Strategy Support & Development

• Support staff and partner agencies in piloting strategies and approaches to scale Integrated Family Services (IFS). Provide thought partnership and support tasks related to strategic planning, outcomes and implementation planning within the CEP department and the overall organization.

 

Data Gathering & Analysis

• Supervise, support and provide technical assistance and training to partner agencies in areas related to the delivery of services, strategies and approaches, including data- gathering and management, tracking of target goals and contract deliverables, reporting, assessment of program efficacy and strategic planning. Create systems and processes to assess and organize outcomes data in order to inform programmatic decisions. Supervise and support community partners in the delivery and enhancement of services when needed Coordinate with Safe & Sound’s data team to provide data to key stakeholders.

 

Undertake other duties as assigned.

 

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS 

 

• Bachelor’s degree OR minimum 3-5 years of progressive experience with non-profit administration, non-profit program management, business administration, public health, macro-level social work, nonprofit program design and/or project management. Excellent organization skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain overall direction; attention to detail; professionalism, punctuality, flexibility and reliability. Project management experience, including demonstrated experience with program planning and/or implementation and coordination of collaborative projects. Proficiency and comfort with the use of data to indicate programmatic impact.

 

• Experience working in the areas of violence prevention/response and/or family support. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate well at all levels of the organization, including working with organization leadership and leadership of partner organizations.

 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of San Francisco’s diverse communities. Bilingual English and Spanish. Support or crisis line experience and completion of 40-hour domestic violence training, this training is also available to the candidate upon hire. Demonstrated experience in field work and direct service delivery, including leading groups, classes and/or training workshops. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS 

 

• Full-time. Exempt. Position will be fingerprinted and reference-checked.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

 

• Typical Working Conditions
  • Standard office Regular travel to meetings in San Francisco
  Equipment Used
  • Computer, phone, fax, copier.
  Essential Physical Tasks
  • Ability to travel within San Francisco and occasional travel throughout and outside of California. Occasional travel between our locations in the upper Haight and Bayview Hunter’s Point area of San Francisco as well to other locations.

 

 

The base salary for this position is $68,800.08 and is eligible for a language premium. The language premium is $2,080 annually. This position is eligible for  agency-sponsored benefits.

 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 

Safe & Sound is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive full consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or other protected status under applicable law.  The CEP team strives to cultivate a team that reflects the diverse population we serve and thus strongly encourages diverse candidates from underrepresented communities to apply, including but not limited to individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

 

Qualified candidates should submit a resume and a detailed cover letter to Human Resources at employment@safeandsound.org.

 

**Beginning September 15, 2021: Safe & Sound implemented a Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Policy for all staff either to be fully vaccinated or, if they are unable to provide proof of full vaccination for any reason, they must provide weekly documentation on a negative COVID-19 test. This policy accompanies current CDC recommendations for Safe & Sound worksites including wearing masks indoors and maintaining social distancing practices regardless of vaccination status.

 

Should you be offered, and subsequently accept this position, it is expected that you will abide by this policy, in addition to other organizational policies.