Chief Programs – Policy Officer

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🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $161.3k - $225.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Prosperity Now

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1979

🤝 Non-profit

💸 Finance

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Finance • Social Impact

Prosperity Now is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the economy to work inclusively for all individuals, focusing on areas such as child and family wealth building, consumer protections, housing and homeownership, and inclusive entrepreneurship. They advocate for comprehensive economic policies and offer tools and resources to foster financial wellness, particularly for marginalized and underserved communities. Prosperity Now emphasizes child savings accounts, racial wealth equity, and tax equity as means to achieve economic justice. They are heavily involved in research, advocacy, and building high-impact nonprofits of color.

📋 Description

• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with clear deliverables, milestones, budgets, and accountability • Develop and manage an annual Programs & Policy operating plan and serve on the senior leadership team • Establish and institutionalize project management standards, tools, and governance, including Asana • Ensure every initiative has a clear owner, scope, schedule, budget, and performance measures • Run regular portfolio reviews and intervene promptly on at-risk work • Oversee grant- and contract-funded deliverables, contractors, and partners • Oversee research and policy functions, ensuring high-quality, timely deliverables aligned with organizational priorities • Oversee program design, technical assistance, and training, with clear standards for quality and evaluation • Lead conferences and convenings, including the Prosperity Summit, and strategies that strengthen Prosperity Now’s national networks • Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams; set clear expectations, address performance issues, and foster ownership and accountability • Develop and manage programmatic budgets with Finance and the COO; monitor budget-to-actual performance and resource allocation • Use dashboards and KPIs to track execution, quality, and risk and drive continuous improvement • Partner with senior executives and departments on enterprise priorities • Represent Prosperity Now with funders, policymakers, and partners, translating complex research and policy into clear messages

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 12–15 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility in nonprofit, philanthropic, public policy, government, or similarly complex mission-driven organizations • Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary programmatic portfolios and managing teams with diverse technical expertise and professional experience • Proven track record translating organizational strategy into successful execution, including delivery of complex initiatives on time, within budget, and within defined scope • Significant experience supervising directors, managers, and individual contributors, building high-performing teams, and addressing performance challenges • Advanced project and portfolio management expertise, including establishing or strengthening organizational project management methodologies, systems, and accountability practices • Demonstrated ability to lead project management adoption across teams and develop project execution capabilities of managers and staff • Experience overseeing or coordinating applied research, public policy, program implementation, capacity building, network engagement, or major convenings • Strong financial management skills, including developing and managing complex programmatic budgets • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with C-suite executives, navigate organizational complexity, and exercise sound independent judgment • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, presentations, facilitation, and external stakeholder engagement • Demonstrated success managing competing priorities, solving complex problems, and leading teams through organizational change • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience • PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable project management training or certification (preferred) • Master’s degree in public policy, public administration, nonprofit management, business administration, or a related discipline (preferred) • Experience designing or implementing organization-wide project management frameworks and standards (preferred) • Experience overseeing national conferences, large-scale convenings, and complex multi-stakeholder initiatives (preferred) • Experience managing grants, contracts, and externally funded programmatic commitments (preferred) • Experience integrating programs, teams, or operations following organizational restructuring, mergers, or acquisitions (preferred) • Familiarity with Asana or comparable project and portfolio management platforms (preferred) • Experience implementing technology-enabled process improvements, automation, and performance reporting systems (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment • Travel of up to 25% • Equal Opportunity Employer

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