We are seeking an extraordinary person to become the new Healthy Families Virginia Director to champion Families Forward Virginia’s (FFV) statewide Healthy Families America model. Healthy Families is an evidence-based home visiting model rooted in the belief that nurturing relationships early is the foundation for life-long healthy development. Our team works hard to ensure our affiliates are supported through training and technical assistance and quality assurance. The Healthy Families Virginia Director will act as the primary liaison between state and local affiliates and supervise the technical assistance and quality assurance team.

This position requires someone who is energetic, can bring fresh ideas to the agency, has the flexibility and ability to problem solve, embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, appreciates an “all hands on deck” work environment, and is not afraid to take calculated risks. Must be ready to hit the ground running. HOME VISITING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

The Healthy Families Virginia (HFV) Director serves in the leadership role of a statewide network and ensures model fidelity and compliance by monitoring quality assurance, supporting professional development, and facilitating and guiding continuous quality improvement efforts of local programs.

This position articulates the vision of the HFV network and serves as the “face” of Healthy Families Virginia within the national Healthy Families America Network.

This position uses data, best practices, and emerging trends to position the network for the future and collaborates with other staff at Families Forward in support of the three home visiting models managed by the organization.

All of these duties are fulfilled in alignment with Families Forward Virginia’s high performing culture and core agency values of Respect, Integrity, Champion, Collaborative and Excellence as well as in support of Families Forward Virginia’s team-based environment in which all staff work together toward a shared vision and goal.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide fundamental support for Healthy Families Virginia operations that includes supervision of TA/QA Specialists, implementation of policies and processes, and maintenance of model fidelity.
• Provide leadership for the adherence of the Healthy Families America Central Administration Standards and remain current on the best practices in the home visiting field.
• Champion the collaborative relationships necessary to ensure that the expectations of the national office, state level partners, and funders are met.
• Expand the footprint of home visiting by identifying strategic areas for expansion and working as the primary contact with local community partners on new site development.
• Ensure oversight of FFV Affiliate Agreements and HFV contract assurances with Virginia Department of Social Services.
• Be the conduit for communications between local HFV sites and stakeholders and troubleshoot issues to ensure contract compliance and revenue maximization.
• Collaborate with the Chief Programs Officer and the Chief Operation Officer to budget, monitor, and provide oversight for specific programmatic operations to ensure sound fiscal and system management.
• Work closely with the Research and Evaluation Director, the Independent Evaluator, and the Communications Director to provide input to the HFV Executive Summary.
• Represent Families Forward on statewide groups and committees, and inform Families Forward staff and network of relevant plans and issues; prepare and deliver presentations as requested.
• Prepare and submit reports for funding sources and others as requested that relate to Healthy Families Virginia.

VALUES-BASED SUCCESS CRITERIA:

• Possess a problem-solving approach to organizational challenges and help maintain an environment supportive of the same.
• Serve as an open and available resource to colleagues across the organization and align with Families Forward’s culture of proactive management.
• Embrace an “all hands on deck” work environment where everyone is vital to its success and there is a sense of both individual ownership and shared purpose.
• Adopt a proactive approach to setting and maintaining an organizational culture that is positive, professional, respectful, inclusive, energetic, and constructive.
• Take calculated risks to improve performance, experiment with new ideas, methodologies, and procedures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a wide array of allies and partners.
• Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion and ensure these foundational themes are reflected throughout the portfolio of work.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Possess excellent analysis, communication, and writing skills in identifying challenging issues, distilling opportunities for engagement or grant investments, and strategically synthesizing information from both the community and grantee/affiliate experience.
• Possess a strong background in working with diverse groups and a deep understanding of key local community issues and challenges, including historically marginalized communities.
• Ability to develop thoughtful leadership around specific topics and/or emerging practice areas in the field and to shift and change activities in response to changing organizational priorities.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple, complex projects in a deadline-driven and high-achieving environment and practice rigor, resourcefulness, collaboration, flexibility, creativity, and patience.
• Possess exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities and a proven record of success in solving complex and dynamic situations.
• Ability to develop and connect strategic initiatives across multiple models, programs, and teams.
• Ability to thrive in an innovative, fast-paced, outcomes-driven, and non-profit culture with limited guidance and a service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to be comfortable working in an open office environment, which fosters critical collaboration among colleagues.
• Knowledge and experience proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to travel overnight.