About KIND
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child’s rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety.
Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the United States, KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with unaccompanied and separated children. Our work focuses on addressing the legal and mental health needs of this population; building strong partnerships and engaging in training and capacity strengthening with governments, NGOs, and the private sector; and advocating for systemic and pragmatic reforms to advance the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.
Position Summary:
KIND seeks a Temporary Deputy Director, Planning and Performance within the Strategic Performance & Evaluation department. The Deputy Director works to ensure compliance monitoring, engage in proposal development and reporting, and coordinate better-informed data management. The incumbent strives to achieve sustainability and consistency in excellent programming delivery for the benefit of KIND’s clients, staff, pro bono partners, and stakeholders. The Temporary Deputy Director, Planning and Performance reports to the Vice President, Strategic Performance and Evaluation.
This is a remote position based from any location in the U.S.
This position is contingent upon continued funding.
Essential Functions:
- Facilitates systems-oriented delivery of high-quality services across KIND’s Legal Programs functions.
- Promotes baseline protocols for service delivery and ongoing monitoring.
Reporting
- Co-leads the development, implementation, and ongoing production of robust programmatic reporting across all functions within legal programs, including social services, legal technical assistance, and field management.
- Coordinates with KIND’s Data and Program Technology team to develop essential data training programming and ongoing support.
- Collaborates with finance to develop and monitor spenddown reports across funders to assist the Planning and Performance team and other members of the Global Legal programs senior leadership team to adjust programming and support strategic growth.
- Reviews and edits regular reporting to key funders.
Compliance Monitoring
- Coordinates compliance monitoring and program assessment protocols and tools across Global Legal programs staff and KIND’s Data and Program Technology team.
- Partners with the Strategic Performance and Evaluation team, to develop and maintain organizational standards for quality and performance.
- Utilizes reporting to assist senior leadership, in solutions-oriented support for field office programming.
- Coordinates with the Planning and Performance team in the development and delivery of key documentation and training for field offices in government and other funding compliance.
- Works with the Planning and Performance team to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department.
Program Development
- Provides analysis and strategic considerations to the Vice President, Strategic Performance and Evaluation, in initial review and mapping of new strategic efforts with KIND’s Development team.
- Provides review of renewal funding proposals from KIND Development team.
- Assist with coordinating proposals and overseeing the process for the annual fellowship application process.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Must have a J.D and admitted to state bar.
- Must be fully fluent in English.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in the immigration field, preferably including working with immigrant children or with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma.
- Minimum of 3 years of program management capacity; supervising and managing in a legal context; familiar with databases including the use of systems to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis.
- Ability to occasionally travel to field office locations as needed for specific meetings or events.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
- Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment; ability to prioritize tasks and delegate as appropriate.
- Ability to multitask and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
- Experience working and communicating in a remote environment preferred but not required
Our Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with KIND paying 100% of the employee only portion of the premium for one of the three medical plan options, dental, and vision.
- Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for both medical and dependent care.
- Pre-tax transit and parking spending account.
- Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
For a complete list of benefits, please click
here.
Our Focus on Wellness
KIND recognizes that our ability to help our clients starts with helping our team members. KIND has prioritized wellness for employees through Mindfulness and Wellness Trainings, Wellness Platforms, Employee Assistance and Resilience Programs, Time Away and Office Wellness Activities.
For more information regarding our Wellness initiatives please visit this
link.
Application Instructions
To be considered for this role, please submit an employment application at
supportkind.org/join-the-team, along with your resume and cover letter.
Disclaimer: KIND is committed to an ethical recruitment and hiring process and maintains a firm “no fees” recruitment policy. We will never charge a fee or ask for money as part of the application process. KIND also conducts all interviews via telephone or video conference, and at no time will KIND engage in a text or mobile app-based application or interview process. For more information, please visit the following website: https://supportkind.org/join-the-team/kind-employment-practices/. 