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Providing strategic leadership, program design and implementation leadership, community engagement direction, and management of evaluation and continuous quality improvement (CQI) plans
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Leading a regional staff team of 3
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Exemplifying the mission, vision, and values of the program
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Leading and sustaining the implementation and continuous quality improvement of the program in a multi-county regional area in a manner that is responsive to the needs of kinship and adoptive families, takes into account the resources and capacity of individual counties and local communities, ensures fidelity to the program model, and supports formal program evaluation and CQI activities
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Forging, cultivating, and maintaining deep relationships with and connections among a broad network of regional and local human services organizations
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Inspiring a shared sense of purpose among key stakeholders, including families served, public and private human service organizations, community leaders, and staff
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Establishing, growing, and co-leading a Regional Advisory Council, composed of key regional and local stakeholders, that is charged with providing ongoing expert guidance, service capacity assessment and building, problem-solving, and support for the regional program
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Contributing to the success of the statewide program by building collaborative relationships with peer regional directors, actively sharing ideas and information, and contributing personal creativity and critical thinking to the ongoing refinement and success of the program
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Implementing project timeline, and budget consistent with the program model
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Hiring, training, and supporting regional staff, including a Regional Coordinator and two Coaches
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In conjunction with the Regional Advisory Council and supported by the Evaluation Team, conducting a regional readiness assessment and utilizes the same to define strategies and objectives for developing necessary resources
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Managing the process for selecting organizations to serve as host sites for Program Navigators and site supervisors within the region
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Initiating formal agreements with partnering organizations; forging close collaborative relationships with the same; and planning with partnering organizations for the selection, onboarding, training, and supervision of Program Navigators
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Ensures the initial training of Program Navigators and site supervisors (subsequent weekly supervision conducted by Coaches) and ongoing peer support through quarterly learning communities
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Targeting outreach to key stakeholders to build, engage, and sustain the membership of the Regional Advisory Council, a group which the Regional Director co-leads
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Meeting with and listening attentively to kinship caregivers, adoptive parents, and youth
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Building effective collaborative relationships with key regional, county and local stakeholders
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Forging effective and collaborative relationships with human service organizations across the region
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Engaging stakeholders in identifying priorities for capacity building and strategies for accomplishing them
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Acquiring nuanced understanding of the regional, county, and community-level human service organizations, formal and informal decision-making structures, and priority concerns
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Championing evaluation and CQI practices for the region; effectively communicating the same to partnering organizations and stakeholders; and utilizes performance and outcome data to inform decision making
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Directly and in conjunction with regional Coaches and evaluation staff, supporting partnering organizations in their collection, input, and utilization of evaluation data and constructive learning through the application of sound CQI practices
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Achieving targets for data collection, data integrity, program fidelity, and CQI practices