Family and Community Engagement Director

The Director of Family and Community Engagement provides strategic leadership, supervision, and program oversight for various programs, including Healthy Families Oregon, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting, Family Support & Connections, DHS Home Visiting, Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative, and Court Appointed Special Advocates. The Director supports program managers, strengthens family-centered services and community partnerships, and ensures accountability for program quality, grant deliverables, and outcomes.

What You Will Do

The Director will provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance evaluations for assigned managers and staff; develop annual program work plans; oversee program and contract performance; provide program priorities, staffing needs, and service projections to support budget development; and promote culturally responsive, accessible, family-centered services.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of professional leadership, management, and supervisory experience in family services, early childhood, home visiting, child welfare, or nonprofit programs, including staff supervision and program and grant oversight. The candidate will also have knowledge of family support, home visiting, parenting education, child welfare, and trauma-informed, culturally responsive services.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Work, Human Services, Family Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Social Sciences, Public Health, Education, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field
• A minimum of five years of professional leadership, management, and supervisory experience in family services, early childhood, home visiting, child welfare, or nonprofit programs
• Significant experience in management or administration, including balancing regulatory requirements with budget constraints while responding to community needs
• Knowledge of family support, home visiting, parenting education, child welfare, and trauma-informed, culturally responsive services
• Ability to build positive working relationships, collaborate with others, and lead teams toward shared goals
• Experience in working with rural communities
• Familiar with data analytics and systems used for measuring performance
• Experience in design and delivery of training
• Experience in ensuring grant/contract performance standards are met
• Ability to interpret grant requirements, review financial information, and partner with Finance and program managers on budgets and responsible use of resources
• Ability to work within the mission, goals, and service objectives of UMHS while honoring the local context of the communities in our broader region