Director of Education
Job Description
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The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (VLPP) is seeking a Director of Education to join our team.
The Director of Education provides leadership for all aspects of VLPP’s community-based programs that promote sexual health and healthy relationships. Major duties and responsibilities include program oversight, program evaluation, strategic partnership development, supporting and collaborating with VLPP staff, and managing funds for the education department.
This is a hybrid role that can be based out of Hampton Roads or Richmond but travel to various sites within VLPP’s service area and to attend local and national conferences will be required. We are seeking a candidate with demonstrated commitment to social justice and equity, particularly among communities of color, LGBTQ communities, and rural communities.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Public Health Data and Research Monitoring
- Use community health data to develop strategies to improve health outcomes among vulnerable populations within VLPP’s service area.
- Maintain a working knowledge of professional literature in the field of sexual health, youth development, best practices in teaching, and best practices in program evaluation.
Program Development and Implementation
- Identify and oversee implementation of evidence-informed and evidence-based programs to promote healthy relationships and prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among youth and adults.
- Create and implement innovative sex education workshops, professional training programs, and provide technical assistance to community partners.
Program Evaluation and Reporting
- Provide ongoing program implementation guidance to education staff for contract compliance and complete all required documentation and reports.
- Present evaluation findings to colleagues, community partners, Board members, and funders as required.
Strategic Partnership Development
- Establish and further develop partnerships with schools and other youth-serving organizations in VLPP’s service area to implement single and multi-session sex education programs.
- Represent VLPP on various local and national committees, work groups, and coalitions related to public health and sex education.
- Partner with state agencies such as the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Health to advocate for improving sex education for youth.
- Convene and manage all administrative aspects of the Virginia Sexuality Network.
- Advocate with legislators and community groups for policies that support sex education, sexual health, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and health care access at the federal, state, and local level.
- Develop a management structure within the education department to provide oversight for all programs to ensure health educators have the skills and training necessary to implement programs with fidelity, using medically accurate and inclusive language.
Education Department Budget and Grants Management
- Work closely with development department to identify and develop fundraising efforts to support education and training programs.
- Participate in identification, development, management and tracking of grant proposals and education budgets as they relate to project goals, objectives and outcomes.
Experience & Education:
- Minimum of 4 years of supervisory experience required.
- Experience with grant-funded programs and program evaluation required.
- Must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education, Public Health, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-informed best practices in teaching sexual health, reproductive health, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other related topics to youth in a variety of settings.
- Experience developing and implementing innovative sexual health programs desired.
- Familiarity with community leaders and agencies in the area of health education and prevention in VLPP’s service area desired.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple, high priority projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Classroom, and Google Workspace.
Schedule: Hours may vary. Schedule is primarily Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 5pm, however work outside regular hours may be required, particularly for special events that take place during evening or weekend hours and Board meetings.
Benefits include:
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401k matching
- Employer sponsored life insurance
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Paid Time Off
- Employer Assistance Program
About the organization:
The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood is a not-for-profit family planning agency that provides high-quality, affordable reproductive health care for all people. Many of our patients have no other health care available to them.
Our mission is to ensure that individuals and families have the freedom, information, and ability to make their own informed reproductive choices. We believe that each individual has a basic right to control their reproductive life. Individual control will lead to a better quality of life and stronger families and communities. Reproductive health
decisions must be voluntary and private.
At VLPP, we envision a future where there is universal understanding and support for the right of each person to responsibly manage their sexual and reproductive health. Every person’s freedom, equality and health will be enhanced by access to a full range of family planning options. When the right to family planning is accepted as fundamental and mainstream, there is the potential for each person to fulfill their own dreams.
VLPP will work collaboratively with a broad coalition of schools, organizations, parents, elected officials, and policy makers to encourage and promote strong families and communities. We will work with our partners to create a future where laws and funding will be based on the health needs of individuals and the desire to achieve positive health outcomes. In this climate, policy makers will embrace prevention initiatives, and there will be broad support for family planning, sexuality education, and freedom of choice.
We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. VLPP is an affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). As an affiliate, VLPP supports and implements the mission of PPFA.
For more information about VLPP, please visit: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-virginia-league
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