Chief Development Officer - Higher Ed. jobs in Hawaii

Mission & About Us

Hale Kipa provides opportunities and environments that strengthen and encourage youth, their families and communities to actualize their potential and social responsibility.

Since 1970, Hale Kipa has championed Hawai'i's youth and children. We provide youth outreach, independent living facilities, therapeutic foster care, a haven for runaways, and more. Our founders recognized a need for a nonprofit to step in to assist this deserving population and we are still doing that critical work today, on O'ahu, Kaua'i, and the Island of Hawai'i. Learn more about Hale Kipa's programs.

Role Overview

Hale Kipa is seeking a Chief Program Officer to provide oversight and management of our Prevention & Outreach, Shelter & Residential, and 'Ohana Resilience Services programs, functioning as part of and collaborating with the Executive Leadership Team, adding capacity to the overall skill and knowledge base already present with the current team. Must live the agency's core values and culture as it promotes the mission and vision.

Oversight of the programs includes the provision of strong leadership and supervision of the Hale Kipa Directors. Provide training, staff development opportunities, and guidance and support to enhance their program management skill and abilities. Promote and support continuous quality improvement throughout the agency. Be creative and possess experience and knowledge about program models and have the ability to innovate and evolve them as they align with the changing needs of the environment. Interface effectively with funders, particularly program monitors and referral sources and be an appropriate representative of the community. Be a surveyor of the community at a local and national level for grant and resource opportunities; and be an active grant writer and participant in the grant writing process.