Now Hiring Prevention Manager

Job Title: Prevention Manager
Department: Prevention
Reports to: Director of Training and Community Education
FLSA Status: Full-time; Exempt
Approved By: Human Resources
Salary: $70-$75k

STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR STAFF

PCADV is dedicated to occupying a continuous effort at every level for positive, lasting transformation and growth to occur, all while prioritizing our CORE values of: Integration, Prevention, and Change. Expectations of Management in Supporting a Culture of Accountability. To be a leader at PCADV is to assume a heightened responsibility for ensuring that the organization is living up to our values. In addition to the behaviors described above, PCADV employees in leadership roles are expected to:

• Accountability
  • Serve as facilitators and participants in conflict resolution
  • Communicate with PCADV leadership on organizational culture issues that might be impacting team members and dynamics
• Celebrate
  • Be proactive about celebrating team members
  • Participate in equitable practices around celebrating the diversity within your team and at PCADV
• Engage
  • Facilitate the engagement of staff in PCADV culture
• Identify Challenges and problem-solve
  • Take responsibility for identifying challenges and problem-solving at the individual and collective level
• Discover
  • Contribute to PCADV’s growth and development as a team and an organization

POSITION SUMMARY

The Prevention Manager position supports and builds relationships with local PCADV member programs, staff, and other organizations in their prevention efforts. The Prevention Manager is the lead on the prevention team’s work with PCADV’s member program prevention staff. Primary responsibilities include management of all training and technical assistance. The Prevention Manager is also responsible for building relationships and collaborating with other PCADV teams as well as external partners. All of this is done with an understanding of oppressions as root causes of IPV and how prevention and intervention are connected.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has supervisory responsibilities. This position supervises the Prevention Specialist.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership and collaboration

• Initiate building and maintaining relationships with PCADV local member programs
  through regular communication and networking
• Collaborate internally with other teams, identifying areas where prevention and
  intervention connect
• Build and maintain partnerships with other teams or groups who, directly or indirectly,
  support IPV prevention

Evaluation

• Oversee the annual prevention survey process
• Incorporate the results of the annual prevention survey into team processes and
  upcoming training or resources
  Meeting facilitation
• Schedule and facilitate regular meetings and trainings with local member programs
  and organization partners based on current needs and best practices
  Technical Assistance
• Ensure technical assistance is provided to local member programs as needed
  Training and resource development
• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating training for local programs
• Develop training and resources to support new and ongoing PCADV-led prevention
  initiatives, as well as any identified needs, requests, or best practices
  

Best practices and trends in prevention

• Research and identify trends in prevention practices and develop resources to share
  this information with local programs and other stakeholders
• Understanding of the concept of trauma-informed survivor-centered advocacy practices
  and the intersection with prevention strategies and practices

Communication

• Communicate prevention in an easy-to-understand manner
• Support prevention messaging projects to understand how different audiences (i.e.,
  local programs, staff, the public, etc.) perceive prevention, to advance the believability of,
  and support for prevention efforts

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Participate with the prevention team in relevant training and activities related to improving our understanding of prevention, upcoming trends, and best practices
• Ensure goals and activities in the annual work plan and five-year prevention plan are carried out
• Attend committees as a member of the prevention team, as assigned
• Participate in the prevention State Leadership Team as a member, and co-facilitate the subcommittees
• Attend department and team meetings, staff meetings, contribute to discussions, and provide feedback on all documents
• Knowledge of how prevention is connected to IPV intervention strategies
• Demonstrated understanding of causes of violence rooted in racism and oppression as connected to domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking, with a strong commitment to ending violence and oppression of all peoples
• Experience with violence prevention work and building partner relationships, including implementing prevention strategies
• Demonstrated program development and project management skills, including monitoring of sub-grantees, and the ability to work effectively with partners
• Experience and relevant abilities to develop and present training, and to provide support and technical assistance to individuals, partners, and communities
• Ability to manage time, evaluate progress, and adjust activities to complete work within established time frames with limited supervision

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, three to five years of related experience, or a relevant combination of the two will be considered.

• Background in gender-based violence, violence prevention, advocacy, public health, health promotion, community organizing, or related field preferred

REASONING SKILLS

• Ability to think critically and make decisions independently
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relations with diverse individuals
  and organizations
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, evaluate progress, and adjust activities to complete
  work within established time frames; ability to effectively handle multiple tasks
  simultaneously
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to facilitate critical thinking processes in
  meetings or groups

COMMUNICATION SKILL

• Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with a diverse group of people in both written and verbal communication methods
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including analysis of issues related to IPV and prevention
• Experience with meeting facilitation, training, and public speaking

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Proficiency with computers, “Mac” environment preferred
• Understanding of Microsoft Office Products
• Commitment to PCADV’s mission and core principles of unity

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and listen. The employee may frequently move and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus. Moderate travel is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment described here is representative of employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This position is able to be performed remotely, so the work environment may vary depending on the employee’s preferred working conditions.

Note: This position is mostly remote. Facilitation of some in-person responsibilities may be
required. This position requires that the employee maintain residency in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.

All applicants should send resumes and cover letters (optional) to: **@***dv.org