Program Director
At One Voice, the Program Director is the bridge between strategy and execution. Reporting to the Organizing Director, this role supports the day-to-day movement of programmatic work by keeping up with calendar events as if it were a schedule, tracking moving pieces, coordinating workflows, and helping ensure that program strategy becomes organized action across communities, campaigns, events, and field operations.
This is a high-action, results-focused role for someone who can operate on the road, in community, and behind the scenes with equal confidence. The Program Director works closely with the Organizing Director to understand what the day-to-day needs to look like, carry out the plan, keep the department moving, and make sure community needs, program goals, staff workflows, and organizational priorities stay aligned.
The right person is independent, outgoing, not easily intimidated, and able to handle issues in real time while knowing when to triage matters up to the Organizing Director. This role requires strong judgment, fresh ideas, statewide programmatic awareness, and the ability to manage program work like a project manager without losing the heart of community-centered organizing.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Leadership and Execution:
- Work with the Organizing Director to translate program strategy into day-to-day action plans and carry them out with consistency, urgency, and accountability.
- Own and manage daily workflow for the programs department, including calendars, timelines, moving pieces, deliverables, field activity, and follow-up items.
- Keep the Organizing Director informed in real time on major updates, shifting priorities, field needs, staff needs, community developments, and urgent issues.
- Coordinate statewide programmatic work, including field-based activities, community meetings, outreach efforts, campaign events, partner engagement, and department logistics.
Program Management and Accountability:
- Supervise programs, workflows (not people), and assigned team activities to ensure deadlines are met, reporting is completed, and positive results are achieved.
- Serve as a practical project manager for programmatic work by organizing assignments, clarifying next steps, removing barriers, and keeping people accountable to the plan.
- Track performance metrics, program outcomes, community efforts, field activity, deliverables, and other indicators needed to evaluate progress and impact.
- Support budget tracking, resource coordination, program documentation, and reporting needs connected to campaigns, events, travel, and field operations.
Community and Field Engagement:
- Identify community needs, operational gaps, and opportunities for improvement, then recommend fresh ideas that strengthen programs and execution.
- Represent One Voice Mississippi professionally in community settings, including meetings, events, partner tables, field activity, and statewide engagement spaces.
- Build strong working relationships with staff, community members, partners, volunteers, and stakeholders.
- Help ensure programs respond to community needs and align with One Voice Mississippi's broader civic engagement, policy, organizing, and power-building work.
Real-Time Problem Solving and Communication:
- Respond to day-to-day issues in real time using sound judgment, independent decision-making, and appropriate escalation when matters require senior guidance.
- Know what to handle, what to document, what to report up, and when to triage matters to the Organizing Director.
- Maintain a clear line of communication with the Organizing Director and department team so staff have timely information needed to execute work effectively.
- Support a culture of accountability, responsiveness, communication, and mission-centered results across the programs department.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Social Work, Nonprofit Management, Communications, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered.
- At least 3 years of experience in program coordination, program management, organizing, campaign work, advocacy, civic engagement, or nonprofit operations preferred.
- Experience managing campaign advocacy, voter rights, voter engagement, community organizing, criminal justice, or related issue-based work is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, performance metrics, deadlines, reports, program calendars, and competing priorities.
- Experience supervising staff, coordinating teams, managing workflows, or leading cross-functional projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to report up clearly and communicate changes quickly.
- Ability to travel statewide, work odd hours, and support evening or weekend activities when program needs require it.
- This job requires attention to detail in execution. To apply, you must apply via Indeed and email Human Resources your resume with "#1" somewhere in the subject line- this is one way we will be able to gauge the execution of detail we find essential. HR email is below.
- Must be mission-aligned and committed to strengthening the civic voice, power, and well-being of traditionally silenced communities across Mississippi and the South.
Preferred Attributes:
- Independent worker who can move without needing constant direction while still communicating clearly with their supervisor.
- Not easily intimidated, comfortable in community-facing settings, and able to work with a wide range of personalities and stakeholders.
- Outgoing, organized, action-oriented, and able to keep people and projects moving.
- Fresh thinker who brings new ideas, practical improvements, and a solutions-first approach.
Work Environment & Compensation
- This is a full-time position based in Mississippi with frequent statewide travel and regular field-based work.
- Evening, weekend, and nontraditional hours may be required based on community meetings, campaigns, events, or program priorities.
- Work may include office-based planning, computer work, virtual meetings, community meetings, travel, outdoor events, and extended periods of standing or moving.
- The employee may sometimes have to lift, push, and/or carry items above ten (10) pounds.
- Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the job.
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, professional development opportunities and paid leave.
Human Resources: [email protected]
One Voice Mississippi, Inc. strives to create a workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect, regardless of their background. One Voice Mississippi, Inc. prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Pay: $67,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Jackson, MS (Hinds County)
