Position Overview
The Director of Survivor Empowerment Services is responsible for overseeing programs, policies, and services related to addressing and preventing gender-based violence. This position requires strong leadership skills, experience in managing Survivor Services programs, and a deep understanding of the issues surrounding gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and more.

Statement of Duties

Program Development and Management

Leads the planning, implementation, and evaluation of gender-based violence programs, ensuring services are effective, accessible and survivor-centered
Provides crisis response guidance during emergency situations and coordinate appropriate responses to ensure survivor safety and well-being
Meets Grants Deliverables: Coordinate a variety of grand-funded projects focused on building the ability of providers and advocates directly addressing domestic violence, intimate-partner violence, sexual violence and batterer intervention, ensuring project grant goals and objectives are being met and assessed for quality and efficiency
Collaborates with government agencies, policymakers, and community organizations to advocate for policies that address gender-based violence and improve the support available for survivors
Manages and secures funding for programs through grant writing, partnerships, and resource mobilization
Develops and delivers training on prevention, response, and survivor-centered care for staff, volunteers and the broader community
Supervision and Team Leadership

Supervises a team of professionals (social workers, counselors, case managers) providing services, offering guidance, training and support to staff
Provides training, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality services
Oversees scheduling, staffing and resource allocation
Community Engagement

Engages with the community to raise awareness about gender-based violence, promote prevention efforts, and reduce stigma for survivors
Co-creates community-based campaigns to promote awareness and conduct outreach
Policy Advocacy

Follows federal, state and tribal gender-based violence legislation and policy to assist in developing improved responses and recommendations that support survivors
Attends related committee and taskforce meetings
Administrative Duties

Prepares and manage budgets for programs and activities
Maintains accurate records of program participation and outcomes
Collects and analyze data on service delivery and outcomes to inform program improvements and report to stakeholders, including funders and government bodies
Perform other duties as assigned
This job is located at an Empowerment Center:

South LA, South Bay or Compton with travel to all sites as necessary.

This is not a remote job.

$105,000 - $121,460 Salary/year