Deputy Director

The Deputy Director is a strategic, people-centered, and action-oriented leader who works closely with the Executive Director to advance Somali Health Board's (SHB) mission, vision, and organizational priorities. As the organization's second-in-command, the Deputy Director translates strategy into coordinated plans, strong teams, effective systems, and measurable results. SHB’s mission is to reduce health disparities by empowering the community, improving access to culturally responsive health resources, and advocating for systems change.

SHB seeks someone who can hit the ground running while helping build the infrastructure needed for the organization's continued growth—someone comfortable taking initiative, navigating change, identifying gaps, and balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Executive Director in advancing SHB’s priorities and long-term goals.
• Translate organizational priorities into clear plans, responsibilities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Track organizational priorities, leadership decisions, deadlines, and follow-through.
• Identify organizational risks, capacity gaps, and growth opportunities.
• Represent the Executive Director and delegated decision-making authority when requested.

• Provide strategic oversight for assigned programs and services.
• Supervise, coach, and hold assigned program managers accountable for performance and results.
• Ensure assigned programs align with SHB’s mission, grant requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Oversee timely, accurate completion of program deliverables, documentation, and funder reports.
• Coordinate with Finance and Operations on fiscal, administrative, and compliance requirements.
• Support funder monitoring, evaluations, audits, and continuous program improvement.

• Build practical, scalable organizational systems, workflows, and management practices.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Finance leadership to align programs, staffing, and grant commitments with approved budgets.
• Attend monthly grant strategy meetings
• Prepare and present programmatic, financial, and strategic updates for the Board when requested.
• Represent SHB at community events, meetings, conferences, and media engagements, in coordination with the Executive Director.

• Two or more years of leadership experience, including supervising program managers or staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to public health, health equity, and the well-being of Somali communities, reflected in culturally responsive and community-centered leadership.
• Experience working with Somali, East African, immigrant, refugee, or other culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• Experience with strategic planning, organizational development, or change management.
• Ability to take initiative and independently advance priorities in a growing, evolving organization.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend meetings and events.

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in nonprofit, public health, healthcare, human services, or government settings.
• Experience managing or monitoring nonprofit programs or organizational budgets.
• Familiarity with nonprofit financial management, internal controls, restricted funding, and grant compliance.
• Experience helping lead an organization through growth or transition.
• Experience with public speaking, media engagement, or external representation.
• Established relationships within Somali, East African, immigrant, refugee, or public-health…