The VP of Programs is a senior leadership position reporting to the Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO). The VP will serve as a thought partner with the executive team, overseeing the workforce development, support services (ie. life coaching/case management), and behavioral health departments. In addition, this position will oversee the program manager supporting the Flat Lining Violence Inspires Peace (FLIP) Peacekeeper Program. This position will play a key role in (1) the Violence Prevention-Community Support Team (VP-CST) initiative, an innovative effort to provide trauma-informed therapeutic interventions to individuals who have experienced chronic exposure to firearm violence; (2) the Scaling Community Violence for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative, an effort to achieve community-level violence reduction by scaling services to individuals at highest risk of violence; and (3) the FLIP Peacekeeper Program, a proven strategy to create a safe presence on Chicago's most highly im...