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About the Role

Sakhi is seeking a Director of Programs to provide strategic vision, leadership, and supervision for its Anti-Violence, Counseling, and Youth Justice Programs. This role involves leading program strategy, team development, partnerships, quality assurance, and outcomes evaluation, while strengthening survivor-centered and trauma-informed services.

Responsibilities

• Define a programmatic vision for clinical, crisis intervention, counseling and youth justice programs aligned with the organization’s strategic plan.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for Sakhi’s Anti-Violence, Mental Health Counseling, and Youth Justice Programs.
• Strengthen collaboration across programs for coordinated, survivor-centered service delivery.
• Identify community needs and develop responsive programmatic initiatives and service models.
• Evaluate program efficacy through performance metrics, data, and community feedback for continuous quality improvement.
• Actively participate in the Leadership Team to inform organization-wide policies.
• Supervise Associate Directors across the Anti-Violence Program, Mental Health Counseling Program, and Youth Justice Programs.
• Lead program development and growth by building team capacity, establishing clear roles and workflows, and fostering collaboration.
• Provide consultation and support to team members supervising interns for high-quality clinical training and professional development.
• Foster a team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, equity, and reflective practice.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to support staff growth and retention.
• Ensure team members receive ongoing training in trauma-informed care, cultural humility, harm reduction, crisis intervention, safety planning, and survivor autonomy.
• Ensure programs uphold best practices in trauma-informed care, Justice-based advocacy, and culturally responsive engagement.
• Oversee the provision of and serve as a thought partner for direct services team members in navigating complex cases.
• Ensure survivor voice and lived experience remain central to program design and implementation.
• Build and maintain partnerships with mental health providers, healthcare systems, schools, youth-serving organizations, community-based agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Represent Sakhi in coalitions, public forums, and community initiatives related to gender-based violence, mental health, crisis response, and youth well-being.
• Identify opportunities for systems change and advocacy addressing barriers impacting South Asian survivors.
• Establish and monitor program outcomes, reporting requirements, and quality assurance processes.
• Collaborate with Development and Finance teams on grant implementation, budgeting, reporting, and program sustainability.
• Utilize data to demonstrate impact, strengthen programming, and support organizational learning.
• Ensure compliance with funder requirements, agency policies, and relevant regulations.
• Participate in site visits and funder meetings as required.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• SIFI certification required within the first year in this role.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience in gender-based violence, crisis intervention, behavioral health, youth services, clinical practice, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience supervising multidisciplinary teams and leading community-based initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, mental health frameworks, and survivor-centered practices.
• Experience working with South Asian and/or Caribbean, immigrant, and/or historically marginalized communities.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, strategic planning, and project management skills.
• Commitment to Sakhi’s mission and values.
• Understands and appreciates the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean experience and is able to work with diverse communities (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender identity, class, etc.).
• Bilingual in a South Asian and/or Indo-Caribbean language.
• Excellent training and public speaking skills with experience addressing a wide range of audiences.
• Experience with designing and using monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.

Skills

• Strategic vision
• Leadership
• Supervision
• Program strategy
• Team development
• Partnerships
• Quality assurance
• Outcomes evaluation
• Survivor-centered services
• Trauma-informed services
• Clinical practice
• Crisis intervention
• Mental health frameworks
• Communication
• Relationship-building
• Strategic planning
• Project management
• Training
• Public speaking
• Monitoring
• Evaluation
• Learning frameworks

Location

• New York, NY

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8 years of work experience
• 5 years in a supervisory/leadership role

Education Level

• Masters degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field
• SIFI certification

Salary/Compensations

• $125k commensurate with experience

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Health/dental/vision insurance
• Access to clinical supervision

About the Company

• Sakhi for South Asian Survivors exists to represent the South Asian and Indo Caribbean diaspora in a survivor-led movement for gender-justice and to honor the collective and inherent power of all survivors of violence.
• Sakhi is committed to serving survivors through direct services, advocacy and organizing, technical assistance, and community outreach.
• Sakhi serves survivors from the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean diaspora.
• Sakhi offers a unique work environment that is collaborative, fun, and committed to social justice.
• Sakhi has a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work.

Equal Opportunity

• Sakhi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• Members of the LGBTQIA+ community, persons of color and bilingual/bicultural applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.