Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services
About KIND
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child’s rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety.
Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the United States, KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with unaccompanied and separated children. Our work focuses on addressing the legal and mental health needs of this population; building strong partnerships and engaging in training and capacity strengthening with governments, NGOs, and the private sector; and advocating for systemic and pragmatic reforms to advance the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.
Position Summary
The Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services, leads the Global Psychosocial Services team in providing high-quality psychosocial services to unaccompanied and migrant children worldwide. The incumbent will ensure that KIND provides child-centered services across diverse regions in a manner that culturally aligns with relevant local, regional, and global child-protection and safeguarding practices and requirements. The incumbent will be an expert in providing trauma-informed and culturally responsive psychosocial services; and will lead the strategy, design, planning, implementation, administration, and programmatic oversight of KIND’s psychosocial services.
The Vice President, Global Psychosocial Services, reports to the executive vice president and chief program officer. This position—which is integral to KIND’s mission of advancing best practices in the field---will have internal- and external-facing responsibilities.
This is a remote position based from any location in the U.S.
This position is contingent upon continued funding.