General Purpose: Under general supervision of the Chief Impact and Policy Officer (CIPO), this role provides overall leadership, vision, and supervision of programs with special emphasis on environmental (drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste management) services. Represents RCAC services within the agency and throughout RCAC networks. Serves as a member of the Senior Leadership Team and advances RCAC's strategic objectives. Specific job goals, objectives and tasks are established for each employee as part of the annual evaluation and work plan process. The statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all qualifications, responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Establish internal policies and controls for all programs and activities. Communicate values, strategies, and objectives; assign accountability; plan, monitor, and appraise job results. Develop a climate for offering information and opinions. Contribute to the department's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and goals that must be addressed. Achieve financial objectives by preparing and administering annual budget. Develop strategies to utilize and leverage funding programs through federal and state agencies or private foundations. Participate and contribute to RCAC's strategic planning activities. Oversee implementation of strategic planning activities within division Pursue new initiatives and seek new resources to advance department objectives. Develop, approve, and coordinate technical resources. Implement internal control systems, monitor progress, and coordinate program activities ensuring quality. Manage program deployment; oversee managers and program management. Develop and maintain positive relationships with other RCAC departments. Represent RCAC's mission, capabilities, programs, and services to clients, funders, community leaders, policy makers, the media, and regulators. Broker technical services, management, development, design, and resource development or planning Foster internal and external collaborations to benefit RCAC and communities. Ensure all contract requirements are met and maintained. Serve as point of contact for environmental programs. Produce articles for RCAC and other publications. Ensure the preparation of various program reports. Prepare and present reports to the RCAC Board of Directors Oversee fundraising for overall program sustainability and growth. Review budgets and work plans for compliance and control Balance staff workloads, delegate appropriately, and apply rules and standards fairly. Review and approve staff expense and hour allocations. Establish, maintain, and update files, databases, records, and other documents; develop and maintain data, and perform routine analyses and calculations in the processing of data for recurring internal reports. Serve as backup to the CIPO and/or CEO when needed. Perform other related duties as assigned. Supervision Exercised: Oversee and manage managers and staff in environmental services. Improve staff effectiveness by motivating, coaching, counseling, training, and recommending disciplinary action for employees; plan, delegate, monitor, appraise job tasks and results in a timely manner; approve time sheets. Oversee the supervision of personnel to include work allocation, schedules, time approval, hiring, training, orientation, and problem resolution; evaluate performance and make recommendations for personnel actions; motivate employees to achieve peak productivity and performance. Develop measurable performance expectations for assigned staff according to department goals and objectives. Minimum Qualifications and Necessary Requirements: EQUIVALENT