Open Positions
(INTERNAL ONLY) Director of Strategic Program Support – Full-Time: The Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) is seeking a full-time Director of Strategic Program Support to provide strategic, operational, and hands-on support across programs, ensuring continuity, alignment, and high-quality implementation during transitions, capacity gaps, staffing vacancies, and emerging opportunities. This position serves as a flexible organizational resource and may be assigned to temporarily fill program roles at various levels, ranging from entry-level program support positions to coordinator, management, and Regional Director-level functions, depending on organizational and program needs. The Director of Strategic Program Support will step into programs as needed to maintain service delivery, support implementation, strengthen systems, and provide leadership during periods of transition. The position will also oversee strategic and time-bound initiatives, including subcontracts, pilot programs, and emerging funding opportunities. This position may be based out of any IPS regional office within Southern California and requires regular overnight travel across IPS service regions, including San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties, to provide on-site support based on program needs and staff capacity. Travel expenses, including mileage, hotel, parking, and per diem will be provided.
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(INTERNAL ONLY) Program Manager – LISTOS – Full-Time: The Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) is seeking a full-time Program Manager to oversee the implementation of a multi-county disaster preparedness and community resilience initiative across Southern California. This position will coordinate culturally responsive, peer-to-peer preparedness outreach and engagement activities to increase readiness among socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by disasters and emergencies. This position may be based out of any IPS regional office within Southern California. Occasional travel throughout San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties may be required based on program needs, trainings, meetings, and community engagement activities.
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San Bernardino
Community Organizer – High Desert – Full-Time: The Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) is seeking a full-time Community Organizer for a program that focuses on preventing substance use disorders and related harms using equity-centric community-level strategies that focus on the social determinants of health. This position requires a creative problem solver who can manage the details without losing sight of the big picture. The candidate must work well as part of a diverse team with varying ideas and work styles. This position is based out of San Bernardino County and will serve the communities of Victorville, Adelanto, Apple Valley, and Hesperia. This position offers a hybrid work schedule to provide flexibility in working from home and at the regional office in Victorville.
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To apply for this position, submit a cover letter and resume to communityorganizer@publicstrategies.org in a single PDF.
Community Organizer – East Valley Program – Part-Time: The Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) is seeking a part-time Community Organizer for a program that focuses on preventing substance use disorders and related harms using equity-centric community-level strategies that focus on the social determinants of health. This position requires a creative problem solver who can manage the details without losing sight of the big picture. The candidate must work well in a diverse team with varying ideas and styles. This position is based out of San Bernardino and serves the communities of Highland, Yucaipa and Redlands.
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To apply for this position, submit a cover letter and resume to communityorganizer@publicstrategies.org in a single PDF.
Prevention Specialist – High Desert – Part-Time: The Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) is seeking a part-time Prevention Specialist for our High Desert program, which focuses on preventing substance use disorders and related harms using equity-centric community-level strategies. This position requires a creative problem solver who can manage the details without losing sight of the big picture. The candidate must work well in a diverse team with varying ideas and work styles. This position is based out of San Bernardino County and will serve the communities of Victorville, Adelanto, and Hesperia. This position offers a hybrid work schedule to provide flexibility in working from home and at the regional office in Victorville.
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To apply for this position, submit a cover letter and resume to preventionspecialist@publicstrategies.org in a single PDF.
