Curriculum Specialist
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Girls Inc.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Curriculum Specialist
Responsible to: Director Program Services
Location: Girls Inc. National Resource Center
Indianapolis IN
Status: Full time exempt
Hybrid Schedule (inperson/remote)
Background:
Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong smart and bold through direct service and advocacy. We work with schools and in communities to provide the mentoring relationships safe spaces and evidencebased programming that are proven to help girls succeed. Girls build the knowledge skills and confidence to lead change in their lives and effect change in the world. Girls Inc. also works with and for girls to advance legislation and policies that increase opportunities for all girls. Together with partners and supporters we are building a new generation of leaders. Join us at www.girlsinc.
Summary:
The Program Services Department is responsible for supporting girl programming across the Girls Inc. Network of Affiliates that ensures delivery of a highquality relevant and transformative Girls Inc. Experience. The department supports affiliate program teams and other local and national staff with resources and technical assistance related to the comprehensive Girls Inc. Experience including understanding and implementing appropriate service delivery models ensuring program quality and assisting in growing the number of girls.
A Curriculum Specialist will work with and for the Girls Inc. affiliates crafting engaging and impactful program content. As a member of the Program Services Department the Curriculum Specialist will lead designated projects and program areas within the context and framework of creating supporting and sustaining a Girls Inc. Experience with impact for schoolage cisgender girls and young women transgender girls and nonbinary individuals. Assigned program focus areas will vary over time and be determined with consideration of expertise experience and skills.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of work assignments to successfully complete deliverables within the designated timeline. Create and use detailed work plans that outline tasks and responsibilities.
- Collaborate with department staff to conceptualize write and design written program materials and webbased content consistent with the Girls Inc. mission and priorities while maintaining standards and criteria for development design and assessment.
- Work with the Program Services team to identify program objectives target audience and key messaging in alignment with the overarching Girls Inc. goals priorities and outcomes for girls.
- Research and gather relevant information to inform program content including best practices trends and youth development principles.
- Write clear concise and engaging program materials such as lesson plans activity guides handouts and presentations.
- Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and subject matter experts to refine and improve program content.
- Engage national and affiliate staff girls and external subject matter experts in advisory roles in the program and resource development processes as often as practical and feasible.
- Collaborate with Research and Evaluation staff around surveys program evaluation and data collection.
- Work directly with Girls Inc. affiliate staff in understanding and completing projects initiatives pilots and training opportunities. Manage all details including promotion of opportunities affiliate engagement communications support developing and procuring contractual agreements and working with consultants and leading meetings
- Stay uptodate with industry trends and advancements in youth development education and programming.
- Work with Program Service staff to develop monitor and report on assigned budgets and initiate project related financial transaction processes as applicable.
- Work with the designated Learning and Leadership Development staff as the subject matter expert to design agendas content and supplemental material for use in inperson or virtual training and promote learning materials and opportunities. Work with designated staff and consultants to assess effectiveness and determine how to enhance future learning events and opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Degree from fouryear college or university in Education Curricula Development Youth Development Communications or related area or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in program development informal education programming and youth development.
- Knowledge of youth development field girls developmental characteristics educational theories curriculum writing and best practices; familiarity with various instructional design methodologies and technology tools.
- Experience representing diverse multicultural populations.
- Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt content for diverse audiences and formats.
- Demonstrated project management skills: leading and managing shortterm and multiyear projects with defined deliverables.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve project goals and willingness to focus on varying program topic areas.
- Skill in and enthusiasm for the use of information technology; proficiency in the Windowsbased PC environment (word processing spreadsheet database Internet) Microsoft Office 360 Google Suite Salesforce and other business platforms.
- Detail oriented well organized and possess strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to speak effectively before groups.
- Ability to lift and move up to 25 lbs. a distance of up to 10 feet.
- Willingness to travel approximately 25 of time. Outoftown trips may range from 1 day to 1 week.
Girls Inc. Benefits:
- 2day hybrid work schedule out of our Indianapolis office
- Vacation Sick & Personal Time 11 company holidays
- Healthcare vision and dental insurance
- Gente Card (HRA benefit) provided by Girls Inc.
- 401(k) available with up to a 5 employer match
- Wellness Stipend
- Fun friendly office environment
- Professional development opportunities
OUR MISSION
To inspire all girls to be strong smart and bold.
OUR VALUES
The Girls Inc. Strategic Plan Leveraging the Network and the Brand reaffirmed the values that underlie our work: Respect the dignity of each human being.
- Recognize and support the strength in every girl.
- Appreciate embrace and advance diversity.
- Drive for results anchored in accountability.
- Operate collaboratively.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Diversity and inclusiveness is defined as the acceptance tolerance honoring and valuing differences in culture lifestyles heritage and knowledge. This includes all the similarities and differences that make us diverse internally externally or situationally and may include but not be limited to: age appearance communication style economic status educational background employer gender identification geographic location job type/title language race/ethnicity learning style management status marital status mental abilities nationality parental status physical abilities political affiliation religion seniority/tenure sex/gender veteran status work experience or work location.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
