She Changes the Game Program Director DC
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2010 Coach Across America (Up2Us Inc. is a national nonprofit organization focused on coaches power to transform the lives of our nations most resilient youth and the communities they live in through sports. Coach Across America believes that the root cause of the challenges facing our nations youth is the absence of healthy relationships and role models who can inspire and guide them to make better decisions that lead to their lifelong success. Coach Across America is based on a simple premise: One Coach can change everythingwe are making sure every kid has one.
SHE CHANGES THE GAME
Coach Across America is committed to getting more women to coach youth sports because when a girl has a woman as a coach she is more likely to stay involved in her sports program.
She Changes the Game has three main pillars of impact: Awareness Development and Opportunity. We support our partners with best practices of recruiting women coaches and work to highlight the impact that women coaches make in sports.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Coach Across America is seeking a passionate individual to implement and manage the She Changes the Game initiative which is focused on increasing opportunities for women to coach building the capacity of girls sports programs and leveling the playing field for girls. The SCTG Program Director will serve as the main point of contact for Coach Across America Coaches and their programs in the DC area. This individual will ensure that Coach Across America Coaches and program sites are properly supported and maintain quality services and deliverables. This position is based out of DC and works closely with the Managing Director in Baltimore to manage the SCTG program while meeting programmatic and funding compliance requirements. This position will require an individual with a start up mentality and can work on their own initiative.
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- 403(B) plan with a 100 employer match up to 3
- Insurance Coverage:
- Medical Dental and Vision options for staff and their family members
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account options
- 100 EmployerPaid Basic Life Insurance
- Additional benefit options include pet insurance voluntary life insurance legal & ID theft protection and transit pretax benefits.
- Cell phone reimbursement per pay period
- Generous Paid Time Off policy: 15 to 30 PTO days per year based on length of employment
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Holiday Break: Paid time off between Christmas Eve and New Years Day
- Excellent worklife balance and flexible work schedules
- Every Friday is a half day and the last Friday of every month is a day off
- A dynamic fun exciting and flexible work atmosphere with a team of professionals dedicated to supporting underserved youth through sports
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Leadership & Strategy
- Collaborate with the Managing Director Baltimore and the National Director Coach Across America Coach to create and implement a strategic plan for growing the She Changes the Game initiative.
- Initiate partnership outreach calls to cultivate new relationships with youth sports programs across the region and assist in increasing Coach Across America membership.
- Collaborate with Marketing to build visibility in your market.
- Help develop project plans and highlevel strategy to align the SCTG program with the national service requirements.
- Provide ongoing oversight of all programmatic functions within assigned markets.
- Monitor the structure of the SCTG initiative as it relates to the needs of Coach Across America Monumental Sports coaches and their local programs.
- Coordinate with the Operations department to streamline standardize and formalize processes and procedures for the SCTG initiative.
- Maintain all program records in Salesforce.
- Recruit interview and select staff with appropriate skills and personal abilities (when required).
- Participate and cofacilitate biweekly coach team calls.
Planning and Organization
- Act as the point of contact for CAA/SCTG coaches and program sites in DC.
- Plan the delivery of the overall program and its activities
- Manage AmeriCorps Coach onboarding and exiting process in partnership with the National Operations Team including interviewing prospective coaches running compliance checks and processing all onboarding and exiting paperwork.
- Monitor compliance of coaches and program sites to ensure consistency with criteria established by funding sources and the CAA mission.
- Conduct multiple host site visits for coaches in DC.
- Conduct and deliver program orientation to coaches and program sites at the beginning of the program service year.
- Assist with organizing and facilitating coach training special events and other DCbased program initiatives.
- Coordinate program activities for coaches and other stakeholders i.e. Service Days Coach professional development socials etc.
- Review applications from program sites requesting to host coaches and prepare recommendations to the National Operations Team for allocating coach placements.
- Oversee all aspects of program monitoring and evaluation including data collection tracking coding and reporting.
- Mentor motivate and support Coach Across America AmeriCorps Coaches.
- Additional travel outside of the host site visits may be required on an asneeded basis both locally and nationally.
- Other duties as determined by your supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a nonprofit or similar (academic or government) management position or experience in program implementation and/or program management.
- Bachelors degree preferred.
- A basic experience in nonprofit fundraising is a plus.
- Prior experience in managing government funding and/or programming.
- Experience working with underserved children and youth in sports programs in diverse communities.
- Experience in collaborating with various stakeholders.
- Ability to liaise among staff the coaching force local organizations and others.
- Ability to multitask efficiently and manage programs at multiple remote locations.
- Must be able to work on a team but also be selfmotivated; Experience working with remote teams preferred.
- Must be able to comfortably travel throughout DC whether with own vehicle or via public transit.
- Superior interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy and welldeveloped technology skills.
COMPENSATION
- Salary: $58000 $60000 per year
Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race ethnicity religious creed color national origin ancestry gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability medical condition or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law.
All resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter.
Required Experience:
Director