Summary of Duties and Responsibilities include but are not necessarily limited to:

• Lead Girls Indoor program logistics and operations to include event locations, contracts for hosts, registrations, independent contractors, transportation, and on-site operations.
• Lead the optimization of departmental resources through effective financial planning and management. Develop and monitor annual budgets.
• Lead NTDP Training Series and local/regional Accelerator initiatives for Girls Indoor to provide differentiated and developmentally appropriate training and competition experiences for selected athletes.
• Serve as Team Leader for Age Group National Teams for domestic training and international competitions, including management of logistics, travel, and athlete oversight.
• Coordinate processes for athlete selection and post-scout ranking. Critically evaluate current processes for areas of improvement to maximize benefit to our athletes and the sport of volleyball.
• Support recruitment of selected athletes and utilize effective communication strategies in support of athletes, parents, club coaches, directors, and Region Commissioners for Girls Indoor.
• Support the implementation of athlete evaluation initiatives including process development, calibration across the NTDP Scouting Network, and creation of feedback reports.
• Support the creation and implementation of individual athlete development plans, athlete tracking initiatives, and athlete development research.
• Support the implementation of metrics to evaluate and report upon athlete progress, athlete, coach, and parent engagement, stakeholder satisfaction, and program impact.
• Support the NTDP Academy to provide high quality, online learning experiences for athletes, coaches/club directors, and parents.
• Support the development of a national network of qualified scouts to effectively identify high potential youth players in each discipline of the Game.
• Collaborate with internal departments effectively market, and communicate all elements of the NTDP to athletes, parents, coaches, Regions, and other various stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Coach Education and National Team staffs to ensure that programs, philosophies, and language are aligned across the competitive spectrum.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years of demonstrated experience in event/program management.
• Demonstrated understanding of holistic youth athlete development is required. This includes but is not limited to technical, tactical, physical, and mental/psychological development of youth sport athletes.
• Volleyball coaching and/or playing experience is not required but will be positively considered.
• Experience with Hudl online video platform and athlete data management systems is a plus.
• Learning centric, curious, creative, and diversely influenced
• Ability to think critically, solve problems, and learn from mistakes
• Driven to seek out and synthesize different ideas and perspectives that can contribute to innovative and impactful programs in support of our strategic initiatives
• Prompt, professional, and detail oriented with a genuine commitment to deliver world-class programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to listen effectively and speak with candor, empathy, and humility to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient with office-related software including word processing, database and spreadsheet
• Ability to collaborate within a team setting, across departments, and across stakeholder groups
• Passion and energy to promote and engage people of diverse backgrounds and identities
• Must be able to successfully pass a USAV background screening (prior to hire date).
• Must successfully complete SafeSport training within two weeks of hire date and remain current.

Salary: $45,000.00

 Benefits:

USAV also offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees to include:

• Paid Vacation
• Personal Time
• Up to 14.5 paid holidays per year
• 403B retirement plan
• Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Parental Leave
• Robust EAP and wellness program
• Employer paid life insurance
• Benefits may be modified or discontinued from time to time at the company’s discretion as permitted by law