Full-Time Program Director
Job Description
Job Title: Program Director
Location: Portland, OR
Reports To: Executive Director
FLSA Status: Exempt, Salaried
Organizational Summary:
Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. At Girls on the Run Greater Oregon (GOTR), we believe that every girl has limitless potential. GOTR is a physical activity-based positive youth development (PA-PYD) program that is designed to enhance girls’ social, psychological and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences.
Girls on the Run believes that all girls and communities should have access to our programs. We warmly welcome the participation of any child who identifies as “girl”, non-binary, or gender expansive in our programs. We strive to eliminate barriers to participation, to create programming that engages all communities, to be intentional about staff and volunteer diversity and to promote a culture of inclusion across the organization.
Meeting twice a week in small teams, we teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run volunteer coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing healthy relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large. We use running to inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment. The season concludes with a celebratory 5K event. Completing a 5K gives the girls a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals.
Having recently merged the Girls on the Run of Portland Metro, Willamette Valley and Central Oregon councils, Girls on the Run of Greater Oregon will engage more than 400 volunteers and serve more than 1,400 girls in 3rd through 8th grade this coming school year in the Portland area as well as Salem, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend. We are embarking on a strategic path to grow our impact each year while maintaining our commitment to program quality, accessibility and inclusion. This position plays a key role in charting and supporting this expansion.
Position Summary:
The Girls on the Run (GOTR) Greater Oregon Program Director is responsible for ensuring high-quality implementation of the GOTR programs and plays a leadership role in furthering the organization’s commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. This position oversees all aspects of program delivery and serves as a primary external representative in community engagement efforts. The Program Director collaborates across a six-person staff and supervises a team of two program staff members.
Program Planning and Management:
- Manage the program budget as a component of the GOTR operational budget.
- Develop long-term plan for increasing impact, including goals and initiatives that will ensure GOTR relevance and leadership in the community.
- Support IDEA initiatives to welcome participants and volunteers whose diversity mirrors the communities we serve.
- Forge partnerships with school administrators and program partners.
- Maintain communication with other GOTR councils to leverage program best practices.
Expansion:
- Collaborate with Executive Director and strategic planning committee to develop metrics and plan for expansion into new regions in Oregon.
- Participate in the iterative process of establishing and supporting new service areas.
- Supervise Central Oregon region manager once hired.
Site Outreach and Management:
- Develop and implement plan for new site recruitment and orientation as well as a retention strategy for returning sites.
- Monitor participant registration, the collection of registration fees and the distribution of scholarships.
- Lead in the planning of recruitment and on-boarding of volunteer coaches and coach training events.
- Lead coach appreciation and retention initiatives.
5K Support:
- Hire and supervise contracted 5K event planner; serve as primary staff contact during planning.
- In collaboration with the 5K planner, manage event logistics including event schedule, volunteer management and 5K safety plan.
General Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in weekly staff meetings, coming prepared and engaging in collective problem-solving.
- Attend Girls on the Run International trainings.
- Demonstrate a commitment to using the opportunities of this position to make Girls on the Run Greater Oregon more Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable and Accessible organization.
- Support the Executive Director on direct fundraising efforts; attend fundraising and networking events.
- Provide program reports for monthly board meetings and participate in board committees where appropriate.
Qualities and Qualifications:
- Passion for Girls on the Run mission and the ability to effectively communicate issues surrounding empowerment, self-esteem, body image and whole-person health.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 3-5 years relevant professional development.
- Experience managing budgets and supervising a team.
- Can-do attitude, with the ability to maintain high-quality work while managing multiple projects.
- Outstanding communication skills with a range of audiences.
- Demonstrated experience with project management.
- Proficient in Microsoft suite and adept at learning new systems.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- Fluency in Spanish preferred but not required.
- Experience with Girls on the Run or other similar youth programs preferred. Experience working in partnership with schools a plus.
Compensation and Benefits:
This is a salaried, exempt, full time position offering a compensation range of $53,000 -$61,000 annually depending on experience. Girls on the Run Greater Oregon offers a generous PTO plan, a benefits package including company subsidized medical and dental, vision coverage, life insurance and paid medical leave as well as a 401k plan with employer match.
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