Program Manager
$48,000–$58,000 year
On-siteIndependence, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Recruit, coach, and manage volunteers to build grassroots movements that meet organizational goals while activating and supporting them using peer coaching and quality improvement strategies. Cultivate community partnerships with underrepresented groups to enhance awareness, education, and support, securing agreements for high-impact community programs. Develop data-informed impact plans, manage budgets and grants, and evaluate volunteer performance to ensure measurable growth in community presence. Demonstrate cross-functional collaboration with revenue, advocacy, and leadership stakeholders to identify opportunities and expand reach. This grant-funded, full-time role requires frequent travel within Northeast Ohio, including same-day and occasional overnight trips, and some evening or weekend availability for events.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3 – 5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals
- Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture community relationships and partnerships
- Ability to manage and coach large numbers of volunteers at different experience levels with diplomacy
- Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
- Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow-through
- Excellent written and presentation skills
- Ability and willingness to travel within the assigned territory by car
- Must have valid driver's license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
- Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk and wraparound events
- Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25 lbs. of materials
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