Program Manager

The Student Conservation Association (SCA), America’s #1 conservation service organization seeks a Program Manager for their DC youth programs in our Arlington VA office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and deliver outdoor conservation youth programs in concert with partner organizations; within the DC/Mid-Atlantic region.
• Recruit and place youth and young adults in a variety of programs each year; approximately 80-100 youth for both school-year and summer programs
• Establish and cultivate relationships with agency, nonprofit and municipal partners in region.
• Manage gear cache, tools and equipment including inventory, fixing and purchasing gear and equipment as needed and assuring orderly and proper storage.
• Plan and deliver staff training for crew leaders and youth as needed
• Perform administrative duties including crew leader and member hiring paperwork, incident reports, and crew leader evaluation.
• Field emergency/non-emergency calls during business and non-business hours

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience including skills related to the position such as program management, leadership in an outdoor setting and experience working with programmatic partners; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships
• Community organizing skills and strong capacity to work in a team
• Experience with process oversight; keeping momentum moving and following through on multiple points for multiple people
• Strong MSWord skills and strong working knowledge of databases
• Current CPR certification and First Aid certifications or ability to obtain
• Valid driver’s license with MVR that meets SCA standards.
• Must pass SCA criminal background check
• Willingness to travel 20% of time to conduct site visits, attend partner functions, etc
• Must have access to cell phone for business purposes

* Health and Dental * Basic Life Insurance * Short Term Disability * Long Term Disability * Flexible Spending Account * 403(b) Savings Plan * Generous Paid Time Off * *Community Service Leave * Casual Dress*