Program Recruitment Director

About Us

Generation Citizen offers tools for the rising generation to build civic skills and make America the inclusive multi-racial democracy that we need. We are transforming how civics is taught by providing equity-rooted, real-world civic education, which helps students understand how governments function and how they can make a difference in the system. Through hands-on civic education, legislative advocacy and coalition building, and youth leadership development, we teach young people how to have a voice and become active citizens in their communities.

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About The Role

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Fractional Program Recruitment Director (West) to join our diverse and inclusive team. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves at work. For this position you will steward school and district partnerships, including recruitment and building capacity among districts and teachers to sustain this work on an ongoing basis. The Program Recruitment Director will report directly to the West Region Executive Director and work closely with the Partnerships & Regions Team and program team members across the organization.

The West Program Recruitment Director thrives in managing equitable and collaborative teams and building partnerships across schools, districts, and the broader community. They are a self-starter and a constant, collaborative learner with the ability to work independently as needed.

This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel, including participating in a limited amount of overnight travel, no more than 20% of the time to attend monthly in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, external partner meetings, school visits, conferences, and other potential in-person activities.

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Responsibilities

Sales & Partnership Development (60%)

• Meet school and district partnership development recruitment and retention goals in alignment with GC’s strategic plan, including securing Fee For Service district contracts

• Steward district and school relationships through a partnership arc that leads to long-term sustainability of programming beyond GC’s direct support model
• District Mapping and analysis. Map out potential school districts in Washington State and California including background information, research, contact details, and district analysis for GC school partnership opportunities.
• Manage and maintain West Region Salesforce data, including all data entry, for school partnerships, conference events, and network connections.

Development (20%)

• Work closely with the Executive Director and Director of National Expansion to ensure adequate philanthropic support on top of Fee for Service to make program financially sustainable, including partnering to support strong funder relationships development, grant writing and reporting

Program Management & Quality Improvement (10%)

• Set annual programmatic recruitment goals and ensure progress toward annual goals, in close collaboration with the Executive Director and Program Manager.
• Support program team in Civics Day showcase execution including supporting partner teachers and schools in Civics Day engagement.

Civic Voice & Policy (10%)

• Partner with the West Region Executive Director and Civic Voice & Policy team to understand the Policy landscape within Education sector
• Support in the execution of the West region’s policy goals

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Qualifications

• 5+ years of nonprofit or education experience, with 3+ years of partnership recruitment and development experience
• Experience working with middle or high school students, educators, and administrators and familiarity with the language of education standards, curricular development, and school priorities.
• Experience managing a diverse team of people with varying degrees of seniority.
• A self-starter with the ability to navigate ambiguity and project manage multiple streams of work simultaneously
• Comply with local, federal, and site-based COVID-19 vaccination requirements
• Reliable transportation and flexibility to regularly travel within the West region and beyond.
• Experience with CRM (ex. Salesforce) data management to drive partnership recruitment and performance
• Demonstrated ability to engage diverse audiences through in person and virtual public speaking opportunities and presentations.
• Preferred: 3+ years in a classroom or adult learning setting

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How to Apply

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