Program Director, South

About the role

The Program Director, South will lead sales and partnership development efforts, manage program implementation, and oversee a regional team to deliver Generation Citizen's core community-based civics curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic pursuit and cultivation of new school and district partnerships to achieve recruitment and retention goals, including securing Fee For Service contracts in alignment with GC’s strategic plan.
• Steward partnership relationships through a partnership arc that leads to the long-term sustainability of programming beyond GC’s direct support model.
• Manage and maintain South Region Salesforce data, including all data entry, for school partnerships, conference events, and network connections.
• Lead, manage, and coach the region’s program managers to support program implementation, ensure high-quality execution, consistently achieve quality metrics, and foster continuous staff development.
• Partner with the Program & Impact Team to drive strategic use of programmatic data, overseeing the analysis and reporting of performance metrics and forecasts to inform regional strategy.
• Lead the regional team in executing the Civics Day showcase, including supporting partner teachers and schools in Civics Day engagement.
• Plan and facilitate regional program team meetings, retreats, and step-backs to support staff learning, collaboration, and goal execution.
• Direct the strategic planning and oversight of all nationally developed teacher professional development institutes, delegating logistics and supporting high-quality facilitation by the regional team.
• Manage a small teacher caseload as needed.
• Set annual programmatic goals and ensure progress toward annual goals in close collaboration with the Program and Impact Team.
• Work with the South Executive Director and finance team to strategically build and manage the region’s annual program budget, and oversee the programmatic team to ensure the sustainable use of programmatic funds in the South region.
• Work closely with the South Executive Director and the National Development Team to ensure adequate philanthropic support, partnering on strong funder relationships, grant writing, and reporting to achieve financial sustainability alongside Fee-for-Service.
• Partner with the South Executive Director and the Civic Voice & Policy team to develop and execute the region’s policy and advocacy approach.
• Drive regional policy goals, including supporting campaigns, expanding regional policy efforts, and increasing uptake of the Civics Seal where applicable.
• Engage elected officials by inviting them to Civics Day events and accompanying them on school visits.

Qualifications and Skills

• 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 South region and beyond.
• PREFERRED: 3+ years in a classroom or adult learning setting
• PREFERRED: Experience with data-informed evaluation to enhance program scalability and ensure alignment with key organizational priorities.

Benefits

• Vacation time, PTO & Paid Holidays
• MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION BENEFITS
• ANCILLARY BENEFITS & PERKS