Director, Program (MAR)

GENERATION CITIZEN

Director, Program

Location: MAR (Hybrid) 

New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

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. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mid-Atlantic Region Program Director manages GC’s program implementation, partnership development, monitoring program quality assurance, and regional expansion. The person in this role will lead a regional programmatic team to implement the core community-based civics curriculum and additional programmatic offerings delivered within the region. The Program Director will steward school and district partnerships, including recruitment and building capacity among districts and teachers to sustain this work on an ongoing basis. They will report directly to the Mid-Atlantic Executive Director and work closely with the National Program Team and program team members across the organization. 

The Mid-Atlantic Region Program 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 and collaborative learner. 

This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel, including participating in limited overnight travel.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Sales & Partnership Development (30%)

• 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 the long-term sustainability of programming beyond GC’s direct support model.

Program Management & Quality Improvement (30%)

• Oversee program team members supporting Mid-Atlantic Region program implementation in delivering high-quality programming, ensuring program goals and quality metrics are met.
• Work with the National Program Team to utilize systems to track, analyze, and report on programmatic data and keep stakeholders informed on program progress and forecasting.
• Lead regional program team in Civics Day showcase execution, 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.
• Coordinate all aspects of nationally developed teacher professional development institutes, including planning, logistics, and facilitation.
• Manage a small teacher caseload as needed.

Program Strategy (20%)

• Set annual programmatic goals and ensure progress toward annual goals in close collaboration with the National Program Team and the Mid-Atlantic team.
• Work with the Mid-Atlantic Executive Director and finance team to strategically build Mid-Atlantic’s annual program budget, manage the budget, and oversee the programmatic team to ensure sustainable use of programmatic funds in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Development (15%)

• Work closely with the Mid-Atlantic Executive Director and National Development Team to ensure adequate philanthropic support in addition to Fee for Service to make the program financially sustainable. This includes partnering to support the development of strong funder relationships, grant writing, and reporting.

Policy & Advocacy (5%)

• Partner with the Mid-Atlantic Executive Director and National Policy & Advocacy team to develop an approach to policy and advocacy in the region.
• Support in the execution of the region’s policy goals, including driving campaigns as appropriate.

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 Mid-Atlantic 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.

NOTE

This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel no more than 20% to attend monthly in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, external partner meetings, conferences, lobbying, and other potential in-person activities. Required in-person opportunities include, but are not limited to, annual staff retreats, funder meetings, school visits, and region-based Civics Day events. This role may include a limited amount of overnight travel.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the application and attach a resume. A recruiter will contact qualified candidates to schedule a phone screen. While the hiring timeline is subject to change, the GC team hopes to fill the Program Director, Mid-Atlantic Region role by or before June 2, 2025. Thank you for your interest in joining our team at Generation Citizen. We look forward to reviewing your application! We encourage applicants to submit their applications early. 

SALARY

Generation Citizen is committed to maintaining a compensation and total rewards package that supports our ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented team. As we make decisions about compensation, we are guided by the following values: clarity, consistency, and internal pay equity. Roles on the National team extend throughout the country causing a wider salary range due to geographic variation versus regional roles that have a set salary. 

The salary range for this role is $87,444 - $96,407. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are values that Generation Citizen is committed to upholding across our business operations. To accomplish our purpose of Generation Citizen, we think it takes a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for this position, and we welcome their applications.

GC’S CORE VALUES

Our best benefit of all? The opportunity to work alongside smart, passionate colleagues who are working to rebuild our democracy in alignment with our core values of grassroots change, systemic impact, collaboration and diversity, action, and open-mindedness.

VACATION TIME, PTO & PAID HOLIDAYS

Generation Citizen offers unlimited PTO, a set of paid holidays, and a fully-paid winter break that happens from December 24th through January 2nd of each year.

MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION BENEFITS

GC offers all full-time employees medical, dental, and vision benefits through a co-employment relationship with Emplova, a professional employer organization (PEO). Emplova provides five competitive Cigna medical plans for employees to choose from, as well as vision and dental plans with MetLife. All medical, dental, and vision benefits are effective the 1st day of the month after an employee’s start date. GC subsidizes up to 80% for employees and 65% for their dependents, based on the selected plan.

ANCILLARY BENEFITS & PERKS

• Laptop computer
• Monthly $100 Work-from-Home stipend
• $150 Work-from-Home set-up reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with a 3% employer match (capped at $1,000 annually)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Emplova Health Advocate
• Tickets at Work 
• Pet Insurance