STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Community Program Manager, Pittsburgh Salary in the United States

Description

Position Summary 

The Student Conservation Association provides an array of community programming across the country.  The Pittsburgh Community Program Manager is responsible for the safe, complete and accurate execution of SCA’s various community programs in and around Pittsburgh, PA in accordance with the uniform practices and procedures established by the Senior Vice President, Program and the organization writ large.  This person helps ensure Community Crew Leaders are equipped for the program delivery work scheduled, comply with curriculum/funder mandates, safety controls, logistical service/program delivery needs, and mandatory internal record-keeping and administrative requirements. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Program.

Roles and Responsibilities 

 External Engagement: 

• Represent the Pittsburgh Community Program on calls / at SCA and other events, and build relationships with community organizations and land partners on a local level; 
• Work, in collaboration with SCA’s Advancement and Partnership teams, to secure existing funds and to find new funds for local programming.
• Work with partner organizations to develop projects and monitor program outcomes.
• Work, in collaboration with SCA’s Advancement/Events team and SCA’s Alumni Director to engage the community and alumni in creative ways.

Recruiting & Onboarding: 

• Responsible for sufficiently and effectively orienting crew leaders to the teams work ahead of them.
• Responsible for ensuring leaders and members are readily equipped with or have access to necessary supplies and other logistical requirements.
• Assist HR with the recruitment and enrollment of staff, leaders and members.

Program Planning & Delivery: 

• Monitor leaders’ project delivery.
• Plan and organize project logistics prior to program. 
• Report, track and respond to incidents in accordance with SCA policies and procedures.
• Assist SCA’s Training Department with member, leader and staff training.
• Develop and monitor program budgets.
• Responsible for ongoing field support and rotating emergency responder. 
• Responsible for modeling, facilitating, and building an inclusive community

Program Improvements: 

• Share on-the-ground learnings, provide input, and assist Evaluation / Curriculum teams in design of pilots.
• Monitor incident trends to improve quality of safety, adherence to mandatory administrative requirements and curriculum requirements.
• Internal SCA Engagement: 
• Liaise with HR and Recruitment teams representatives for crew member recruiting and onboarding processes.
• Ensure Team Leaders are complying with internal policies and procedures, including weekly time-keeping logs, narrative reporting for funders, and other SCA mandates.

Alumni Engagement: 

•  Build and maintain relationships with Community Program alumni; 
• Support SCA’s efforts as requested in connecting community alumni to member continuum.
   

Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred
• 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience including skills related to the position such as program coordination, leadership in an outdoor setting, experience working with programmatic partners, grant and budget management
• Project management experience in a collaborative environment
• Ability to work independently and problem solve
• Strong communication skills when working with various external and internal partners
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience working with youth from racially and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds 
• Enjoy working with young people in a fluid, dynamic organization
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR certifications or ability to obtain before start date
• Experience working in conservation and strong technical outdoor skills (experience as a former Crew Leader is a plus)
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability
• Emotional maturity
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
•  Attend required and/or pertinent training as needed

Travel Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have a Motor Vehicle Record that meets SCA standards.
• Excellent driving record and ability to drive in a variety of conditions including city driving and/or use of four-wheel drive as well as standard transmission as needed.  
• The ability to travel for extended periods of time outside and over a variety of terrain

Supervisory responsibilities

This position manages other employees and is responsible for the performance management and adequate hiring of those employees.