Overview:
Join Our Team as Director Youth Development (TEMP)
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LOCATION: REMOTE
COMPENSATION: $40-$45/hr.
JOB SUMMARY
Under the direction of the Sr. Director of Youth Activations, the director of Youth Development will provide interim operational leadership and full-time execution support for Youth of the Year during a temporary staffing gap. This role ensures continuity across state, regional, and national YOY events, including event logistics, scholarship administration, travel coordination, compliance tracking, and post-event follow-up during a high-volume program season. This position manages multiple complex and concurrent timelines, supports cross-functional collaboration, and plays a critical role in maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and consistency across all Youth of the Year experiences.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinate and execute logistics for state, regional & national Youth of the Year events, including lodging, travel, materials, awards, and judge packet preparation, ensuring seamless and timely event delivery.
- Manage high-volume travel coordination across multiple program milestones, including regional events, Keystone Conference, Summit for America’s Youth (SAY), National Conference, and Speaker’s Bureau engagements.
- Oversee scholarship and award administration processes, including preparation and distribution of Letters of Agreement (LOAs), and tracking required documentation.
- Develop, distribute, and track post-selection “Next Steps” communications to Clubs and stakeholders following state, regional, and national events, ensuring clarity of expectations, deadlines, and required submissions.
- Monitor submission deadlines and program documentation, proactively identifying risks and ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
- Maintain and manage detailed program trackers across multiple workstreams, including events, travel, lodging, bios, photos, and scholarships, ensuring accuracy.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with internal departments, including Special Events, Resource Development, Government Relations and Marketing, to ensure alignment and effective execution across all program components.
- Support judging and selection processes by preparing materials, tracking shipments, and ensuring readiness across all stages of events.
- Provide operational support for post-event follow-up activities, including award distribution, scholarship tracking, and stakeholder communication.
- Maintain continuity of program operations across multiple concurrent state and regional events under compressed timelines and high-volume workload conditions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree, in education, youth development, sociology, psychology, public health, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of experience in high-volume program operations, nonprofit coordination, event logistics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and tracking.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey expectations and next steps to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and proactively problem-solve.
- Experience working cross-functionally with multiple teams and managing competing priorities.
- Expertise in positive youth development, high-quality youth programming and youth outreach.
- Proven track record of successful project management, event planning or strategic execution of high-priority initiatives.
ENVIRONMENTAL & WORKING CONDITIONS
- This is a remote position with the expectation of full-time availability during the duration of the contract.
- Work may require extended hours during peak program periods to meet deadlines and support concurrent event
