National Program Director

Position: National Program Director

Location: Remote / U.S. Available (Hybrid - virtual with in-person opportunities)

Full-Time / Part-Time: Full-Time (40+ hours)

Salary: Commensurate with experience, $65,000-$80,000

Start Date: May 2024

Overview of SuitUp

Founded in 2014, SuitUp is a 501c3 non-profit organization that increases college and career awareness among students from underserved communities. SuitUp organizes virtual and in-person student business competitions for corporate volunteers where employees help students solve a problem for a real company, like creating a new product for Nike or solving a community problem through Snapchat. Since inception, SuitUp has hosted over 600 competitions for companies like Goldman Sachs, NBCUniversal, Snap Inc., Louis Vuitton, and many others, organizing events for over 13,500 volunteers and impacting more than 21,000 students.

You can see our program in action here: https://vimeo.com/826317108

The Opportunity

SuitUp is seeking a hybrid (fully remote with some in-person opportunities available) Program Director who will lead SuitUp’s dynamic youth programming. This individual will be tasked with leading a cross-functional regional team of managers and contractors to execute approximately 70 - 120 events with corporate and school partners during the 2024 fiscal year in a virtual and/or in-person setting. The Program Director will take the lead on generating revenue while also overseeing the National Regional Pod of one National Program Manager, one National Youth Partnerships Manager, one National Corporate Partnerships Manager, and numerous contractors to achieve target impact goals.

Our National Regional Pod Team is comprised of dynamic individuals who love “playing to a crowd” and can inspire both SuitUp volunteers and students to have amazing experiences through SuitUp’s youth programming and competitions. This is a team of individuals who are driven, results-oriented, incredibly organized, and cross-trained to create a cross-functional impact team. The National Program Director will be responsible for a specific set of key performance indicators and goals that they and their entire team must achieve.

This role would report directly to SuitUp’s Chief Partnerships Officer and the Interim Chief Executive Officer and will collaborate with members of the Northeast Regional Pod, Alumni Team, and Operations Team. As this team is cross-functional in nature, the Program Director is expected to feel comfortable supporting the entire team in achieving its annual goals.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Fostering strong, collaborative relationships through a virtual work setting in an effort to maintain a positive work culture

• Managing the coordination and execution of workstream process to successfully onboard and seamlessly run youth program events and competitions with corporate partners and schools
• Pitching the SuitUp model and event framework to prospective corporate sponsors for individual and large-scale partnerships nationwide
• Delivering excellent customer service and creative solutions for challenges such as program visits/observations, employee engagement, media storytelling, and funding logistics
• Building, developing, and managing meaningful large-scale relationships with schools, non-profits, and corporate partners to achieve target impact goals
• Ability to travel by air, train, or car domestically to host and/or support with SuitUp events/competitions with staff to further cultivate relationships with corporate partners (10+ times per year)
• Leading virtual Pod Team, including day-to-day tasks such as managing the pod workstreams, communication and cross-functionality, budget, 1:1s with pod staff, monthly KPIs, etc.
• Training and overseeing 1099 contract work as needed to achieve target impact goals
• Collecting and analyzing pod data from events and stewardship to increase retention of partners and produce meaningful partner company impact reports
• Assisting SuitUp in its fundraising/development efforts by attending after-work events approximately 5-10 times a year (i.e. happy hours, stewardship events, and Suit Up for SuitUp Gala)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to lift or move up to 30 pounds (SuitUp materials)
• The employee may be required to frequently stand, climb stairs, and/or move throughout events for up to 5 hours taking on tasks to support SuitUp in its growth

Required Skills

• Experience managing and overseeing a team of 3+ employees
• 2-4+ years of sales, grant writing, fundraising and partnership management experience
• Proven ability to convert warm leads and generate $250,000+ in revenue annually
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with corporate volunteers (ages 21 to 65) and middle/high school students (ages 12 to 18) in a client-facing role
• Excellent public speaking, communication, and presentation skills
• self-starter with the ability to take initiative and run tasks independently
• Organized, energetic, and positive with natural leadership qualities
• Ability to coach, motivate, and inspire individuals of all ages
• Ability to build effective working relationships along with a willingness to set and maintain high standards of performance
• A passion for education and increasing career awareness for students in underserved, under-resourced communities
• Aligned to SuitUp company values – Passion, Perseverance, Integrity, and Innovation
• Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Skilled at multitasking and meeting multiple deadlines concurrently
• Solution-orientation and ability to problem-solve
• Excellent skills in operating computers and various software packages, including comfortability with virtual platforms (i.e. Zoom, Salesforce, Google Suite, etc.)
• Previous work experience in education, youth development, or event planning is a plus
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus

Qualifications

• College degree and 2-4+ years of experience in the fields of sales, fundraising development, education, edtech, corporate social responsibility, or youth development. This is a perfect role for a former Corporate Social Responsibility Manager/Director or Client Manager
• Comply with SuitUp COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (where applicable)

Perks/The Experience You’ll Have

• Experience working (and leading) in a growing start-up organization with the potential to wear many different hats
• Opportunity to facilitate large-scale events with professional development opportunities in public speaking
• Network with our diverse client base, which includes thousands of volunteers from some of the largest companies in the world such as Snap Inc., Forbes, ViacomCBS, NBCUniversal, Goldman Sachs, and more
• Work from home with the opportunity to meet in person with colleagues and partners as needed
• Join a talented team in a fast-paced start-up environment that works in an in-person and virtual setting
• Increase career awareness and marketable skills for thousands of students in underserved communities
• Unlimited PTO, monthly home-office and staff appreciation stipend provided, healthcare, dental, vision, 401K opportunities with employer match, and employee entertainment discount platforms