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Blue Star Families · 8 hours ago

Program Director, Puget Sound Chapter

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$69K/yr - $88K/yr

4+ years exp

Blue Star Families is the largest nonprofit dedicated to making military life better for families. The Program Director will manage multiple programs for the local Chapter, engage with community leaders, and develop key relationships to support military families.

Communities

Responsibilities

Solve complex challenges with data, heart, and humility

Build cross-sector partnerships that get things done

Help military families feel at home wherever they live

Provide event coordination and delivery of branded Blue Star Families programs

Design, with the Executive Director, creative initiatives for follow-up events, topic determination, and partnership opportunities

Develop a volunteer management program for the chapter in conjunction with the national volunteer staff

Responsible for identifying funding opportunities at the chapter that align with programs and identifying major gift prospects from the local membership

Provide local stories to demonstrate impact and track local metrics

Work with the Executive Director to maximize local collaborations by identifying key local private, public, and philanthropic organizations interested in supporting active duty and veteran military families

Educate key community leaders using Blue Star Families’ Annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey

Seek opportunities to connect military families with the resources and programs offered by community organizations and partners

Leverage social media assets to grow Blue Star Families membership and improve participation, engagement, and training with the local community and military members

Implement a strategic calendar that supports Blue Star Families' presence in community events

Utilize and manage project management technologies and tools to administer projects actively and effectively (including, but not limited to, HIVE, Hive Brite, Trello, Salesforce, Google Workspace Suite, Zoom, etc)

Manage lead volunteers for Chapter support

Work with the Executive Director to continue Chapter growth and engagement, metrics achievement, volunteer management, and event execution

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Volunteer managementBusiness developmentProject managementPublic speakingCRM systemsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsEntrepreneurial spiritTechnology proficiencyMilitary familiesWriting skillsFacilitation skills