Youth Workforce Development Manager

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Youth Workforce Development Manager is a brand new position. This person develops and manages corporate and community partnerships that create workforce development, career exploration, leadership, and entrepreneurship opportunities for Girl Scouts. This position is responsible for cultivating relationships with businesses, presenting partnership opportunities, coordinating partner-supported programs, and helping expand participation in Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i. The Manager oversees the implementation, evaluation, reporting, and recommitment cycle for assigned partnerships and works directly with girls through meetings, program activities, camps, and site visits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·     Identify, cultivate, secure, and steward partnerships with companies and community organizations that provide funding, workforce development experiences, mentors, certifications, career exposure, and program opportunities for girls.

·     Present the Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i mission, program opportunities, funding needs, and partnership proposals to businesses, corporate leaders, and community stakeholders.

·     Serve as the primary relationship manager for assigned partners, coordinating expectations, deliverables, communications, recognition, evaluation, and recommitment/renewal discussions.

·     Collaborate with Programs, Fund Development, Membership, and other departments to align corporate partnerships with organizational priorities and the needs and interests of girls.

·     Coordinate and organize the logistics for career-readiness activities, partner meetings, workplace tours, and related workforce development opportunities.

·     Help register Troop 5,000 participants in workforce development opportunities, including girls in…, teen mentor camps, certifications and Camp C-Suite

·     Help facilitate the Girl Scout Cookie Boss program, including coordination with participating girls and businesses who are a part of our workforce development program.

·     Create individualized professional development plans for participating girls, establish milestones, and track progress toward program, certification, career-readiness, and leadership goals in conjunction with the external evaluator.

·     Engage directly with girls during meetings, workshops, camps, mentoring experiences, and site visits, ensuring that activities are girl-centered, culturally responsive, safe, and aligned with Girl Scout values.

·     Administer pre- and post-program surveys and other approved data-collection tools to measure participant experience, learning, confidence, skill development, and program outcomes.

·     Coordinate data collection, documentation, schedules, and reporting with the external evaluator; collect and protect timely and accurate data needed to assess program effectiveness.

·     Prepare partner updates, presentations, impact summaries, and reports that communicate participation, outcomes, progress, challenges, and opportunities for continued investment in conjunction with external evaluator.

·     Maintain accurate and timely partner, participant, program, funding, and activity records in Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, and other applicable organizational systems.

·     Monitor partnership commitments, program timelines, budgets, and deliverables; identify risks or barriers and coordinate solutions with the appropriate staff and partners.

·     Promote Girl Scout visibility and strengthen the Girl Scout image through professional representation at business meetings, community events, partner sites, and public presentations.

·     Demonstrate cultural competence and build respectful relationships with girls, families, volunteers, businesses, and communities throughout Hawai‘i.

·     Actively support and promote the Council’s commitment to excellent customer service, membership growth, community visibility, fundraising, and safety.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Experience, & Certifications

·     Bachelor’s degree in business, education, youth development, nonprofit management, communications, workforce development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

·     Minimum three years of relevant experience in corporate or community partnerships, program management, workforce development, fundraising, youth development, business development, or a related area.

·     Demonstrated experience building and maintaining productive relationships with businesses, community organizations, funders, or other external stakeholders.

·     Experience coordinating programs, camps, events, certifications, or other multi-partner initiatives.

·     Experience presenting to business and community audiences and communicating the value and impact of mission-driven programs.

·     Experience with program evaluation, surveys, outcome tracking, or grant and partner reporting preferred.

·     Experience working with girls, teens, or youth-serving organizations preferred.

·     Knowledge of Girl Scouting and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience preferred.

REQUIREMENTS

·     Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends, based on program and partner needs.

·     Ability to travel to partner locations, program sites, camps, meetings, and events throughout Hawai‘i as needed.

·     Must have personal transportation, possess a valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance, and meet the Council insurance company’s requirements for coverage.

·     Subscribe to the principles of the Girl Scout Movement and become a registered member of GSUSA.

·     Successfully pass a background check and reference check.