Community Development Manager- Cincinnati (NE Butler County, Oxford, Ross) - Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Community Development Manager
Cincinnati - (NE Butler County, Oxford, Ross)

Imagine having the opportunity to create a meaningful employment experience, one that meets your career goals and your desire to do socially responsible work.
 
Girl Scout of Western Ohio is shaping the future of girl leadership!  As a chapter of the Girl Scouts of America, their core strengths are rooted in their agile teams, innovation, and belief that learning never stops. Joining Girl Scouts means you will be part of an inclusive team-centric organization where our top priority is the girls and communities our client serves. Working at Girl Scouts allows you to build a meaningful career while you grow personally and professionally! If you want to empower girls to improve the world - you belong at Girl Scouts! Join the movement!

As a Community Development Manager, you’ll work directly within assigned territories to meet the needs of each community by boosting Girl Scout visibility and increasing memberships. In this role, you will empower girls in grades K-12 (primarily K-5). Throughout the year, you’ll connect girls and volunteers to Girl Scout opportunities, recruit new members and support families in year-round engagement through community events.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive Girl Scout membership goals to include girl and adult annual memberships. Implement key membership campaigns throughout the year by creating and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders (schools, community organizations, religious institutions, etc.) to exceed membership goals.
• Implement volunteer program management to ensure excellent support to volunteers and Girl Scout troops ensuring that all required trainings are up to date and volunteers have received all necessary training
• Provide ongoing support, supervision, and direction to troop volunteers by interpreting Girl Scouts of the USA and council policies, standards, and procedures and directing volunteers to additional support services
• Provide timely problem solving and conflict resolution, support, or intervention when appropriate.
• Ensure excellent support and customer service to volunteers and parents through communication, education, and recognition to support the achievement of council program and customer experience targets
• Develop and implement a comprehensive community plan for each service unit that engages and prepares volunteers, parents and community organizations to provide girls with a high-quality, progressive Girl Scout Leadership Experience
• Cultivate and collaborate with local schools, community organizations and networks to increase visibility and opportunities for girls, recruit volunteers, and increase program and funding partnerships to meet council objectives
• Provide support to Council-strategic initiatives including Fall Product and Cookie sales, camps, and fund development efforts through department and project teamwork

COMPETENCIES

• Group Facilitation
• Networking
• Interpersonal Relationships & Teamwork
• Project management
• Judgement and decision making
• Leadership

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
This is a full-time position. The workdays are primarily Monday through Friday, but evening work is frequent, and occasional weekend work may be required. Work hours will vary depending on the support needed by service units and the time of year. Work schedules are flexible but will be approximately 40-45 hours/week. This role offers a hybrid work option to support work-life balance (minimum 3 days at work site, up to 2 days remote after training period).

TRAVEL
This is an “in the field” position requiring regular travel to assigned geographic areas of the council at least 50% of the time. Drive times could be up to 1 or 1.5 hours between locations and qualifies for mileage reimbursement.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
You should have experience working in diverse communities, designing, and delivering programs across various schools and locations within the Cincinnati area. You must be skilled in balancing administrative tasks and program preparation and have hands-on engagement with girls, with a track record of fostering their growth and achievements in personal development and within the Girl Scouts organization. Additionally, it would be best if you had networking abilities and built meaningful connections with local organizations and community leaders to enhance program impact and community support.

• High School diploma or any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position
• Minimum of one year experience managing volunteers or staff
• Minimum of one year experience in recruitment, business development or experience that demonstrates the ability to recruit
• Experience with community networking and relationship/partnership development, including knowledge of local school systems, administrations, and policies desirable
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel
• Valid state driver's license and a vehicle for work within the region (mileage reimbursed)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by compensation of $19.23/hour or roughly $40,000 annually, and a generous benefits package.

PERKS

• Ability to build your skills and grow your career
• Supportive environment for learning and development.
• Flexibility for work/life balance
• Opportunity for hybrid teleworking arrangement after the training period
• Medical, dental, vision, accident, life insurance, and more!
• 401K- 100% company match up to 5% salary
• Annual paid Winter Break from December 25th – January 1st
• 12 days of Vacation Paid Time Off & 6 days of Sick Paid Time Off
• A high-achieving and fun team with a casual dress code

Plus, we work to maintain the best environment for our employees where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. GSWO is an EEO/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.