Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is seeking a Programs Manager to oversee mission delivery and programmatic efforts across an assigned geographic area. The role implements prevention, education, loss and healing, and research connection programs; recruits and trains volunteers; engages diverse communities; tracks impact; and supports chapter advocacy and fundraising activities.
Responsibilities
- Increase program delivery based on agreed upon goals determined by supervisor
- Strengthen volunteer base and maximize program impact within chapter(s) service area
- Implement AFSP’s strategic direction by meeting goals outlined in National Strategic Plan
- Travel regularly within assigned service area and to annual Chapter Staff Meeting
- Evening and weekend hours required for programmatic trainings/presentations and meetings with volunteers
- Drive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts to ensure our mission is delivered to diverse communities
- Measure impact by consistently tracking programs delivered and individuals reached
- Plan, manage, and implement AFSP’s prevention, education, loss and healing, and research connection programs as well as other programmatic activities in person and virtually
- Work with supervisor to ensure significant growth in number of individuals reached through AFSP’s approved programs
- Expand outreach efforts to effectively engage diverse communities disproportionately impacted by suicide
- Ensure all programmatic activity is tracked in Program Tracker and up to date
- Communicate impact of AFSP work to community leaders and local constituents, and organizations
- Respond to program inquiries and direct requests for presentations/trainings
- Actively look for opportunities to provide resources to survivors and individuals with lived experience
- Provide programmatic content for sponsorship and grant applications
- Ensure program information is available at all chapter activities
- Support chapter advocacy efforts
- Develop budgets for all programmatic activities
- Work with event related vendors, municipalities, and venues for program related presentations and trainings
- Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to deliver programs throughout the chapter territory
- Under direction of supervisor, staff the chapter programs and education committee
- Keep abreast of all current AFSP National program initiatives and activities and communicate strategic direction to program volunteers
- Ensure volunteers track all programmatic activities in Program Tracker
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 2 years experience in community outreach, program coordination, volunteer coordination, and non-profit work
- 1-2 years experience recruiting and training volunteers
- Experience working directly with diverse populations and community partners
- Must possess technology literacy skills and ability to utilize and learn multiple platforms to work remotely and present virtually
- Uphold and exhibit AFSP's Core Values
- Ability to hold yourself accountable
- Ability to prioritize and coach volunteers to prioritize based on National Strategic goals
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Candidate must be diplomatic and have the ability to communicate tactfully
- Strong public speaking skills with ability to present in front of large and small groups virtually and in person
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work a full-time schedule and have regular attendance at the workplace. This position is remote
- Ability to travel as needed to attend presentations, trainings, meetings or events
- Ability to work after regular business hours and on weekends when necessary
- Must have the ability to work on multiple projects at once and handle pressure to perform at high level
- Must be able to handle conflict and have strong problem-solving skills
- Must have the mental stamina to be in contact with people who are grieving or who are in crisis
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and/or hear, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, and/or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds while moving files or small packages. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
- This role requires you to have a driver's license and/or the ability to drive across your state(s) to which the role is a steward; must be able to rent vehicle on behalf of AFSP as needed
- Travel is required. Must reside in service territory
- Experience working with national organizations with chapter or affiliate system
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Virtuous
Benefits
- This position is remote.
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