Help Believe in Me expand scholarships, iLevelUP, Cougs 4 Kids, and community partnerships responsibly into new audiences, geographies, and collaborations serving underserved youth and young people.
We are seeking a volunteer Program Expansion and Partnerships Director to assess opportunities, build implementation plans, align stakeholders, and guide sustainable growth.
Responsibilities:
Define expansion criteria, readiness questions, evidence needs, risks, and decision gates
Research community needs, ecosystem gaps, partners, funding, policy, capacity, and operational requirements
Develop expansion proposals, budgets, timelines, partnership models, and success measures
Coordinate program, finance, legal/compliance, technology, communications, volunteer, and community input
Lead approved partner outreach, negotiation support, pilots, and review cycles
Identify safeguarding, privacy, accessibility, licensing, insurance, and data implications
Avoid growth commitments before authorized approval and documented readiness
Report assumptions, dependencies, risks, findings, and recommendations
Qualifications:
Significant experience in program strategy, partnerships, nonprofit growth, education, youth development, operations, consulting, or community development
Strong research, business planning, facilitation, financial, risk, and stakeholder skills
Ability to challenge optimistic assumptions and design proportionate pilots
Experience leading cross-functional remote teams
Washington or multi-region expansion experience is helpful
This is a remote, recurring volunteer leadership role available within the United States. Expect approximately 8–12 hours per month.
Questions: volunteers@believeinme.org
Believe in Me
107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 414-8043
Experience: 5 years required