Senior Program Manager

## Senior Program Manager Apply locations:
Columbus Campus time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R151862

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Senior Program Manager## Department:

Social Work | Faculty Affairs

LiFEsports, at the College of Social Work, is nationally recognized as a premier model for sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programming and has grown to address the ever-changing needs of our community’s youth. Our work impacts the lives our community members as we strive to address the broader social conditions young people face, especially those exposed to various social vulnerabilities. Our focus on outreach and community programs has continued to impact the sport-based PYD field by developing tomorrow’s leaders and workforce through teaching, training, and developing individuals in the field of PYD.

Our ongoing research, evaluations and publications demonstrate the impact and differences community-based sports can make in the lives of vulnerable youth. Findings are used to inform evidence-based practices in sport-based PYD across the world.

The Senior Program Manager will work in LiFEsports at the College of Social Work, and, under the direction of the LiFEsports Associate Director will coordinate, manage, and implement, and develop community outreach, engagement, and educational programs in Central Ohio and surrounding communities. The Senior Program Manager collaborates with LiFEsports leadership to support, manage, and curate community and University partnerships. This position will assist the LiFEsports Associate Director in research and implementation of community-based outreach programs and interventions.

The Senior Program Manager partners with the LiFEsports Assistant Director to facilitate communication, planning, sustainability, and next steps within these community programs by developing relationships with funders, partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders.

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for designing and implementing staff recruitment strategies, conducting a staff selection process, and providing performance management feedback for all outreach programming staff members. This position will assist the LiFEsports Associate Director to research and conduct community outreach programs and interventions to engage participants for year-round and seasonal camps and clinics. Additionally, this position will serve as a volunteer management coordinator.

The Senior Program Manager also recruits and manages all volunteers, staff, students, and student interns involved in the implementation of short-term interventions (i.e., clinics) and develops a system of volunteer recruitment, retention, and acknowledgement.

This role also independently plans, designs, implements, and oversees all operations of these brief clinic interventions (currently 12). Specific activities include the coordination of the day-to-day program operations including maintaining accurate youth attendance records, developing and implementing program curricula, and partnering with community partners to implement sport-based social skills programming for underserved youth. This role will coordinate training for all community partners related to clinic…