MENTOR Indiana Director

Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) believes every Indiana child deserves the opportunity to thrive. We strengthen the professionals, organizations, and communities that shape the lives of children and youth. Through research, practical resources, strategic grants, and statewide partnerships, we help Indiana's youth-serving sector make informed decisions and achieve greater impact. Our work is guided by the values of collaboration, excellence, innovation, integrity, and impact.

IYI is a growing organization that embraces perpetual change and continuous improvement. We are always looking for better ways to serve the youth sector, respond to emerging needs, and strengthen outcomes for children and families. Our team is curious, adaptable, and committed to learning. We seek individuals who are energized by meaningful work, motivated by results, and excited to help shape the future of an organization dedicated to improving the lives of Indiana's children and families.

• Believes in the power of youth-serving professionals to strengthen young people and communities,
• Has the ability to manage change and ambiguity with an action-oriented drive, must thrive in a dynamic environment,
• Understands and embodies a dedication to operational excellence, with the management skills to juggle a wide range of requests and responsibilities,
• Loves to learn and approaches work with a good-humored growth mindset, and
• Is organized, dependable, and follows through on commitments.
• MENTOR Indiana initiatives are delivered on time, aligned with evidence-based mentoring practices, and demonstrate progress toward established goals and commitments.
• Mentoring programs and practitioners across Indiana have increased access to high-quality training, technical assistance, resources, and continuous quality improvement support.
• Strong, trusted partnerships are sustained with mentoring programs, schools, community organizations, government agencies, funders, and other stakeholders, with meaningful opportunities for the field to connect and collaborate.
• MENTOR Indiana is recognized as a credible statewide resource and thought partner through effective representation, clear communication, and the sharing of findings, lessons learned, and promising practices.
• Internal systems, cross-division collaboration, reporting, and the MENTOR Connector are accurate, efficient, and positioned to support sustainable growth and high-quality service delivery.

Reporting to the Vice President of Organizational Capacity the MENTOR Indiana Director will responsible for advancing the initiative’s mission and vision, and ensuring the successful implementation of all activities for MENTOR Indiana

This position requires expertise and a passion for youth development and mentoring. The MENTOR Indiana Director serves operational leadership of MENTOR Indiana initiatives by leading and managing program priorities, training, and engagement that build the capacity on mentoring organizations across the state of Indiana.

The MENTOR Indiana Director helps ensure more young people across Indiana have access to the caring adults and high-quality mentoring relationships they need to thrive. By strengthening mentoring programs through evidence-based practices, training, technical assistance, partnership-building, and continuous quality improvement, this role expands the capacity and effectiveness of organizations serving youth statewide. The Director also connects practitioners, funders, schools, community organizations, and public partners around a shared vision of building a stronger network of support, so Indiana’s young people are better equipped to succeed in school, work, and life.

• Manage and lead MENTOR Indiana activities and initiatives to ensure that best practices and evidence-based approaches in the field of mentoring guide all work.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other materials to communicate findings and share lessons learned with stakeholders and funders.
• Work collaboratively within and across IYI divisions to deliver high quality services to mentoring organizations and achieve MENTOR Indiana goals.

• Provide training, technical assistance, and resources to mentoring programs and practitioners across the state to enhance program quality and…