Program Director NASA

Program Director

Reporting directly to the NASA Board of Directors (the “BOD”), the Program Director (the “PD”) will be accountable for the planning, design, and delivery of the on and off snow athletic components of all programs as offered by NASA.

This is a full-time, year-round role working 5 days a week out of a home office. The work days and hours are flexible, and the ability to attend meetings and other NASA commitments during evenings and weekends both in Calgary and at the Nakiska Alpine Ski Resort (“NAK”) is required. It is expected that the PD work functions will be carried out at NAK, NASA’s home resort, while travel to other areas where NASA athletes are training and competing will be required regularly during the racing season.

• Ensure adherence to and fulfillment of NASA’s mandate, vision, and mission.
• Develop NASA’s strategic direction for approval by the BOD and follow through with implementation, measurement of progress and reporting on strategic initiatives.
• Actively engage with partnering organizations, contracting staff, and volunteers.
• Maintain, and support a strong BOD: serve as ex-officio on each committee related to athletic programming, attend, and actively participate in monthly NASA board meetings.
• Monitor regional, provincial, and national trends to promote implementation of evidence-based best practices in the Alpine industry.
• Draft policies for the approval of the Board related to ski programming and prepare procedures to implement the organizational policies; review existing policies on an annual basis and recommend changes to the BOD as appropriate.
• Position NASA for success by creating and maintaining a positive profile for NASA within the Alpine community; develop and maintain strong working relationships and collaboration with stakeholders and partners.
• Represent NASA and champion and advocate for all aspects of the organization.
• Publicly represent NASA in speaking engagements, presentations, and media interviews.
• Directly oversee the NASA Executive Administrator (“EA”) in providing support to NASA.

• Manage the planning and delivery of all NASA dryland programs and work with the Head Coach(es) (“HC”) in reinforcing an integrated dryland philosophy.
• Work closely with Strength and Conditioning providers in the overall alignment of dryland programming through all age categories.
• Support HC in the delivery of dryland programming to specific program groups as needed.
• Support EA in arranging 3rd party facility bookings including Facility Use Agreements (“FUA”), Insurance documents, and invoicing.

• Oversee the planning, design, and delivery of all on snow training & competition programs.
• Work closely with HC’s on delivery of content for all age categories.
• Ensure HC’s are following the Alpine Canada Alpin (“ACA”) Long Term Athlete Development (“LTAD”) model in their daily programming/coaching.
• Manage the alignment of the on-snow athletic development system U6-FIS.
• Design, implement and oversee the use of on hill safety measures.
• Support the HC’s in the training of the coaching staff.
• Support the HC’s in the delivery of the program material as required.
• Support EA in arranging 3rd party facility bookings including FUA’s, Insurance documents, and invoicing.
• Manage hill space requirements for all Professional Level (“PL”), Development Level (“DL”) and Entry Level (“EL”) programs.
• Take a leadership role on Race Organizing Committees (“ROC”) for PL and DL Provincial level events as needed.
• Assist ROC’s in the organization of events.
• Manage and report on code of conduct infractions for both staff and athletes.
• Report any issues of code of conduct to member clubs and NASA BOD.
• Assess and support the management, documentation, and follow-up of code of conduct infractions.

• Attend professional development courses and seminars to upgrade and update personal skills.
• Maintain professional credentials and hold licensed status with ACA Ski Coaches and Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance.
• Maintain ACA Coaches Evaluator status.
• Remain current about appropriate local, national, and…