Program Director, Puget Sound Chapter Seattle, WA; Remote

Department: Chapter Impact

Location: Seattle, WA, remote/virtual office*

Reports to: Executive Director, Puget Sound Chapter

Classification: Exempt

Position type: Full-Time Employee

Anticipated Pay Range at Commencement of Employment: $69,000 - $88,000

Blue Star Families is the largest nonprofit dedicated to making military life better for families. Each year, we support over 1.5 million military- and veteran-connected family members through a national network of 300,000+ members and local chapters in communities across the country.

Our mission is simple and bold:
We make military life awesome for families.

We listen, share, partner, and act to deliver evidence-based, data-driven solutions that work for real people. We’re a lifestyle organization, a friend and neighbor, and a trusted partner. Our approach is collaborative, human-centered, and designed with the whole family in mind.

A Blue Star Family is one with an immediate family member — a spouse, parent, or child — actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Guard and Reserves. These families face unique challenges: frequent relocations, deployments, career disruption, and isolation. We respond with research-informed programs that create connection, build resilience, and foster a true sense of belonging.

We serve with urgency but build trust over time — because change happens at the speed of trust. Whether we’re driving spouse employment, supporting caregivers, or helping communities welcome military families, we strive for upstream solutions.

• Bold thinkers. Fast movers. Smart collaborators. People who want to build, lead, and drive measurable change — and who care deeply about making an impact that matters.

• Solve complex challenges with data, heart, and humility
• Build cross-sector partnerships that get things done
• Help military families feel at home wherever they live

If you’re ready to work in a high-performance, mission-driven environment — and to make life better for those who serve — Blue Star Families is where you belong.

The Program Director reports to the Chapter Executive Director and will manage multiple programs for the local Chapter, including, but not limited to, projects currently within Blue Star Families portfolio, and lead volunteer and membership engagement. The Program Director understands the importance of engaging with local community leaders and developing key relationships.

The Program Director must reside in the local community the Chapter serves.

• Provide event coordination and delivery of branded Blue Star Families programs
• Design, with the Executive Director, creative initiatives for follow-up events, topic determination, and partnership opportunities
• Develop a volunteer management program for the chapter in conjunction with the national volunteer staff.
• Responsible for identifying funding opportunities at the chapter that align with programs and identifying major gift prospects from the local membership
• Provide local stories to demonstrate impact and track local metrics
• Work with the Executive Director to maximize local collaborations by identifying key local private, public, and philanthropic organizations interested in supporting active duty and veteran military families
• Educate key community leaders using Blue Star Families’ Annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey
• Seek opportunities to connect military families with the resources and programs offered by community organizations and partners
• Leverage social media assets to grow Blue Star Families membership and improve participation, engagement, and training with the local community and military members
• Implement a strategic calendar that supports Blue Star Families' presence in community events
• Utilize and manage project management technologies and tools to administer projects actively and effectively (including, but not limited to, HIVE, Hive Brite, Trello, Salesforce, Google Workspace Suite, Zoom, etc).
• Manage lead volunteers for Chapter support
• Work with the Executive Director to continue Chapter growth and engagement, metrics achievement, volunteer management, and event execution.
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