CRG Associate Sports and Society

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The mission of the Sports & Society Program is to convene leaders, facilitate dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest. Since 2011, we have provided an essential venue to explore the impact of sports on the world in which we live, think through major trends, and develop shared strategies that can help sport live up to its potential as a force for good.

Much of our work to date has been on the base of our sport ecosystem, youth and school sports, the foundation upon which everything else sits – college, professional and recreational sports – and the key to building healthy communities. We connect silos across a disjointed landscape, from leagues to local providers, foundations to policymakers, driving change through round tables, research, and award‑winning content.

In partnership with the Center for Rising Generations, the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society program is launching an innovative program that will provide leadership development to high school athletic team captains across the country. Building on the Aspen Institute’s deep history of nurturing leadership through seminars, the Captains Leadership Academy will provide training to high school team captains that serve in communities across the country.

During its first year, we anticipate working in a few select communities with plans to expand the program nationally in the coming years.

The salary for this opportunity is $65,000. This term‑limited position is set to begin April 20th, 2026, and will end April 23, 2027. The expectation is for this position to work out of the Washington D.C. office at least three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

The CRG Associate for the Sports & Society program will be the project lead for the Captains Leadership Academy during its launch and pilot year. This complex project will include multiple strands of work. The Associate will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring each of these strands and reporting to their manager when the project is not on track for success.

• Monitor development of the Captains Leadership Academy Curriculum and Moderator training. Developed in a partnership between CRG and the Leadership…