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Program Support
The Program Support position is responsible for program planning, execution, and wrap up. They negotiate program relationships, including venue contracts, bike shop relationships, partnerships, and local funding sources. They assist our regional support team to make sure the programs run successful, so all participant, mentors and program leads have a positive, mission-driven experience. This position reports to the Executive Director. This is an office role located at our headquarters at Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, VT.
Program Relations
- Establish, negotiate and nurture external partnership for each chapter.
- Facilitates and establishes local grants and fundraising initiatives.
- Communicate effectively with all partners, Little Bellas constituents, and staff.
- Steward relationship with Pro Ambassadors. Coordinate program visits, participant engagements and marketing needs for all Pro Ambassadors.
- Manage our Gear Up! and financial assistance programs. Communicate with financial assistance families to ensure individual needs are identified and solved to create a positive and fruitful program experience.
- Negotiate venue relationship for existing and new chapters. Uphold all venue requirements, documentation, and waivers.
Program Planning and Execution
- Coordinate communication between staff, regional coordinators, and program leads.
- Collaborate effectively and professionally with all organization constituents.
- Ensure program leads, parents and participants are interfacing with Little Bellas Staff in a positive and efficient manner.
- Establish and maintain online and in person training materials. Help train volunteers, background check volunteers and prepare for program launches.
- Recruit and qualify new program lead applicants and prospective chapter applicants.
- Accurately reflect organization and program information in all materials, web and print.
- Oversee and contribute to phone, email and website communications.
- Assist with participant registration development and facilitation.
- Foster a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.
- Conducting program visits, speaking engagements, and in person trainings when necessary.
- Collaborate regularly with Executive Director and Board of Directors.
Qualifications
- College degree or equivalent experience required
- Easily prioritizes objectives and manages a high volume of work
- Little Bellas program experience preferred
- Detail oriented, achieves timelines
- Loves setting and working toward a goal
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to be flexible in a dynamic environment
- Requires significant time working on computers
- Ability to incorporate feedback and take/give direction well
- Aptitude to improve processes and workflows
- Enjoying working with kids and a variety of people
- Skilled mountain biker
- Positive attitude
- Background checks are required for all applicants engaging in programs
Program Operations
The Program Operations position drives the strategy and implementation of all organizational systems to ensure a smooth operational flow. In addition, the role manages program logistics, supplies inventory, and equipment tracking and allocation for the full life cycle of a program. This position calls for exceptional technological capability, focused strategic direction, innovative thinking, a service ethic, and a passion for working with kids. This is a non-exempt employee reporting to the Executive Director. Our office is based in Richmond, VT. While we prefer this position to be located in our Richmond office, we are open to candidates who would be working remote.
Systems Management
- Establish and maintain well-tested software systems to fulfill the needs of our growing organization. Our operations currently include participant registration, fundraising, product and supplies inventory, project management, information systems, and communications. The software systems should support effective and efficient collaboration as well as programming.
- Ensure our constituents and registrations within those systems are accurate at all times within a CRM database and registration platform.
- Design and implement registration and participant information systems.
- Regulate and design the flow of information within the organization with the goal of transparency and efficiency.
- Ship, fulfill, and maintain inventories of all Little Bellas National shipments, merchandise, and products.
- Set achievable goals within the team to implement and improve software.
- Train all staff and regional support to interface with new and existing systems.
- Ensure all systems are user-friendly, transparent, and efficient solutions.
- Participate in continuous improvement of all operations and office systems.
- Collaborate regularly with Executive Director and Board of Directors.
- Participate in regular meetings with staff.
Program Facilitation
- Manage program launch timelines to ensure programs are timely, information is accurate and transparent, and supplies, shipments, and equipment is accurate.
- Communicate effectively with staff, regionals, and program leads.
- Manage coordination between team members leading up to the program launch, execution and wrap up.
- Forecast, order and ship for both the online store and program inventory.
- Manage, allocate, and coordinate all Gear Up Bikes and bike fleets.
Qualifications
- College degree or equivalent experience required
- Business background in operations and project management preferred
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to be flexible in a dynamic environment
- Requires significant time working on computers. Experience with various software systems and computer fluency.
- Enjoys working with kids and a variety of people
- Positive attitude
- Background checks are required for all applicants engaging in programs.
Regional Support - VT, NH, ME
Regional Coordinator Role
- Region – Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
- Responsible for supervising and managing all program leads in your region.
- Executing preparation, launch and wrap up program timelines in an orderly, timely fashion.
- Coordinating and communicating clearly with national staff.
- Support and troubleshoot program execution to ensure a positive implementation of the mission.
- Occasionally run onsite trainings and/or visit programs.
- Implement new programs throughout the region.
- Training and recruiting new program leads when needed
- Coordinate volunteers and professionals within your region.
- Manage and execute regional events, sponsors, fundraisers, or partners.
- Coordinate with bike shops and venues when needed.
- Ideally, this position includes mentoring at and running a Little Bellas Programs. This is dependent on camp location and availability and will be discussed and coordinated within the hiring process.
- Participate in continuous improvement of all operations and office systems.
- Collaborate regularly with Executive Director and Board of Directors.
- Participate in regular meetings with national staff.
Become a Program Lead
Program Lead - Johnson City, TN
Do you love mountain biking? Do you stop in your tracks every time you see a young girl on a bike, encourage her and give her a high five? Do you want to mentor young girls and help empower them to reach their best potential? Do you want to mobilize other women around you, from all backgrounds and experience, to fulfill this mission? Then we have an opportunity for you!
Summary: Little Bellas is seeking a self-motivated, independent professional for a part-time, seasonal position, leading a Little Bellas program for girls 7-13.
Qualifications:
- College degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Mountain bike skills
- Passion for working with girls with an emphasis on FUN
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Run and Lead the weekly summer programming in Johnson City, TN
- (8 – 2hr sessions total)
- Communicate with parents and mentors on a regular basis
- Prepare program materials for participants, mentors, and parents
- Locally market program
- Ensure all mentors received adequate training (trainings provided by Little Bellas National)
- Ensure program is run up to the standards outlined by Little Bellas National
- Have a ton of fun riding your bike with girls!
Expectations:
- Participate in quarterly Program Lead conference calls
- Participate in monthly, then weekly calls as the time for your program launch begins.
- Recruit mentors for your program
- Recruit girls for your program
- Keep an open line of communication with Little Bellas Regional Coordinator and Executive Director
- Utilize resources from website for curriculum and other support
- Execute and uphold the mission and values of the organization
- Be prompt, timely and respectful to all parties with your Little Bellas activities
Benefits:
- Opportunity to positively influence girls in your community
- Become a recognized leader of fun on bikes in your community
- Ability to connect with likeminded individuals running similar programs across the country
- Small monetary stipend at the end of each program, annually
- Thank you swag and discounts from Little Bellas sponsors
Program Lead reports to Regional Coordinator and Executive Director
Little Bellas is a mentoring on mountain bikes program with strong values surrounding women’s empowerment, and we expect employees to align with our values.
Little Bellas Values:
- We value strong female role models and promoting women and girls through our work.
- We value the environment and being good stewards of our trails and our planet.
- We value exercise and being healthy.
- We value creating a positive experience for all the girls enrolled in Little Bellas.
Please submit resume and cover letter to Sabra Davison at sabra@littlebellas.com.
For all roles, please submit resume and cover letter to Sabra Davison at sabra@littlebellas.com.
