Communication Manager: Wissahickon Trails

Wissahickon Trails is a community-based conservation organization headquartered in Ambler, PA. For 67 years, we have worked to protect and restore nature in the Wissahickon Valley, preserving 1,300 acres of critical open space, building 24 miles of trails for public access, and protecting the health of the Wissahickon Creek. We are seeking a new member of our team who will have the opportunity to impact local environmental conservation and improve the quality of life in the Wissahickon Valley.

The Communications Manager is responsible for creating and implementing communication campaigns that further the achievement of the organization’s strategic initiatives. The Communication Manager supports cross-departmental collaboration and collateral development and ensures that all communications tactics align with our strategic goals and brand identity and support the mission and values of the organization. Through digital and print communications, the Communications Manager creates meaningful and long-lasting connections between the people living, working, and recreating in the Wissahickon Valley and Wissahickon Trails.
We are seeking someone who is eager to contribute to a culture that values relationships, prioritizes listening to others, and has a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Executive Director. Some work on weekends and evenings is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and implement strategic communications campaigns (identifying key audiences, goals, strategies, messaging and tactics) supporting organizational programs and initiatives.
• Develop content across all communication platforms, including wissahickontrails.org, print newsletters, Constant Contact email campaigns, social media accounts, blogs, flyers, brochures, print ads, maps, and signs.
• Collaborate with Conservation, Development, and Engagement teams to maximize the organization’s storytelling and promote events and initiatives to further the mission. Work with all staff members to maintain style guides and organizational voice to promote consistency in communications.
• Maintain and update communications protocols and processes, including crisis communications and conduct performance tracking for monitoring and evaluating key outcomes.
• Cultivate and manage media relationships, pitching story ideas to journalists to increase the visibility and profile of Wissahickon Trails. Includes writing press releases, media alerts, talking points, and op-eds as part of earned media strategy.
• Take photos and videos at preserves and events to share digitally and use in print collateral. Develop and deploy guidelines for staff and volunteers to provide content for possible use in campaigns.
• Outsource, coordinate, and oversee work with external vendors to ensure high-quality services (e.g. graphic design, map making, trail signs, videos, promotional items, printing etc.) are delivered on time and within budget. Periodically collaborate with consultants engaged in organization-wide communication assessments and strategy development.
• Build relationships with supporters, event attendees, partner organizations, and volunteers to ethically share their stories and deepen community engagement. Coordinate with external partners on joint communications efforts.
• Serve as co-chair of the Communications Advisory Committee.
• Full-cycle management of communications budget, working in partnership with program directors to identify needs and track spending.
• Additional tasks and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications, Experience, & Core Competencies If you meet at least 75% of the criteria below we encourage you to apply
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in communications or marketing. Knowledge of best practices in strategic communications, audience research, and message development is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or related field is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience and training will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with graphic design (including Canva), photography (including smart phones), and basic video editing is desirable.
• Team-oriented with strong relationship-building, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.
• Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional growth.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and implementing best practices for inclusive and accessible communications.
• Ability to manage time and priorities independently while being flexible and responsive to emerging situations.
• Excellent verbal, written, editing, and analytical skills with the ability to craft compelling content.
• Demonstrated ability to measure the impact and success of communications strategies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to deliver communications products on time and within budget.
• Must be able to travel independently around the region for programs and meetings.
• Must pass background clearances.
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Special Projects Director: Urban Affairs Coalition

This role will be responsible for operationalizing and scaling a portfolio of initiatives that seek to engage communities around volunteer service and civic engagement. These initiatives include days of service, community leadership workshops, donation drives and more.

The keystone of the portfolio is the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. Held each January, Global Citizen’s King Day of Service is the oldest and largest King Day of Service initiative in the country. The Special Projects Director will be responsible for managing the recruitment, engagement, and support of King Day organizing; creating systems to operationalize, scale and sustain the initiative. In addition to King Day, the Special Projects Director will be the Global Citizen’s point person for a number of other ongoing community engagement initiatives and making sure the many unique resources developed by the Global Citizen are accessible to and distributed to partners.

The successful candidate will be a mission-driven, solution-oriented go-getter. They are detail-oriented, skilled at planning and managing complex events, able to engage and support a diverse array of stakeholders, and a roll-up-your-sleeves team player.

There is a preference for a candidate who is bilingual, however this is not a requirement for application.

Cover letter required for consideration.

Why Work For Us?

Global Citizen offers a competitive compensation package. We offer the following benefits: flexible work environment, medical, dental, HMO and POS plans, disability & life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement 403b, PTO, paid holidays (including floating).

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Global Citizen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We encourage Black, Indigenous, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply. The organization is committed to building a community that is inclusive and equitable.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Event Planning:

  • Manage Global Citizen’s annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.
  • Work with a variety of external partners and Global Citizen staff to collaboratively design all aspects of the King Day Signature Site event
  • Recruit, register and support partners as they plan their events
  • Facilitate regular planning meetings
  • Plan one event each to kick-off and closeout the Day of Service
  • Provide event design and management for other Global Citizen events (as determined).

Project Management:

  • Collaborate with staff to manage the Global Citizen volunteer portal.
  • Work with partners to expand the enrollment in this service to more organizers and volunteers each year
  • Gather feedback for improving the portal
  • Manage Neighbors in Action Community Leadership Workshops and portal onboarding
  • Schedule and deliver presentations for engaging community members in partnership with Global Citizen
  • Establish a system for regular delivery of workshops or opportunities for recruitment
  • Identify opportunities to continue to expand the use of the portal and workshops
  • Handle logistics of special projects and pilot initiatives that arise over the course of the year (i.e. school supplies drive, sponsor engagement events, etc.)

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Director of Workforce Solutions: Beyond Literacy

About Beyond Literacy (BeLit)

BeLit is Philadelphia’s leading adult literacy nonprofit. We pride ourselves on high quality service to over 1500 striving adults annually through cost-free educational services including English language learning, GED-prep, digital literacy, family literacy, and career preparation. Come join our staff and help us change lives through literacy!

Job Summary 

The role of the Director of Workforce Solutions (DWS) is to represent, direct, and strategically advance Beyond Literacy’s career-connected program activities. Responsibilities include program system building, sector thought leadership, team member and partnership support, external relations as a primary BeLit workforce development (WD) representative, and administrative compliance. In addition, the DWS will collaborate with senior leadership to establish an environment that facilitates employability of BeLit program graduates while ensuring all WD activities meet organizational standards and objectives. The DWS will report directly to the Chief Program and Impact Officer, will oversee the Workforce Development Manager, and will work closely with organizational leadership to ensure the success of BeLit’s employment pipeline programs and services. Fulltime staff typically work onsite up to 4 days per week and work 1 day remotely depending on program needs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning; Program Development, Implementation and Compliance  

• Develop and implement an annual program planning process, including annual program objectives.

• Research and respond to relevant RFP opportunities. Oversee program evaluations and bimonthly reports.

• Set standards and goals to meet grant deliverables and meet reporting deadlines.

• Identify, propose, and plan WD programming arising from organizational needs or strategic priorities.

• Regularly compile program statistical reports reflecting all activities, attendance, and participation.

• Keep the Chief Program and Impact Officer advised of WD activities and needs.

• Plan or coordinate opportunities for BeLit community members to participate in career pathway experiences and community events (e.g. fairs, job shadow events, workplace tours).

• Identify local organizations that need skilled employees; help develop talent pipelines to benefit both BeLit community members and local employers
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Operations Manager: Neighborhood Bike Works

Position Summary:

Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) is seeking a full-time Operations Manager to maintain NBW’s facilities and oversee the financial activities of the organization. The Operations Manager works directly with the Executive Director in the areas of basic financial management and bookkeeping, tracking retail operations, assisting in fundraising and development operations, and overseeing communications and public relations activities. This position requires an organized and motivated individual who can multitask and continually reassess shifting priorities while seeing projects through to completion.

About Neighborhood Bike Works: 

Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, recreational, and career-building opportunities for urban youth in underserved neighborhoods in greater Philadelphia through bicycling. By learning bicycle mechanics and exploring the city by bike, young people at NBW build life skills and healthy habits and gain leadership experience.  It also promotes cycling as a healthy, affordable, environment-friendly form of transportation. In addition to our youth programs, NBW provides a DIY community bicycle workshop space for adults as well as community outreach programs to promote cycling.

Reports to: Executive Director

Schedule:  This is a full-time, exempt position requiring some weekend and evening hours occasionally. Some hours may be worked remotely.

Primary Responsibilities:

●      Maintain and improve administrative systems, including record-keeping for financial transactions, bicycle donations and sales, in-kind donations, and all other physical and digital records in the filing system and server

●      Oversee information systems, including website, social media accounts, general email accounts, computer networks, phone and voicemail systems, and online donation systems

●      Maintain office inventory and manage the purchasing of office supplies

●      Assist bookkeeper with accounting activities, including entering bills, check requests, payroll, sales tax, and other routine payments into QuickBooks, and creating and submitting invoices to customers

●      Oversee the annual financial audit of NBW with an external auditor

●      Prepare and present regular fundraising progress reports and other financial reports (i.e. P&L reports, Balance Sheets, YTD reports) for NBW financial committee meetings and board meetings

●      Process donations including monetary, stock and in-kind donations of service or goods.

●      Oversee production of promotional materials, including brochures, event and program materials, and business cards

●      Responsible for communicating facilities maintenance matters with landlords of Offsite Storage Facility, Bike Shop, and Administrative Offices and management of leases for those rental buildings

●      Assist Executive Director with development and fundraiser duties such as writing and editing material for grant applications and reports, and providing support for planning and execution of fundraising events, and annual fundraising campaigns; producing publications such as monthly newsletter, marketing materials, and annual report

●      Collaborate with the Bike Shop Manager on organizing and executing Bike Valet Service at Philly Bike Expo
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Development Director: 12 Plus

About the Organization:

12 Plus an education nonprofit that partners with high schools in Philadelphia and Camden to support postsecondary access and achievement through College & Career Readiness (CCR) programming.

Our mission is to increase educational equity by building school cultures that inspire academic achievement and empower students to pursue education beyond the 12th grade. To do this, we operate PLUS Centers in every school so that our students have daily access to our Site Teams as they discover and navigate their postsecondary opportunities.

To learn more about our organization’s work and impact, please visit www.12plus.org

Job Description:

12 Plus is looking for an experienced Development Director to help lead its growth as we enter into the organization’s next chapter. The Development Director will work directly with the CEO and Leadership team to help build and execute a development strategy that both amplifies existing funding sources and taps into new funding opportunities. This will include:

  • Connecting with and communicating our work to 12 Plus’s existing donor base, including acknowledgement letters, donor recognition programs, and regular communication updates
  • Seeking out new donors and strategic partners to both strengthen and diversify funding sources
  • Serve as a public representative of the organization’s values, mission, and impact.
  • Periodically visit sites to help capture and communicate the stories from our schools.
  • Assist in translating data and qualitative evidence into informative materials to be used in development efforts.
  • Maintain an existing grants database, manage grant reporting schedules, and lead in sourcing new grant opportunities.
  • Work with members of the Leadership team to compile content for grant submissions.
  • Investigate and pursue local, state, and federal funding opportunities
  • With the CEO, establish new partnerships with community organizations, corporate sponsors, and postsecondary institutions.
  • Plan and execute fundraising events, including managing logistics, securing sponsorships, and coordinating volunteers
  • Act as the primary point of contact for funding, donations, and fundraising event inquiries.

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Director of Program Administration: Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Program Administration (DOPA) reports to the Chief Program Officer and is responsible for the direct supervision of the Program team that carry out scholarship administration. The DOPA will ensure that all CSFP scholarship applicants and families experience the highest levels of customer service. The DOPA will lead the administration of the lifecycle of the scholarship program from application process to award confirmation. They will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with established organizational guidelines and policies. The DOPA will ensure that all scholarship program information is conveyed to families in a clear and concise manner. They will demonstrate a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and train their team to implement a customer-oriented strategy. The DOPA will manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously to ensure that all scholarship administration tasks are completed efficiently and on time.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All the duties and responsibilities outlined below are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. This job posting should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Individuals may have to perform other duties as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position posting is not all-inclusive and will regularly be reviewed.

Program Staff Management/Training

• Lead onboarding and ongoing training for program staff in associate level positions to ensure that team members are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to assist all families.

• Creatively mentor and incentivize a productive Program team, fostering innovation, collaboration, and high performance.

• Develop and implement strategic customer service initiatives, metrics, and plans to provide high quality customer service.

• Maintain a key focus on high-quality customer service for CSFP families.

• Handle escalated customer correspondence, complaints, and inquiries. Effectively lead and manage customer service-related issues and process improvements efficiently.

• Ensure high quality service to all internal and external stakeholders (including staff, applicants, scholarship recipients, school partners, etc.) by always portraying a positive image of CSFP.

• Take time to answer questions and explain decisions; follow through on commitments to constituents in a timely manner; maintain a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with families, coworkers, and school partners.

• Ensure that staff provide excellent customer service to CSFP stakeholders through written and oral responses, as well as timeliness of response. Develop department goals in accordance with our plan of achievement.

• Model high levels of motivation, performance, dedication, and commitment; create, implement, and /or support CSFP initiatives and policies; inspire, encourage, guide, and earn support toward accomplishing individual, team, and organizational goals; adapts leadership style to a variety of situations.
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Community Wellness Manager: Lutheran Settlement House

Scope of Position: 

The Center at Lutheran Settlement House strives to meet the needs of older adults in the surrounding neighborhoods through health promotion and social services, healthy food access, community engagement opportunities and social activities, benefits access, and educational opportunities.  The Community Wellness Manager will be responsible for managing the health coaching program, benefits access, support groups, and family/caregiver coordination for Center members.  This includes supervising social work interns who will be primarily responsible for benefits access and application completion, walk-in support, and ongoing one-on-one support for members as well as The Center’s Health Coach who will conduct one-on-one health coaching with members through the evidence-based Enhance Wellness program.  Responsibilities also include data recording and monitoring and assisting in the facilitation and development of therapeutic and recreational activities for seniors.

Key Responsibilities:

Direct Service and Support:

  • Oversee the delivery of counseling and health coaching services at The Center, ensuring each member receives personalized and impactful support
  • Provide dynamic counseling and health coaching tailored to the evolving needs of our diverse membership
  • Manage the Enhance Wellness program, empowering members to thrive in their well-being journey
  • Cultivate a sense of community by spearheading engaging support groups that foster connection and resilience
  • Collaborate with members’ families or caregivers, extending compassionate care beyond individual sessions where needed
  • Champion the voices of seniors and support member involvement in advocacy issues critical to their well-being and quality of life
  • Maintain meticulous program data, ensuring our services are informed and effective
  • Participate and support efforts of The Center’s Research Advisory Board
  • Represent LSH at community events and resource fairs, as needed
  • Other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Supervisory Duties:

  • Supervise and support social work interns and health coaching staff, fostering an environment of learning, growth, and excellence
  • Collaborate with interns to set meaningful goals and provide support as they empower members through various means, including, but not limited to: providing information and assistance, conducting wellness calls and follow up with members, supporting walk-ins, application assistance, community outreach/flyering, counseling, support groups, and/or informational presentations to members
  • Ensure social work and health coaching staff/interns complete timely and accurate data collection

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President & CEO: AccessMatters

The Organization:

AccessMatters, a non-profit, public health organization envisions a future where every person has the health care and information they need to thrive. In service to the vision, AccessMatters’ mission is to protect, expand, and enhance equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care information for all people. The AccessMatters Team   strives to advance the organization’s mission in accordance with these guiding principles: (1) sexual health is an essential component of health and wellbeing across the life span; (2) access to quality, affordable health care – including sexual reproductive health care – is a fundamental human right; (3) every person, family, and community deserves to be treated with dignity and respect; (4) programs and services should be evidence- based, prevention-focused, and person-centered; (5) organizational excellence is best achieved through a culture of inclusion, diversity, innovation, and accountability; (6) clients, volunteers, staff, partners, and supporters should be treated with kindness, dignity, and respect in a trauma- informed and culturally responsible environment; and (7) everyone deserves a caring workplace environment that fosters trust, teamwork, creativity, and work-life balance where work  is enjoyable and where staff are supported in their professional development and their pursuit of excellence.

The Role:

Location: Philadelphia, PA; AccessMatters is committed to a hybrid remote work model where most staff work remotely most of the time. This position requires occasional travel within the state of Pennsylvania and to conferences throughout the U.S.

Reports to: Board of Directors

Direct Reports: Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Vice President, Health Access & Service Delivery, Vice  President  of Human Resources and Manager of Administration & Development

Position Summary:

Under the overall direction of the Board of Directors, the President & CEO is the primary leader, strategist and external champion of AccessMatters’ mission. The President & CEO has ultimate responsibility for ensuring  that the vision  and the aims of the  organization’s core programming and services as well as its overarching values-based strategic plan are known and carried out successfully. Responsibilities include organizational and team leadership, fundraising, and overall stewardship of the organization’s resources and assets.

AccessMatters is looking for its next President and CEO to build on the organization’s 50+ years of working to ensure equitable access to sexual and reproductive health services in the Greater Philadelphia area and Pennsylvania. The next CEO should be a dynamic and visionary leader who embodies inclusive and trauma-informed leadership approaches, and demonstrates a deep commitment to anti-racist culture and leadership.

The next CEO will focus on external relationships, partnership building, building trust with communities served and making their voices central to the work, opportunity exploration, continue full staff community building; and support ongoing employee relations work.   Critically, the CEO will continue building the strength and cohesion of the Senior Leadership and Senior Management Teams, to foster multi-disciplinary strategic thinking about the organization’s future impact.

AccessMatters has an operating budget of $15M with approximately 50 employees.
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Chief Development Officer: Covenant House Pennsylvania

Who We Are

Covenant House PA is a force united by a promise to end youth homelessness as we know it in Pennsylvania. For over 24 years, we’ve led the way with community health initiatives and advocacy in local communities in Philadelphia and York. Covenant House PA provides shelter and a continuum of care for youth experiencing homelessness or commercial exploitation to make a significant impact with this critical issue.

Covenant House PA strives to perpetuate a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment and work collaboratively to inspire greatness! We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization. 

What you’ll be doing in the role of Director of Development: 

The Director of Development plays an important revenue-driving role as an individual contributor, responsible for planning and implementing an aggressive fundraising strategy to generate revenue for the organization. Specifically, this role will lead all aspects of the organization’s advancement efforts, create and implement the annual development plan, including donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship; cultivation of major planned and endowment gifts; building the foundation for future capital campaign efforts; alumni and community-wide relationship development and stewardship; and major event planning and execution. Strategy, planning, and analytical skills are critical to performance success in this role. This role will proactively build channels of revenue that advance the brand and mission of Covenant House PA( CHPA).

The Director will manage an advancement team, support Board level committees and collaborate with other senior leaders to advance the mission of CHPA by identifying, attracting, and securing revenue in support of the organization’s financial sustainability. In addition, the Director will demonstrate effective leadership and mobilization of volunteers, increase corporate relationships, meet market fundraising goals and build awareness for Covenant House PA.
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Director of Staff: Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH Inc.)

Description

All questions can be directed to HumanResources@yeahphilly.org. Please do not apply if you do not have experience in ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: Directing and Leading Teams, Program Management, Court Systems, Case Management, Finances, and Clinical. background.

**To be considered, you should be pursuing or have a LSW or LPC .

Schedule: 12 noon to 8pm, in person

Travel: Based upon the needs of the program, travel will consist of visiting sites, attending meetings, court and any other YEAH Philly event

Details: This position is slated to start July 2024 or October 2024

Summary: Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH) is a Black-led, community-based non-profit supporting teens and young adults in West and Southwest Philadelphia ages 15 to 24 who are impacted by violence. YEAH works to create safe and authentic hangout spaces by providing culturally relevant engagement and implementing teen led interventions to address the root causes of violence. Utilizing teen action through peer led mediation and conflict resolution, community engagement, and economic opportunities, YEAH interrupts the cycle of youth community violence. YEAH acknowledges teens and young adults as the experts of their own lives and prioritizes pushing back against oppressive systems and addressing structural barriers that often lead to violence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: The Director of Staff will be responsible for the oversight and coordinating of day-to-day financial, operations, programming, clinical and case management, staff supervision, and administrative office tasks that help YEAH Philly function as a new and growing organization. The Director of Staff will also provide support and directly supervise programs, case management, clinical and court advocate staff.  Examples of duties include providing weekly supervision meetings with staff, conducting staff evaluations, creating and implementing performance and improvement plans, debriefing and assisting with case reviews or problem solving issues that may arise with clients. This position will directly supervise up to 15 program staff at a time.  This position will work with various staff members and be supervised by YEAH Philly’s Executive Team.
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