Job description
GENERATION CITIZEN
PART-TIME SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS & ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR (WEST)
Location: Washington State (Hybrid)
ABOUT US
Generation Citizen offers tools for the rising generation to build civic skills and make America the inclusive multi-racial democracy that we need. We are transforming how civics is taught by providing equity-rooted, real-world civic education, which helps students understand how governments function and how they can make a difference in the system. Through hands-on civic education, legislative advocacy and coalition building, and youth leadership development, we teach young people how to have a voice and become active citizens in their communities.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for a skilled and passionate Part-time School Partnerships & Engagement Director (West) to join our diverse and inclusive team. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves at work. For this position you will steward school and district partnerships, including recruitment and building capacity among districts and teachers to sustain this work on an ongoing basis. The School Partnerships & Engagement Director will report directly to the West Region Executive Director and work closely with the Partnerships & Regions Team and program team members across the organization.
The West Part-time School Partnerships & Engagement Director thrives in managing equitable and collaborative teams and building partnerships across schools, districts, and the broader community. They are a self-starter and a constant, collaborative learner with the ability to work independently as needed.
This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel, including participating in a limited amount of overnight travel, no more than 20% of the time to attend monthly in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, external partner meetings, school visits, conferences, and other potential in-person activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sales & Partnership Development (60%)
Meet school and district partnership development recruitment and retention goals in alignment with GC’s strategic plan, including securing Fee For Service district contracts
Steward district and school relationships through a partnership arc that leads to long-term sustainability of programming beyond GC’s direct support model
District Mapping and analysis. Map out potential school districts in Washington State and California including background information, research, contact details, and district analysis for GC school partnership opportunities.
Manage and maintain West Region Salesforce data, including all data entry, for school partnerships, conference events, and network connections.
Development (20%)
- Work closely with the Executive Director and Director of National Expansion to ensure adequate philanthropic support on top of Fee for Service to make program financially sustainable, including partnering to support strong funder relationships development, grant writing and reporting
Program Management & Quality Improvement (10%)
- Set annual programmatic recruitment goals and ensure progress toward annual goals, in close collaboration with the Executive Director and Program Manager.
- Support program team in Civics Day showcase execution including supporting partner teachers and schools in Civics Day engagement.
Civic Voice & Policy (10%)
- Partner with the West Region Executive Director and Civic Voice & Policy team to understand the Policy landscape within Education sector
- Support in the execution of the West region’s policy goals
QUALIFICATIONS:
5+ years of nonprofit or education experience, with 3+ years of partnership recruitment and development experience
Experience working with middle or high school students, educators, and administrators and familiarity with the language of education standards, curricular development, and school priorities.
Experience managing a diverse team of people with varying degrees of seniority.
A self-starter with the ability to navigate ambiguity and project manage multiple streams of work simultaneously
Comply with local, federal, and site-based COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Reliable transportation and flexibility to regularly travel within the West region and beyond.
Experience with CRM (ex. Salesforce) data management to drive partnership recruitment and performance
Demonstrated ability to engage diverse audiences through in person and virtual public speaking opportunities and presentations.
Preferred: 3+ years in a classroom or adult learning setting
NOTE
This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel no more than 20% to attend monthly in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, external partner meetings, conferences, and other potential in-person activities. Required in-person opportunities include, but are not limited to, annual staff retreats, school visits, and region-based Civics Day events. This role may include a limited amount of overnight travel.
HOW TO APPLY
Complete the application and attach a resume and cover letter. A recruiter will contact qualified candidates to schedule a phone screen. While the hiring timeline is subject to change, the GC team hopes to fill the Part-time School Partnerships & Engagement Director, West Region role by or before September 2, 2025.Thank you for your interest in joining our team at Generation Citizen. We look forward to reviewing your application! We encourage applicants to submit their applications early.
SALARY
Generation Citizen is committed to maintaining a compensation and total rewards package that supports our ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented team. As we make decisions about compensation, we are guided by the following values: clarity, consistency, and internal pay equity. Roles on the National team extend throughout the country causing a wider salary range due to geographic variation versus regional roles that have a set salary.
The hourly rate for this role is $45.00.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are values that Generation Citizen is committed to upholding across our business operations. To accomplish our purpose of Generation Citizen, we think it takes a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for this position, and we welcome their applications.
GC’S CORE VALUES
Our best benefit of all? The opportunity to work alongside smart, passionate colleagues who are working to rebuild our democracy in alignment with our core values of grassroots change, systemic impact, collaboration and diversity, action, and open-mindedness.
VACATION TIME, PTO & PAID HOLIDAYS
Generation Citizen offers employees working less than 30 hours per week accrue sick time annually. Employees accrue sick leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked to a maximum of 40 hours of paid sick leave.
Staff regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours a week will receive holiday pay if the paid holiday lands on a regularly scheduled work day.
ANCILLARY BENEFITS & PERKS
- Laptop computer, if one is needed
- Flexible Spending Account
- Dependant Child Care
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with a 3% employer match (capped at $1,000 annually)
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Emplova Health Advocate
- Tickets at Work
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Paid Insurance via Aflac
