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Overview: Working closely with the SquashBusters Providence Program Director and Academic Manager, the Program Coordinator would mentor and support the academic and athletic success program for SquashBusters Providence middle school students. Key to this would be building relationships with the students and families and working with other SquashBusters program team members, as well as ensuring strong communication and organization around the program. The Providence Program Coordinator will report to and be supported by the SquashBusters Providence Program Director.

This position is based at our program site in Providence, Rhode Island.

Specific Responsibilities:

Program & Student Support

• Participate and assist in leading daily academic and squash programming for Middle School students– including homework support, academic enrichment, youth development, squash & fitness – with the goal of student success. This will be a mixture of time spent on-court and in the classroom:
  • Squash & Fitness – Along with Squash Director (and on some days on own), help organize squash and fitness practices. Knowledge of squash is a plus, but not a requirement. Candidate must be able to organize and marshal students through practice with high energy and plug them in with on-court squash volunteers
  • Academic homework help and academic enrichment – Along with Academic Manager (and on some days on own), the Program Coordinator will help work with students, and connect them to volunteer tutors in the academic sessions.
  • Ensure students are working towards academic success and be fully up to date on their grades, making sure they fall into the metrics of SQB academic grade, attendance, and REP requirements
  • Develop, implement, and update team-building & enrichment activities
  • Schedule, lead, and participate in additional programming (weekend practices, community service projects, team trips, college visits)
• Ensure students are working towards academic success and be fully up to date on their grades, making sure they fall into the metrics of SQB academic grade, attendance, and REP requirements
• Develop, implement, and update team-building & enrichment activities
• Schedule, lead, and participate in additional programming (weekend practices, community service projects, team trips, college visits)

Family & Partner Engagement

• Develop positive and deep connections with students and families – many of whom are Spanish speakers
• Communicate consistently and effectively with parents
• Effectively and consistently recruit and support academic volunteers. Assist in their formal training.
• Help recruit, train, and manage volunteer academic tutors and squash coaches – ensure a 1:4 ratio of tutors to youth
• Help students connect to other opportunities as appropriate (summer opportunities, high school choice, etc.)
• Collaborate and communicate with SquashBusters staff, families, and community partners

Overall Program Support & Engagement

• Maintain key performance Indicators for Program Team (including using SalesForce)
• Support major program initiatives (including Urban National Team tournaments, Program-wide family functions)
• Oversee selected external partnerships
• Assist with implementation of program evaluation as it relates to academic, community service and character education programming

Program Team Responsibilities

• In addition to these primary responsibilities, the Program Coordinator will participate in and lead various program activities as described below. As a member of the program team, s/he will collaborate with other program staff to ensure a fully integrated approach to SquashBusters’ academic, sport, and character development programs. Through these programs, the program staff will challenge, nurture, and hold accountable SquashBusters youth so that they recognize and fulfill their potential.
• Recruit, coordinate, and implement summer session program and broker external summer camp and employment opportunities for students
• Drive students to and from events in SquashBusters van (certain nights after practice, and for select weekend events)
• Work on some weekend days throughout the year – for practices, squash tournaments, community service projects, trips
• Ensure each middle school team has an active roster of students – assist in retention tracking
• Assist in collecting and updating paperwork for students such as parent contracts, physicals, and program fees
• Drive students to and from their schools to practice as needed, and to and from matches, team trips, community service projects, summer camps, etc.

Other Expectations

• We expect all staff at SquashBusters to be communicative with all stakeholders, disciplined and engaged in their work, and open to receiving and giving feedback in order to constantly strive to do excellent work
• SquashBusters staff has to enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, should enjoy working with many types of people, should be self-reflective and always committed to improvement and excellence

How to apply

To apply, email your resume and cover letter to Chris Lynch, SquashBusters COO.

Overview: SquashBusters is the first urban squash program in a now 20-city urban squash movement, and the Manager of Foundation Relations and Communications is uniquely positioned to play a key role in supporting the strategic growth of a well-known and established yet still growing nonprofit. This position will report to the Director of Institutional Advancement and be an integral member of the SquashBusters Development team. In a small entrepreneurial environment with a deep emphasis on teamwork, he/she will work with the CEO and Director of Institutional Advancement and be chiefly responsible for all foundation relations and grant writing, marketing and communication to various stakeholders and audiences, and general external relations to enhance the program’s visibility and grow SQB’s base of support.

This position is based at our Boston headquarters but will work to support all three program sites.

Grant Writing & Foundation Relations

• Establish and cultivate relationships with foundation and corporate funders, and preserve existing relationships with the goal of maintaining a steady and consistent source of corporate and foundation support
• Manage and execute the grant proposal process, submitting approximately 20-25 grants per year and resulting in $600,000+ annually through corporate and foundation sources
  • Identification of new funding opportunities and outreach to appropriate external contacts to determine fit and ask
  • Proposal and report writing and submission
  • Ongoing foundation relationship management
• Overall tracking and management of grant proposals and reports as well as relationships with foundation and corporate prospects and funders using Salesforce

Marketing & Communications

• Coordinate and produce donor communication materials and collateral to educate and inform the public and further fund-raising goals. Written products may include: e-newsletters, annual appeal letters, campaign brochures, fact sheets and one-pagers, presentations, postcards, and other development collateral as needed
• Develop, coordinate, and produce SQB’s Annual Report
• Develop, coordinate, and produce event-related communications – save-the dates, invitations, sponsorship materials, press releases, follow-up, etc.
• Oversee SQB’s press strategy – work with local media as applicable to produce articles, videos, etc.
  • Identify opportunities for positive press and reach out to media contacts for coverage
• Oversee and update SQB website content
• Oversee SQB’s social media strategy
• Post appropriate and compelling updates, connect with followers, maintain accounts
• Other marketing and communications activities as needed

Events Support

• Creation and oversight of event websites and fundraising pages
• Monitor event communications and assure clarity and consistency of external messaging across all constituencies
• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications

This position seeks a creative, proactive self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to be a collaborative team member as well as to work independently

• Superior writing skills, with the ability to communicate persuasively across a variety of media with impeccable attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines. Strong relationship-building skills, able to collaborate with SquashBusters staff and constituents
• Background and experience using Salesforce for tracking and reporting; WordPress for website maintenance; and MailChimp for mass email communications
• Prior experience in development, grant writing, and communications
• Love for the SquashBusters mission
• Bachelor’s degree required

How to apply

To apply, email your resume and cover letter to Christine Stellar, SquashBusters Director of Institutional Advancement. Please attach resume and cover letter in one document and reference JOB COMMUNICATION in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.