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Community Growth & Support Manager – Growth FocusThe Community Growth & Support Manager – Growth Focus serves as the frontline driver of membership growth and community presence within an assigned geographic territory. This role is responsible for recruiting new girls/members, launching new troops or groups, building local partnerships, and maintaining strong relationships with existing volunteers and troops to ensure continued engagement and success.Community Growth & Support Managers are the face of the organization at the local level. Their work directly expands access, builds trust, and ensures more girls and families can participate and thrive through strong local programs and leadership.The Community Growth & Support Manager will:Execute local recruitment strategies to attract new girls and families within the assigned territory.Represent the organization at schools, community events, open houses, and recruitment activities.Partner with marketing and growth teams to support regional and grassroots outreach efforts.Lead the formation and launch of new troops or groups, including identifying opportunities and matching leaders with participants.Support new troop startups through onboarding, early-stage guidance, and coordination with internal teams.Ensure new troops are set up for success with clear processes, resources, and connections.Build and maintain relationships with schools, community centers, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and local businesses.Identify partnership opportunities that increase visibility and access to potential members.Serve as a trusted local representative and ambassador for the organization.Maintain a visible and engaged presence within the assigned territory.Attend community meetings, events, and gatherings to strengthen awareness and relationships.Stay informed about local demographics, schools, and community trends that impact growth.Provide ongoing support to existing volunteers and troops, ensuring they feel connected and supported.Answer questions, troubleshoot challenges, and connect volunteers to appropriate resources.Partner with retention and experience teams to identify risks, celebrate successes, and encourage continued involvement.All employees of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana are responsible not only for the position but also for the duties and responsibilities that all employees share.The Community Growth & Support Manager will succeed by:Growth in new girl/member enrollment within the assigned geographySuccessful launch and sustainability of new troops/groupsStrength of local partnerships and community presenceVolunteer and troop satisfaction and continued engagementCore competencies include:Relationship-driven and community-centeredResults-oriented with a growth mindsetOrganized and self-motivatedComfortable representing an organization publiclyCollaborative and service-orientedOral and Written Communication – Expresses ideas and facts in a clear and understandable manner appropriate for the individual or group; listens to and comprehends what others are saying; prepares organized and structured presentations; has demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues and communicate effectively with a diverse group of girls, volunteers, and staff.Conflict Management – Anticipates, prevents, and resolves conflicts while maintaining productive working relationships (for example, with customers, vendors, or coworkers); distinguishes between disruptive conflict and constructive differences; identifies common interests to resolve differences; identifies the causes of problems; analyzes factors contributing to conflict; anticipates potential conflicts; facilitates conflict resolution.Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes existing and potential problems systematically and thoroughly; reports/documents the problem; obtains and evaluates relevant information and contributing factors; identifies important interrelationships; implements solutions after evaluating alternatives and anticipating their impact; supports decisions or recommendations with data and/or reasoning; defines and implements solutions to problems.Project Management – Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects while managing conflicting priorities and deadlines and formulate short- and long-term project goals, objectives, schedules, and priorities in line with council goals; anticipates issues, obstacles, or opportunities that may impact plans or actions; has ability to coordinate multiple projects while managing conflicting priorities and deadlines; establishes courses of action for accomplishing goals while attending to and incorporating information obtained during day-to-day administrative tasks.Judgment and Decision Making - Recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to make a decision; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level; makes decisions without undue delay.Requirements:What We Are Looking For:RequiredExperience in community engagement, outreach, recruitment, or related fieldStrong interpersonal and relationship-building skillsComfort working independently in a field-based roleAbility to manage multiple priorities across a geographic territoryValid driver's license and ability to travel locally as neededMust hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends required.Current valid drivers' license, proof of vehicle insurance, and vehicle availability.Ability to travel to sites within the Council's jurisdiction.PreferredExperience in nonprofit, membership-based, or youth-serving organizationsBackground working with volunteersKnowledge of local community networks, schools, or family-serving systemsPhysical Demands & Work Environment:Ability to perform tasks that require walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching and moderate lifting (typically up to 30 pounds).Ability to sit at a workstation for up to 2 hours at a time.Ability to sit and view a computer screen up to 2 hours at a time.Ability to tolerate occasional exposure to seasonal weather conditions.
Worksite address
columbus, OH, 43291, US
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