National Programs Coordinator — Remote (Travel Required)

Blue Star Families, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Star Families, Inc. seeks a Program Coordinator, National Programs to support the Social Impact Department in a remote, nationwide capacity.

You will coordinate events under the Military Families Outdoors program, manage registrations, and handle internal/external coordination. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree or comparable experience, have 1–2 years of relevant work, and can navigate Salesforce, Google Docs, Hive, Hivebrite, and Zoom in a fast-paced nonprofit setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable experience.
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience.
• Project management system experience or ability to learn new software.
• Cultural competency with the active-duty military family lifestyle.
• Extensive knowledge of program development, management, evaluation, and reporting.
• Ability to work and succeed independently while also managing and supporting team efforts in a geographically dispersed, fast-paced organization.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects.
• Strong technology skills including experience with Salesforce (CRM); Google Docs; Hive and comfortable meeting through conference and web calls.
• Experience working with non-profit partner organizations and with military families.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary to carry out key job functions. Travel may be required to attend meetings, training, events, etc.
• Organized and able to plan well, adapt to changing situations and solve problems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work with the BSCO Outdoor Leaders to assist with event promotion, planning and registration in the Blue Star Neighborhood
• Work with BSF's partner organization in the recruitment and selection of families to attend near nature and extended nature over night trips
• Support team by performing tasks related to the administrative functions of the BSCO program
• Support the team with event registration related tasks including event registration tracking, attendance metrics, and events calendar
• Assist in the communication strategy of the MFO program including: updating the social media calendar, organizing and sharing event photos, and updating the Blue Star Neighborhood MFO Community Group.
• Utilize and manage project management technologies and tools to administer projects actively and effectively (including, but not limited to, HIVE, Hive Brite, Salesforce, Google Workspace Suite, Zoom, etc).
• Establish and maintain an understanding of Blue Star Families' strategic goals and their relationship to targets and priorities
• Develop intentional relationships within Blue Star Families and with external organizations to offer insight and opportunities for change and collaboration
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Salesforce CRM

Google Workspace

Cross-functional collaboration

Remote work

Time management

Communication skills

Cultural competency

Education

Bachelor's degree or comparable experience

Tools

Salesforce

Google Docs

Hive

Hivebrite

Zoom

Google Workspace Suite

Job description

Blue Star Families, Inc. seeks a Program Coordinator, National Programs to support the Social Impact Department in a remote, nationwide capacity.

You will coordinate events under the Military Families Outdoors program, manage registrations, and handle internal/external coordination. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree or comparable experience, have 1–2 years of relevant work, and can navigate Salesforce, Google Docs, Hive, Hivebrite, and Zoom in a fast-paced nonprofit setting.