Program Coordinator: Love Languages & Cultures? Lead a Global Community of Teachers, Interns & Volunteers!

Global Language Network; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and sick leave

Bonus and/or raise based on perf

Free language classes

Job summary

Global Language Network (GLN) in Washington, DC is seeking a Program Coordinator to lead and support a diverse team of teachers, interns, and volunteers. This mission-driven nonprofit harnesses language to connect cultures and communities.

You will coordinate our language program, Teaching Fellowship, and internship program, manage interns and volunteers, handle scheduling, registrations, and partner communications, and support daily operations for programs.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be passionate about languages and cultures.
• Proven ability to coordinate schedules and volunteers.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to grow with a mission-driven nonprofit.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate language program scheduling, teacher coordination, and registrations.
• Oversee Teaching Fellowship recruitment, onboarding, and logistics.
• Manage Volunteer and Internship Program, including training.
• Serve as a point of contact for learners, supporters, and partners.
• Support daily operations and communications for GLN.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service

Organization

Team leadership

Job description

Do you love languages and cultures? Are you excited about leading and supporting a diverse team of teachers, interns, and volunteers? Are you great with people, exceptionally organized, and eager to grow personally and professionally while making a BIG impact through a mission-driven nonprofit?

The Global Language Network (GLN) is a small not-for-profit that does a lot with a little. Our mission is "use language as a tool to help fix our world" and we are hiring a Program Coordinator.

We constantly strive to build a Network of Givers, for Givers, by Givers. We are rated #1 Best Language Classes in Washington, DC by Yelp.

We are looking for a passionate and driven individual who believes in the mission of the organization, would like to help GLN grow and expand, and is looking to grow both personally and professionally in the process.

The GLN Program Coordinator coordinates our main program - our language classes, which consists of coordinating our Teaching Fellowship (our teacher development program), coordinating our internship program, managing interns and volunteers, and coordinating the logistical aspect of our language classes (scheduling, coordination with teachers and partners, class registration, etc).

Are you a good fit for the this job?

Passion: Languages, cultures, and international connection.

Ambition: Leadership, managing people, personal and professional development.

Purpose: Meaningful impact through a mission-driven nonprofit.

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Not a good fit for this job? Please share with friends and consider joining us for our language classes this semester, or joining as volunteer teacher, intern, or in another capacity.

Program Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Coordinate our language program which includes overseeing class scheduling, teacher coordination, customer service, class registration, and ongoing logistics
• Coordinate our Teaching Fellowship which includes helping recruit new Teaching Fellows, managing the selection and on-boarding process of Fellows and providing ongoing logistical support as necessary
• Coordinate GLN's Volunteer and Internship Program which includes recruiting, training and managing GLN volunteers and interns
• Serve as a point of contact for the GLN broader member base and communicate with the general public (learners, supporters, etc.)
• Answer GLN office phone calls during the week and the occasional calls outside of office hours based on urgency (such as class emergencies or changes)
• Maintain GLN's partnerships which includes interacting with partner organizations on a regular basis and coordinating logistics when it comes to class hosting
• Provide support to and assist GLN's Executive Director and organizational leadership with daily operations as necessary
• Since we rely heavily on volunteers, flexibility in schedule is a must. Some volunteers can only meet after standard work hours (ie 6pm, 7pm)--in which case hours can be shifted around to accommodate.
• Support for Teacher Training sessions is a must. Typically our teacher training is on Sundays and takes place approximately 10 or more times per year.

Benefits:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and bonus and/or raise in salary based on performance
• Generous 401k package with an employer match
• Free language classes throughout employment

Other Benefits:

• Immense opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Fun, diverse and creative environment
• Amazing learning, growing, and self-development experience.
• Expansive network of contacts.
• Opportunity to learn languages with GLN for free after work

Our Ideal Candidate:

• High emotional intelligence
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Very organized and timely
• Positive attitude, flexible, patient, good sense of humor, professional, and eager to learn and grow with the organization

About the Position:

While the official job title is Program Coordinator, the role includes responsibilities commonly associated with a Program Manager, Project Coordinator, or Project Manager, including coordinating programs, managing projects, and leading teams of teachers, interns, and volunteers.