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Best Buddies International

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1989

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $2.5k Grant - Best Buddies International on 2025-01

Non-profit • Social Impact

Best Buddies International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver and headquartered in Miami, FL, Best Buddies runs programs including one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support. It operates in all 50 U. S. states and nearly 50 countries, has over 4,000 chapters, reaches more than 1. 5 million people, and is a 501(c)(3) organization.

📋 Description

• Develop resources, recruitment campaigns, and success benchmarks for Best Buddies Citizens, Colleges, High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools programs • Lead program development and implementation, program evaluation, and volunteer tracking for the Friendship program pillar • Ensure program staff meet goals for program expansion and one-to-one matching • Provide strategic guidance and expertise supporting Best Buddies’ overall mission delivery • Implement strategic initiatives to expand Friendship program chapters across the country • Evaluate and refine program modules and practices and create new management processes for school-based Friendship programs • Collaborate with Senior Directors of other programmatic pillars on strategic volunteer management goals and programmatic best practices • Identify emerging trends in volunteer management and extracurricular clubs • Represent Best Buddies publicly through speaking opportunities, fundraising events, conferences, and other venues • Create recruitment campaigns to increase engagement around the friendship pillar • Supervise staff, including development, oversight, performance feedback, accountability, training, support, and recognition • Manage human resources activities and reinforce human resources policies • Identify capacity-building needs and develop communications and work plans with goals, timelines, and resource allocations • Oversee the friendship program team budget and spending, including recruitment campaigns, advisor stipends, and chapter expansion • Produce briefings, analyses, and materials for the State Operations team, other departments, and the Best Buddies Board of Directors • Travel as necessary to train and prepare staff to manage successful Friendship programs around the world

🎯 Requirements

• At least six years of management experience • Superior team building and leadership skills • Superior project management skills, including planning, analysis, decision making, and problem solving • Willingness to multitask • Initiative, drive for results, and self-assessment skills • Ability to lead individuals and teams in setting and achieving challenging goals • Dependability and ability to lead by example • Ability to adapt management style to fit the situation • Ability to hold staff accountable for expectations, goals, benchmarks, and best practices • Superior presentation skills and ability to influence and inspire others • Ability to articulate Best Buddies’ mission, goals, and activities with passion and enthusiasm • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and database programs • Demonstrated expertise managing the Best Buddies Friendship Program model and mission delivery • Experience developing and managing volunteer-led programs • Bachelor’s degree in a related field and an advanced degree or equivalent work experience • Able to travel up to 30% of the time

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive and generous benefits program • Financial security benefits • Health and wellness benefits • Time off • Affirmative action employer • Equal opportunity employer • M/F/V/PWD/PV employer