Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Soldier Ride Manager is responsible for managing the Soldier Ride team. The manager provides leadership, coaching, and mentorship to the team; as well as, oversight for the Soldier Ride regional program and events, budget, and development.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Manage the Soldier Ride Regional Team, which includes the team’s health/ wellbeing and professional development
- Identify and/or develop methods for maintaining contact with warriors, developing ongoing relationships with individual warriors in order to increase retention and participation in Soldier Ride sponsored events and activities
- Manage Soldier Ride activities and staff, including developing retention plans, action plans, identifying potential activities and issues
- Work as liaison with other WWP departments to ensure that Soldier Ride issues are successfully communicated and resolved
- Monitor warrior attendance at Soldier Ride events
- Travel to Soldier Ride events and coordinating various retention and outreach efforts
- Manage tracking and reporting of regional staff Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Provide onsite presence and resource during the event activity to ensure warrior participation and event’s success
- Manage budget for team
- Identify new programs and equipment available, making recommendations to WWP leadership
- Other related duties as assigned
Skills/Experience:
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to lead people and manage their skills/abilities, including the ability to motivate, coach, and educate staff members
- Ability to manage, motivate, coach and train teammates
- Highly motivated, passionate, and creative team player with demonstrated commitment to the organization
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, team environment
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize and effectively handle multiple priorities with tight deadlines
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Must possess a professional presence and demeanor
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Must be a team player, with ability to communicate with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature and flexible manner
- Able to troubleshoot, identify viable options, and problem-solve using excellent reasoning abilities and demonstrating sound judgment
- Ability to take initiative, multi-task, work independently, and work well under pressure
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals in leadership and key community roles
- Skill and ease in public and serving as representative for organization
- Demonstrated ease and confidence in public speaking addressing diverse groups of individuals
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in management, logistics or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of the degree
- One (1) year of direct staff management experience preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years of business related experience required
- Military background/experience preferred
- Group cycling experience preferred
- Must be able to travel 50% - 75% of the time
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 16 2017
Active Until:
Sep 16 2017
Hiring Organization:
Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit