The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Physical Health & Wellness (PH&W) Manager leads a regional Physical Health and Wellness team, and provides budgetary development and oversight, and ensures alignment of program offerings with strategic goals. The PH&W manager effectively manages internal and external stakeholder relationships while maintaining a commitment to WWP’s mission.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Manage PH&W activities and regional staff, ensuring alignment of program offerings with strategic goals.
- Develop and implement regional action plans in support of organizational needs, while identifying new programming opportunities.
- Provide oversight for regional PH&W programming within the Salesforce and CVENT platforms, including tracking and reporting of regional staff key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Manage PH&W regional budget, ensuring responsible stewardship of financial resources.
- Identify and implement strategies to maintain and develop relationships with warriors that promote increased participation in PH&W events and activities.
- Facilitate professional development of regional staff through individual coaching, selection of continuing education opportunities, and assignment of special projects or workgroups.
- Lead weekly regional team meetings via video conferencing. Conduct regular check-in meetings with individual PH&W Specialists.
- Establish and maintain community relationships to build an ecosystem of PH&W support for warriors in the assigned region.
- Assist with planning of yearly all-team meetings, regional team meetings, and various staff trainings.
- Manage workgroups to identify improvements, evaluate specific program areas throughout the year, and implement new program offerings.
- Lead special projects designed to improve programming, efficiencies, and increase overall impact.
- Work with multiple WWP departments and other key stakeholders to deliver programming and services to warriors and their families.
- Travel as needed to specific PH&W events to provide an onsite presence and ensure warrior participation and event success. Interact with warriors and serve as liaison with other WWP departments.
- Maintain PH&W program staffing by reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and providing insights and recommendations to senior leadership for hiring decisions.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, sports management, recreation management, or similar health science field.
Skills/Experience:
- Highly motivated, passionate, and creative team player with demonstrated commitment to the organization.
- Strong critical thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to problem-solve and identify viable solutions.
- Proven leadership abilities with demonstrated experience supervising remote subordinates, with demonstrated success leading, coaching, educating, and mentoring staff.
- Professional presence and demeanor with excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature, and flexible manner. Exceptional interpersonal skills. Ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals and build effective working relationships. Demonstrated emotional intelligence. Ability to respond to sensitive matters with diplomacy and empathy.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain professional relationships and work collaboratively with teammates and program stakeholders, in-person and through remote formats using video conferencing.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in leadership and key community roles.
- Strong presentation skills. Confident communicator, with demonstrated ability to present information effectively to large audiences, small groups, and individuals. Skill and ease while speaking in public and serving as a representative for the organization.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize and effectively handle multiple priorities with tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated aptitude in holistic and inclusive programming for nutrition, wellness, and fitness.
- Demonstrated understanding of budget management and fiduciary oversight principles.
- Ability to travel in support of WWP programs and services outreach.
- Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
- Mission-driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.
- Three years of experience working in the fitness industry, allied health profession, health management, wellness coaching, strength and conditioning, or personal/athletic training.
- Two years of staff management experience.
- Must be able to travel between 25% - 50% of the time including overnight and weekend travel.
Preferences
- One year of experience working with and providing support to wounded service members dealing with health issues and invisible injuries.
- One year of experience managing remote staff.
- One year of experience with customer relationship management and event management systems, e.g., Salesforce, CVENT.
- One year of experience managing projects or events.
Certifications & Licensure
- Valid state-issued driver’s license required.
- CPR-First Aid certification required.
- Personal Training certification (ACE, ACSM, NASM, NSCA), Strength and Conditioning certification (CSCS), or other related fitness certification preferred.
- Wellness coaching certification preferred..
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 20 2019
Active Until:
Aug 21 2019
Hiring Organization:
Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit