ABOUT BLACK GIRLS CODE
Our mission at Black Girls Code (BGC) is to ensure that Black girls* believe they belong in tech and launch them with the skills, opportunities, and resources to lead. We partner with schools, companies, local organizations, and dedicated volunteers to offer a range of in-person and virtual learning opportunities that build the skills and relationships our girls need to thrive. Our eyes are ever-set upon launching one million Black girls into tech by 2040.
*Identity is a spectrum of color and gender. If you want to learn tech and rectify that less than 2% of tech jobs are held by Black women, then BGC is for you.
These values guide, focus, and inspire our work:
BELONGING for Black girls, where they can be themselves and expect nurturing and acceptance
INNOVATION beginning with the verve and imagination of Black girls and ending with pioneering tech that helps everyone live better
JUSTICE through active solidarity with Black girls to fully access and seize resources and opportunities to thrive
IMPACT that propels and affirms individual lives and communities, thereby shaping industries to do the same
JOY that beckons, connects, and surges us toward excellence and possibility
POSITION
The Program Director will play a key role on the Black Girls Code team as we scale and grow our K-12 programs. We’re looking for a proven leader, change agent and innovator to help us build sustainable and scalable programming and expand our presence and impact overall. We are looking for someone with a deep passion for tech diversity and inclusion and a strong sense of creating positive change in the world through social impact work. The successful candidate for this role must have proven leadership ability in an established organization with key management experience leading teams and work groups.
This position will report directly to our VP of Programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and drive the expansion, implementation, evaluation, research, and continuous improvement of our programs, while ensuring program alignment to organizational goals and objectives
- Participate in regional affinity groups, conferences, tablings, and technology events, as appropriate, to enhance BGC's global impact and presence
- Work collaboratively with other BGC departments to execute our organizational vision and strategy for inspiring and empowering young women of color to embrace technology as creators and innovators
- Cultivate community relationships and partnerships to support program goals
- Oversee student recruitment and engagement efforts to maximize participation
- Supervise assigned program staff and manage team professional development initiatives
- Codify program operational processes and operations to include program logistics, program budgeting and planning, corporate and community partner cultivation, etc.
- Utilize data to track and report program performance and progress and identify areas of improvement to promote organizational growth
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Minimum 3+ years experience in a leadership role
- Experience working in a fast-paced nonprofit or start-up environment with a focus on curating, developing, and scaling programs/events/workshops
- Experience managing teams and internal development initiatives
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities in a constantly changing environment
- Proven ability to build and leverage relationships with diverse audiences and partners
- Experience cultivating internal and external constituencies and building long-term relationships to achieve broad, mutually satisfying goals
- High cultural competence with experience serving diverse populations and disengaged youth from under-resourced communities
- Integrity, maturity, credibility, and a demonstrated commitment to BGC’s mission
- Up to 40% in-person travel to areas within assigned regions for camps, conferences, workshops, events, and to cultivate new partnerships.
Black Girls Code is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity and conscious inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
What We Do
Black Girls CODE is a global movement. Founded in 2011, the San Francisco based nonprofit introduces young girls of color, ages 6-17, to computer programming, electrical engineering, mobile app development, robotics and other STEM fields. In 2012 the nonprofit launched in 10 cities nationwide and expanded to South Africa. Voted as "2012 Most Innovative Nonprofit" by Bank of the West, the nonprofit continues to expand and empower hundreds of girls worldwide.
Our Vision
Black Girls CODE vision is to increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities and builders of their own future through exposure to computer science and technology.
"We want to be the Girl Scouts of Technology - creating a pipeline for women of color tech leaders, innovators and creators. We are disrupting the tech sector and changing the ratio #1GirlAtATime."
