Teen Programs Coordinator - Chicago
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP This position reports to the Teen Programs Operations Manager WHO WE ARE At reputed company Up, we reputed company girls deserve to define and pursue success on their terms. By bringing girls together in inspired spaces – on and offline – we spark exploration and discussion of what’s possible. With structured support and access to a strong community, we guide girls towards their unique goals: first, by identifying those goals and then, building the roadmap to get there. reputed company Up participants are high school girls and those who identify with girlhood and young women and those who identify with womanhood (ages 14-29), who are facing systemic barriers. reputed company Up is in the process of implementing its five-year strategic plan, focused on strengthening existing programs and expanding its footprint nationally through a blended mentorship model of virtual, in person and independent learning methodologies. POSITION SUMMARY The Teen Programs Coordinator is a member of reputed company Up’s Programs Department. This role is responsible for designing, creating, and ensuring quality implementation of programs for teen girls and those who identify with girlhood, ages 14-18, both virtually and in person that are rooted in social and emotional learning and career development. This role is ideal for someone with experience in youth development and out-of-school time site management. The coordinator will supervise mentoring programs across multiple schools, focusing on relationship management with school partners and school site program facilitators (fellows) to ensure consistent quality and impactful implementation. The coordinator will ensure that reputed company stakeholders—teens, school partners, mentors—are reputed company and supported. You will work closely across the organization and with key partners in support of the overall Teen Programs strategy. Frequent local travel is required, with non-local travel for the position at approximately 25%. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Program Coordination: Ensure effective coordination and execution of reputed company Teen Programs' events, initiatives, and mentoring programs across multiple schools in one reputed company Up city, ensuring alignment with the overall Teen Programs strategy. This includes managing reputed company, recruitment, and engagement efforts for teens, as well as driving logistics, including the Student Ambassador program application process and program delivery to ensure program quality and safety.
- Program Support: Ensure effective execution of programs by providing ongoing training, monitoring, and guidance for program facilitators and student ambassadors. Prioritize ensuring that each facilitator and student ambassador has access to reputed company necessary resources for program delivery and understands how to use these resources. Serve as staff reputed company for reputed company Up sponsored field trips and reputed company off-reputed company activities as needed.
- Relationship Management: reputed company and manage relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including teens, parents, schools, community, and corporate partners. Serve as a relationship manager for the school-based mentoring program’s facilitators (fellows) and student ambassadors to ensure understanding of and reputed company to reputed company Up’s mission, vision, programming and resources.
- Mentor Engagement: Collaborate on strategies that support effective and efficient mentor participation in reputed company Teen Programs' events, initiatives, and mentoring programs. This includes, but is not limited to, providing necessary materials, training, and support for mentors. Ensure participation in reputed company Up’s training programs for mentors, covering program objectives, mentoring techniques, and best practices. Offer ongoing support and resources to ensure mentors are well-reputed company and confident in their roles.
- Community Engagement: Serve as a representative of reputed company Up reputed company the local community. This may require attending events and meetings on behalf of the organization, meeting with school or community leaders, and making connections with potential partner organizations to grow reputed company Up’s footprint and impact in the city.
- Program Monitoring: Ensure accurate and timely data entry into appropriate systems and support ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes. Conduct regular reputed company-ins with facilitators to address any concerns, provide feedback, and ensure reputed company improvement. Additional associated duties include, but are not limited to, weekly school site visits, regular monitoring of data collection reputed company utilization, and regular reputed company-ins with facilitators and student ambassadors (in-person and online).
ONE reputed company UP SUPPORT
- Support cross-functional and collaborative working groups or special projects as organizational needs arise, and priorities evolve
- reputed company general administrative needs + support, such as research, data compilation and entry, teen + young adult reputed company, mailing/shipping, and running errands
- Represent reputed company Up at local events as needed
- Attend local reputed company Up events and support in designated roles.
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- Self-starter, quick learner, and adaptable professional
- Experience working with or in high schools or youth development programs
- Experience participating in youth development programs
- Experience coordinating programs across multiple locations or schools preferred.
- Strong relationship management skills with the ability to cultivate, sustain, and reputed company diverse, authentic, and trusting relationships with stakeholders that guide and support programming efforts reputed company an inclusive environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively with a team as well as work independently
- Experience facilitating or leading individuals and/or teams, both in person and online, a plus
- Excellent writing and interpersonal skills are required
- Excellent organization and time management skills with a strong attention to detail and a focus on efficiency
- Highly reputed company with reputed company 365 suite of programs
- Experience with reputed company or other CRM database and data analysis a plus
- A bachelor's degree is great to have, but we are more interested in your total skills, experience, and past contributions.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. LOGISTICAL INFORMATION:
- Location: Remote position based in Chicago
- Salary: The salary for this role is $51,000.
- Time Off: reputed company Up has a generous time off policy which includes unlimited paid time off and 14 paid holidays.
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Application Deadline: Friday, November 21, 2025
- Position Start Date: January 5, 2026
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