Job Type: Permanent
Salary Details: Salary range is $3000-3580 per month
Deadline: Sep 22, 2021
Required Experience: 2 – 6 years

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The Program Manager (PM) is an integral part of the Southern California Management Team and overall wilderness program management. This person is a role model and mentor within the Outward Bound Joshua Tree community, providing daily leadership, administrative support, and management of the Joshua Tree basecamp and programming. Responsibilities include: course supervision; ensuring quality training, programming, and community building; and some business management. This position reports to and works closely with the Southern California Program Director (PD). This opportunity is perfect for the individual looking to work as part of a small but powerful team driving the operations of our growing Joshua Tree program!

Who We Are

Outward Bound California is part of a national network of experiential and outdoor education programs for youth and adults. We use the inherent challenge of the wilderness and urban outdoor spaces to teach people of all ages to be compassionate leaders, serve their communities, and build character to ultimately reveal the full potential within all of us.

With a 50 year history in the US, we provide extended, expeditionary style rock climbing, backpacking, mountaineering, urban, and service courses, serving ages 12 and up, including adult and veteran programs. As a non-profit, more than 2/3 of our students receive partial or full scholarships to go on a course with us in the High Sierra, Joshua Tree and in the Bay Area.

Equity and Inclusion Statement:

We believe that all people should have safe access to the outdoors and culturally relevant and responsive educational programming. OBCA is also striving to create an equitable and inclusive internal culture where all staff members feel represented and honored for their identities and lived experiences. We examine how power, bias, race and other aspects of identity impact our organization. We work to build a culture where we are always learning and improving toward a vision for equity and belonging for all staff. We are looking for team members who can actively join us in this process. We are also committed to reflecting the diverse communities with whom we work and strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ identifying folks, and women to apply.

Who You Are

OBCA does not expect every applicant to have every skill and qualification listed here, and we are committed to the professional development of our employees.  A strong candidate who is interested in growing and learning in this role will possess at least 75% of the following qualifications.  If this is you, then we strongly encourage you to submit an application for consideration.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent leadership, organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated and flexible with an innate sense of initiative, follow-through, and commitment
  • Have a deep understanding and personal commitment to equity and inclusion in the outdoors
  • Knowledge of OB programs and skill requirements.
  • Ability to work both independently and cooperatively as a team member and to give and receive both positive and constructive feedback.
  • Able to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Very effective communicator, both written and oral.
  • Proficient with PC in Word® and Excel®.
  • Experienced in working with and mentoring staff around topics of diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Competent in backpacking and expeditionary travel in desert and alpine environments.

Education & Work Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or 3-4 years experience in the outdoor education/experiential learning field or any similar combination of education and experience is required.
  • Holds a current Wilderness First Responder, CPR and CA Epi certifications or willing to obtain upon hire.
  • Outward Bound or other wilderness expeditionary experience (OB, NOLS multi-day course or equivalent) is required.

Physical and Mental  Requirements

  • Ability to participate in vigorous to moderate physical activity including but not limited to running, backpacking and rock climbing.
  • Ability to lift and move a minimum of 40 lbs, able to carry pack weight of up to 60 lbs.
  • Able to sit or stand at a desk for 60% of time or greater

Bonus if you…

  • Have experience working at the Joshua Tree basecamp and course areas

  • Are an experienced traditional rock climber
  • Have your Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) or other certification through the AMGA
  • Have program and partnership development experience
  • Have previous management experience
  • Have a California Class Class C license with passenger endorsement

Responsibilities

Program Leadership

  • Collaborate as a member of the Southern California management team to determine and fulfill program needs, goals and strategy.
  • Manage all partner relationships, ensuring effective and clear communication around pre and post course expectations and course information.
  • Supervise, mentor and develop Course Directors and Site Managers. Additional duties may include serving as a CD or SM for multiple courses or trainings per season.
  • Coordinate and ensure follow-through of the feedback system and implementation of change between the field and program team.
  • Be a mentor and role model of best practices in the community and workplace at all times 
  • Uphold and follow all internal and partnering agency policies, and hold staff accountable for the same.
  • In coordination with the PD, conduct both pre-season and end of season interviews with staff.

Safety

  • Participate in our incident command and on-call system. There are times where the PM will be the local incident commander and on-call.
  • Ensure accurate and complete incident reporting for all courses.
  • In coordination with the PD, create the content and delivery methods for course safety briefings and support the dissemination of quarterly safety reports for all courses.

Other Responsibilities

  • Business management duties like tracking expenses and organization of all course paperwork
  • Manage all field communication technology.
  • Site support as needed which includes basecamp orientations for new and return staff and managing student evacuations

Benefits, Compensation and Location

  • This is a 5.5 month full time exempt position, starting November 15th, 2021
  • Salary range is $3000-3580 per month
  • This position is located at the OBCA basecamp in the Joshua Tree, California area (Location TBD).
  • OBCA offers a competitive benefits package, including comprehensive health insurance with generous employer contribution, long-term disability and life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Paid Time Off (PTO), and paid holidays
  • Highly energetic and supportive work environment at a mission-driven organization
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • ProDeal, an opportunity to purchase outdoor gear at a discounted price

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply through our website here.