Career Opportunities
Do you love working on behalf of children, fostering their growth and development? Do you want a job that is challenging, gratifying, and allows you the opportunity to impact tens of thousands of youth each year? Focusing on our three Pillars of Student Success: Entrepreneurship, Work Readiness and Financial Literacy, JA staff enjoy a culture of mutual respect and co-worker camaraderie.
High School Program Manager - Northwest Indiana (Lake/Porter)
If you enjoy community involvement and youth education advocacy, come join Junior Achievement of Chicago as our Program Manager-HS Education! We are looking for someone who is interested in working with the education community and has experience organizing people and tasks to create a positive experience for the students we serve. This position trains our program volunteers to execute JA classes. This position also moderates our program events to ensure a quality learning experience for students. The geographical area that this position will focus on is outreach for High School programs in Northwest Indiana (Lake/Porter counties).
High School Program Manager - Chicago North
If you enjoy community involvement and youth education advocacy, come join Junior Achievement of Chicago as our Program Manager-HS Education! We are looking for someone who is interested in working with the education community and has experience organizing people and tasks to create a positive experience for the students we serve. This position trains our program volunteers to execute JA classes. This position also moderates our program events to ensure a quality learning experience for students. The geographical area that this position will focus on is outreach for High School programs in Chicago North.
K-8 Program Manager - Chicago City South
If you enjoy community involvement and youth education advocacy, come join Junior Achievement of Chicago as our Program Manager-HS Education! We are looking for someone who is interested in working with the education community and has experience organizing people and tasks to create a positive experience for the students we serve. This position trains our program volunteers to execute JA classes. This position also moderates our program events to ensure a quality learning experience for students. The geographical area that this position will focus on is programming outreach for K-8 in Chicago City South.
Program Director, Western Suburban (Kane/Kendall/DeKalb)
The Program Director will manage kindergarten through high school outreach and programming in the Western Suburbs (Kane/Kendall/DeKalb Counties), develop/manage the Volunteer Experience, and manage JA’s experienced based programs for elementary, middle, and high school levels. You will assure that all daily operations of JA programs are implemented, including management of program requests/execution, volunteer recruitment/training, board relations & committees, support and program staff, all program administrative procedures, key account management, yearly calendar planning and other duties as needed to deliver on our mission. The ideal candidate will be passionate about JA’s mission, focused on building strong relationships with educators and volunteers, and excited to expand JA’s programming in towns/cities both within and outside of our local JA Area.
K-8 Program Manager - Northwest Indiana (Lake/Porter)
If you enjoy community involvement and youth education advocacy, come join Junior Achievement of Chicago as our Program Manager-HS Education! We are looking for someone who is interested in working with the education community and has experience organizing people and tasks to create a positive experience for the students we serve. This position trains our program volunteers to execute JA classes. This position also moderates our program events to ensure a quality learning experience for students. The geographical area that this position will focus on is outreach for K-8 programming in Northwest Indiana (Lake/Porter counties).
Special Events Manager
This position involves planning and executing a variety of fundraising events, such as division board, signature, and peer-to-peer events, to achieve the organization’s annual special events goal of raising $1.73M. This role is key in increasing visibility, building relationships, and driving financial support. The Special Events Manager ensures each event delivers a high- quality experience that advances the organization’s mission.
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