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About the Organization

Good Sports drives equitable access in youth sports and physical activity, by supporting children in high-need communities to achieve their greatest potential, on the field and in life. Founded in 2003 with a donation of 500 basketballs, Good Sports has grown into a national organization that has donated over $95 million worth of new sports equipment to give over 9.3 million kids a chance to play.

Role Overview

Good Sports is looking for a new teammate who is willing to take on challenges and join our growing team as a Program Associate. The Associate will manage the administrative details related to Good Sports ongoing programmatic activities. They are responsible for furthering the day-to-day tasks that advance programming goals and metrics.

When you join Good Sports, you will find a rewarding, supportive, and results-oriented environment. We are driven by our mission and motivated by the impact we are achieving. Good Sports looks for committed individuals who are problem solvers and team players.

Good Sports is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals of every race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other factor unrelated to job requirements or job status.

Requirements

• Develop relationships with members of the community population. Work closely with a cohort of grant-recipient community organizations to identify & validate their needs to facilitate donations of gear to meet their top equipment needs over a span of five years.
• Support the Operations Team (both Program and Warehouse Teams) to ensure that strategic inventory distribution goals are met, that partners goals are met, and donations and activation events are executed successfully
• Assist with the design and management of community outreach & stewardship initiatives. This includes contacting youth sports leaders, and school & community program representatives, and conducting research to encourage applications.
• Review grant applications using a specialized rubric, and make well-thought-out, unbiased, and inclusive recommendations about which organizations will and which organizations will not qualify to be a part of the approved cohort that receives donations
• Regularly collaborate with colleagues, managers, and director to achieve team and organizational goals
• Play an active role in the execution of donation & activation events
• Collect key data to identify high-impact donations & volunteer stories to assist with the curation of community stories that can be leveraged for impact reports and social media that help to humanize the Good Sports mission
• All other duties as may be assigned by the Program Manager(s), and the Director
• Travel is required (approx. 15%). Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings as necessary.
• In addition to day-to-day administration duties, all Associates will be involved from time to time with warehouse-related tasks. These may include picking, packing, and shipping outgoing donations, receiving incoming donations, sorting, and year-end inventory audit counting.

Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes

• Passionate about the Good Sports mission
• Fully vaccinated against Covid-19
• An Undergraduate Degree and 1-2 years of working experience in an administrative role in a corporate office environment. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Highly organized and process-driven work style with the ability to quickly resolve and troubleshoot under pressure. Self-initiated with the foresight to anticipate needs weeks and months in advance.

• Skilled researcher with the ability to find, collect, interpret, evaluate, and distill information
• Exceptional written and verbal skills. High level of comfort speaking in front of large groups, making outreach over the phone, via email, and on virtual platforms. Customer service experience is a plus.
• Team oriented can do attitude and approach to work with a willingness to help others and positively contribute to the Good Sports culture
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft applications (Outlook Email, Teams, SharePoint, and Excel) with the ability to quickly learn new technology

Reporting Relationship and Location

This is a Boston Area-based position (Braintree, MA) and is not remote. The Associate will report to a Program Manager and will be required to be onsite in the Braintree facility 4 days/week, with 1 day/week remote from a home office.

Benefits

Good Sports believes that compensation is just one component of our value proposition to teammates. We take a holistic approach to creating a meaningful and compelling employee experience which includes:

• Mission-driven, socially responsible, collaborative team spirit and environment
• Salary range is $48k-$60k (placement within this range will depend on the direct and relatable experience the applicant brings)
• Access to group medical and dental insurance with an employer contribution (eligible on the 1st day of the month following the date of hire)
• Access to voluntary vision insurance and flexible savings accounts (eligible on the 1st day of the month following the date of hire)
• 401(k) with a company match (eligible at 90-days of service)
• Employer-funded short- and long-term disability and life insurance (eligible on the 1st day of the month following the date of hire)
• Generous paid time off to include 20 vacation/personal days with 5 additional days after four and ten years of service (eligible on 1st day of employment)
• Thirteen paid holidays (one Float day included)
• A paid day off for your birthday
• day summer Fridays (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
• Paid one-week shutdown period (typically the week between Christmas and the New Year)
• One month paid sabbatical after 10 years of service
• Annual Company-Wide Day of Volunteerism
• Professional Development and Training opportunities through LinkedIn Learning for Business and Kantola Training Solutions
• Semi-annual performance evaluation with developmental feedback