Career Opportunity – Program Manager with Found Village in Cincinnati, OH

Do you believe thoughtfully designed experiences can change a young person’s life? Are you energized by developing teams, building strong systems, and creating opportunities where young people feel they belong and can thrive? If so, we want to speak with you.

Found Village is seeking a Program Manager to design, organize, and deliver purposeful youth programming and enrichment experiences that strengthen belonging, confidence, leadership, community, and opportunity. This role leads the Youth Experience Team and is accountable for programming quality, reliable delivery, repeatable processes, and team development, working closely with coaching, care management, and community partners. You will also take on hands-on programming and Program Coordinator work at the start to learn the role firsthand and strengthen the systems behind it.

Salary range: $75k - $85k; depending on knowledge and experience.

Benefits

Competitive pay and 401(k) match.
Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and other health-related benefit options.
Generous PTO, sick leave, holidays, and built-in self-care days.
Professional development funds and discounted YMCA membership.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver creative youth workshops, leadership opportunities, career exploration, and community experiences aligned with the Found Village Developmental Framework, assessing gaps and sequencing to create a connected developmental journey.
Align programming with individual goals, coaching, and care management; involve youth in designing, planning, facilitating, evaluating, and leading experiences.
Lead the Youth Experience Team and supervise 2-3 staff, setting expectations, coaching, delegating, and ensuring quality and results while building capability, confidence, and ownership.
Develop repeatable processes, playbooks, calendars, templates, training resources, and communication standards, using tools such as Asana to support consistent program delivery.
Own planning, logistics, and communications; coordinating transportation, volunteers, and cross-functional partners through clear roles, timelines, and commitments.
Build partnerships with employers, colleges, artists, entrepreneurs, and community organizations to expand youth opportunities.
Improve programming through youth feedback, outcomes, organizational data, reflection, and emerging trends and community needs.
Perform hands-on programming and Program Coordinator duties initially while strengthening existing systems, then allocate ongoing duties as team capacity allows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, education, psychology, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant professional experience; preferred.
At least 3 years in youth development, program coordination, nonprofit programming, or experiential learning, including program design and delivery and staff or volunteer leadership; required.
Experience supporting youth navigating child welfare or other complex service systems; preferred.
Proven supervision, coaching, and staff development with clear accountability for quality; experience coordinating volunteers and cross-functional partners without direct authority.
Ability to co-design youth experiences around developmental goals, with demonstrated improvements informed by youth input and evidence.
Strong facilitation, communication, relationship-building, and community partnership skills across ages and backgrounds.
Strong organization and project coordination across calendars, logistics, and priorities; experience building repeatable, documented processes.
Comfort balancing creativity, collaborative leadership, and disciplined follow-through in a growing organization.

Who thrives in this role

You see programming as a developmental journey, not a series of isolated events, and you pair creativity with disciplined execution. You design experiences with young people, not simply for them, and keep refining them through feedback, data, and reflection.