Executive Director, Philadelphia, After-School All-Stars

Posted by on March 10, 2014

For more than 20 years, After-School All-Stars has provided free, high-quality after-school programs to low-income, inner-city youth across the country. Now reaching 92,000 students on over 400 school sites, ASAS is raising the bar and helping students succeed in school and in life. Our goals for our All-Stars are the same we have for our own children: to be healthy and active, to graduate high school and go on to college, to find a job that they love and to give back to their communities. We achieve this by identifying and fueling our students’ individual passions, tying their interests to tailored academic support, enrichment and health and fitness programming. After-School All-Stars gives its students a safe-haven during the “danger zone” hours of 3pm-6pm—the time of day when youth violence, drug use and other delinquent behaviors are most likely to occur. By creating caring youth adult relationships and incorporating service learning into all that we do, we help our All-Stars gain the confidence, skills and role models they need to become leaders in their community.

ASAS is the largest school-based after-school program provider in the country. We serve students in 14 major cities across the country: Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington DC and is beginning an ambitious new growth plan, starting with launching a Philadelphia chapter for September 2014. 93% of ASAS students are minority, 86% qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program and 62% are in the middle school grades.

Position Overview: After-School All-Stars is currently seeking an entrepreneurial Executive Director to launch their new Philadelphia Chapter. Reporting to the Executive Vice President of the National Network, the Executive Director will establish and manage relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including funding partners, schools, families and community organizations. The Executive Director will oversee all fundraising activities, general program operations and community outreach efforts while also cultivating and working in close partnership with a Local Advisory Board.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Regional Leadership:
– Serve as the leader of the After-School All-Stars Philadelphia chapter while hiring and managing all local personnel
– Build and collaborate with the Local Advisory Board to develop a strategic plan for the site, and to maintain community relations, determine programmatic direction, identify and manage local partners, and ensure program satisfaction. Engage national leadership on key decision points
– Instill and develop the organizational culture, one of the key components to our success as an organization
– Provide active site leadership in all operational areas including human resources, budgeting, and finance/accounting by working collaboratively with national staff members in support of these functions

Fundraising and External Relations:
– Design and implement funding strategies to support the After-School All-Stars Philadelphia Chapter
– In collaboration with national leadership, cultivate and maintain relationships with new and established local sponsors and individual donors
– Serve as a thought-leader on issues of education and college success by participating in events and meetings with community partners, key foundation contacts and the school district
– Continue to establish the After-School All-Stars brand identity in the community by overseeing marketing and communications efforts
– Oversee the preparation of the high-quality grant proposals, reports, mailings, and acknowledgements required to support ongoing fundraising activities

Program Development:
– Identify and secure school sites and community partners who will host the After-School All-Stars program on an ongoing basis
– Partner with key local and national staff to develop and implement the After-School All-Stars program in the local service area
– Ensure the best quality program while also ensuring fidelity to the program model and achieving key metrics
– Ensure appropriate evaluation of program efforts and maintain a results-focused orientation across every aspect of After-School All-Stars work in Philadelphia

Participation in National ASAS Network:
– Work with National Network Department to provide support and distribute best practices throughout the National Network, including curriculum development, training, partnerships, evaluation, and distributing information about current trends in the field
– Participate in presentations at local and national conferences
– Assist with any new pilot programs
– Participate in National ASAS conferences and meetings

To Apply:
Please email a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the
qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, to
Aaron Dworkin at apply@commongoodcareers.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

After-School All-Stars offers a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and skills. After-School All-Stars is an equal opportunity employer.