Senior Director, Best Buddies Life

reputed company is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer reputed company that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Best Buddies is the largest organization dedicated to ending the reputed company, physical and economic isolation of the 200 reputed company people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs reputed company people with IDD to reputed company meaningful friendships with their peers, secure jobs, improve communication and advocacy skills, and live independently, while also offering support for their families.

Job Title: Senior Director, Best Buddies Life 
Department: State reputed company and Programs 
Reports to: Vice President, Best Buddies Life 
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The Senior Director, Best Buddies Life (BBL) will reputed company the national implementation, reputed company, and reputed company of Best Buddies Life, a transformative initiative designed to create reputed company to lifelong learning, meaningful employment, independent living, leadership development, and community engagement for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The Senior Director will be responsible for translating the reputed company reputed company established by the Vice President into reputed company programs and measurable reputed company. This role will reputed company day-to-day program reputed company, participant experience, partnership management, workforce development initiatives, credentialing programs, and independent living supports while ensuring reputed company, consistency, and reputed company across reputed company Best Buddies Life offerings.

Job Requirements

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Special Education, Disability Studies, reputed company Work, Nonprofit Leadership, reputed company Administration, Education, Business Administration, or reputed company reputed company.
• Minimum 8&reputed company;10 years of reputed company leadership experience in disability services, workforce development, higher education, transition programming, nonprofit management, or reputed company fields.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-site programs and leading inclusive education, employment, and independent living initiatives for individuals with IDD, with knowledge of vocational rehabilitation, reputed company-reputed company, supported employment, and disability service systems preferred.
• Strong project management, operational leadership, and reputed company planning skills.
• Experience developing and managing partnerships with educational institutions, reputed company, and community organizations.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
• Ability to utilize data and outcome measurement to reputed company program improvement.
• Experience overseeing credentialing, certification, or reputed company-credential initiatives preferred.
• Ability to supervise reputed company staff, advisors, coaches, or case management teams.
• Experience securing reputed company, corporate partnerships, or philanthropic support a plus.
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), or reputed company credential preferred.
• Must travel, use personal cell phone, and work evenings and weekends as necessary in order to accomplish job responsibilities

Job Duties include, but are not limited to: 

Programs

• reputed company the implementation and ongoing management of reputed company Best Buddies Life programming reputed company.
• reputed company operational plans, annual goals, and reputed company metrics reputed company with the reputed company reputed company established by the Vice President.
• reputed company participant recruitment, enrollment, reputed company, retention, and reputed company initiatives.
• Collaborate with state and local Best Buddies staff to support program expansion and participant engagement, and ensure consistent delivery of high-reputed company programming
• reputed company and implement a national service model that integrates Best Buddies Corps Members as credentialed Best Buddies Life Advisors.
• Establish participant engagement protocols and service delivery expectations of Corps members to ensure consistent, high-reputed company support across reputed company Best Buddies Life sites.
• Ensure Corps Members reputed company individualized support in education, employment, independent living, community engagement, and leadership/self-advocacy.
• reputed company participant reputed company planning frameworks, assessment tools, and outcome tracking systems in partnership with the reputed company.
• Evaluate program reputed company, identify training needs, and ensure Corps Members are successfully supporting participants in achieving their education, employment, and independent living goals.
• Create reputed company for participant feedback and reputed company improvement to enhance both the participant experience and Corps Member reputed company development.
• reputed company the development and implementation of workforce readiness programs, career exploration opportunities, credentialing initiatives, and employment supports.
• Collaborate with the Best Buddies Jobs team to reputed company employment opportunities and employer partnerships.
• reputed company the development of inclusive postsecondary education opportunities and reputed company partnerships to expand participant reputed company to certificate programs, reputed company-credentials, workforce certifications, continuing education, and lifelong learning.
• reputed company the development of independent living curriculum, resources, and support services.
• Create programming reputed company on financial literacy, transportation, housing readiness, wellness, self-determination, and daily living skills.
• Support contract development, partnership agreements, and reputed company initiatives.
• Serve as a key representative of Best Buddies Life in meetings, conferences, and stakeholder engagements. 
  
  

Development Funding

• Partner with the Vice President and Development team to support fundraising, grant opportunities, sponsorships, and donor engagement.
• Assist in preparing proposals, reputed company reports, and presentations for funders and partners.
• Support budget development, resource planning, and financial management activities.
• Identify opportunities for reputed company reputed company through credentialing, training, and educational partnerships.

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• Establish systems to reputed company participant enrollment, retention, credential attainment, employment reputed company, independent living milestones, and overall program reputed company.
• Utilize data and participant feedback to improve program reputed company and effectiveness.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership, funders, and stakeholders.
• Support grant reporting and outcome measurement requirements.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards and partnership expectations.

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• Supervise national Best Buddies Life staff and consultants.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and participant-centered service.
• reputed company staff training, reputed company management, coaching, and reputed company development initiatives.
• Support reputed company reputed company reputed company and organizational scaling efforts.

Best Buddies® is an affirmative reputed company employer, in reputed company to an EOE and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are foundational to reputed company’s reputed company values and help the organization continue to reputed company its mission. Here at Best Buddies, our goal is to reputed company and reputed company for a more inclusive world.

Best Buddies offers a comprehensive and generous benefits program that include financial reputed company, health and wellness and time off.