About Boys & Girls Clubs of America

At Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we believe every young person deserves access to experiences and opportunities that help them reach their full potential. For more than 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs have provided safe places, caring mentors, and life-enhancing programs that support millions of young people nationwide.

As the needs of youth and communities continue to evolve, so does our commitment to developing leaders across the Boys & Girls Club Movement. Through leadership development, learning innovation, and strategic growth initiatives, BGCA is investing in the people and systems that strengthen Clubs and expand impact nationwide.

About the Opportunity

The Manager, Leadership Development, Growth Initiatives plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and scaling leadership development experiences that strengthen leadership capability across the Boys & Girls Club Movement.

Reporting to the Director, Leadership Development, this individual contributor role is ideal for a learning and development professional who brings a strong foundation in instructional design, facilitation, learning operations, and stakeholder collaboration, paired with a builder mindset and comfort working in evolving environments.

This role supports key growth initiatives aligned to BGCA’s strategic priorities, including innovative leadership development products and experiences such as Blue Door Academy. The ideal candidate is energized by opportunities to build scalable learning experiences, create operational infrastructure, and support leaders navigating growth and change.

You will partner across teams and stakeholders to develop engaging learning experiences, onboarding strategies, leadership programs, and scalable systems that increase organizational capacity and strengthen leader effectiveness across the Movement.

What You’ll Do

Design & Deliver Leadership Development Experiences

• Design and implement engaging leadership development programs aligned to organizational priorities and leadership competencies
• Manage end-to-end instructional design for leadership and professional development experiences, including needs analysis, content development, facilitation, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Facilitate virtual and in-person learning experiences for Club professionals and leaders across the Movement
• Develop learner-centered experiences utilizing adult learning principles and multi-modal learning approaches
• Research emerging trends in leadership development, learning strategy, and facilitation to continuously strengthen program effectiveness
• Contribute to scalable onboarding strategies and learning pathways for new and emerging leaders

Build Learning Infrastructure & Operational Excellence

• Manage Learning Management System (LMS) administration, learner participation tracking, reporting, and learning operations
• Develop scalable systems, processes, and tools that support leadership development growth initiatives
• Monitor participation, engagement, and completion metrics to support leadership visibility and continuous improvement efforts
• Support onboarding infrastructure and learner engagement strategies for newly hired or promoted Club leaders
• Help strengthen the operational foundation for innovative learning experiences and leadership programs

Collaborate Across the Movement

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with internal partners, subject matter experts, and Movement stakeholders
• Partner across departments to develop customized learning experiences and leadership resources
• Ensure enterprise priorities and strategic initiatives are embedded across leadership development offerings
• Promote leadership development initiatives internally and externally to strengthen awareness, engagement, and participation
• Contribute to learning measurement and evaluation strategies that demonstrate impact and organizational effectiveness

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means:

• Leadership development experiences are engaging, scalable, and aligned to the evolving needs of Club leaders
• You independently manage the full lifecycle of learning experiences, including instructional design, facilitation, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Learning programs and onboarding experiences demonstrate measurable participation, engagement, and effectiveness
• LMS administration, learner tracking, reporting, and learning operations are managed with consistency, accuracy, and attention to the learner experience
• New and emerging leaders feel supported, connected, and equipped to lead effectively, measured via surveys
• Infrastructure and processes mature alongside the growth of leadership initiatives and learning products
• Strong cross-functional relationships are built and maintained across internal teams, subject matter experts, and Movement stakeholders
• Stakeholders view you as a collaborative, responsive, and solutions-oriented thought partner
• Innovation and continuous improvement are consistently reflected in the learner experience

Who You Are

You are a collaborative and relationship-centered learning professional who enjoys building while doing. You are energized by opportunities to create structure, improve systems, and design meaningful learning experiences that support leader growth and organizational impact.

You are equally comfortable thinking strategically and executing operationally. You thrive in environments where priorities evolve, collaboration is essential, and learning solutions must scale thoughtfully over time.

You bring curiosity, initiative, adaptability, strong facilitation instincts, and a deep commitment to developing leaders and strengthening organizations.

Key Competencies You Bring 

Instructional Design

Designing engaging, learner-centered development experiences that align to organizational goals, adult learning principles, and leadership competencies. Ability to translate complex concepts into scalable, impactful learning solutions across multiple modalities.

Facilitation

Leading engaging and effective learning experiences for diverse audiences with confidence, presence, and adaptability. Creates inclusive environments that encourage participation, reflection, collaboration, and application of learning.

Influence Without Authority

Building trust, credibility, and alignment across stakeholders without direct reporting relationships. Navigates cross-functional environments effectively and gains buy-in through strong communication, relationship management, and collaboration.

Action Orientation

Taking on new opportunities and challenges with urgency, energy, and a solutions-focused mindset while maintaining quality execution.

Business Insight

Applying organizational awareness and strategic thinking to align leadership development solutions with Movement priorities, growth initiatives, and learner needs.

Communication

Communicating clearly and effectively across multiple audiences and formats, including facilitation, written communication, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.

Customer Focus

Building strong relationships and delivering learner-centered solutions that support Club professionals, leaders, and organizational success.

Innovation

Exploring new and better ways to strengthen leadership development experiences, systems, and engagement while supporting continuous improvement.

Planning & Alignment

Managing multiple priorities, timelines, and initiatives with strong organizational discipline and attention to execution.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of five years of experience in leadership development, organizational development, talent development, learning & development, or related fields
• Experience managing end-to-end instructional design and facilitation for leadership or professional development programs
• Experience administering and leveraging Learning Management Systems (LMS) to scale and measure learning initiatives
• Experience designing learning experiences utilizing instructional design methodologies and adult learning principles
• Experience in  facilitation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across stakeholders without direct authority
• Strong project management, organization, and relationship-building capabilities
• Experience operating in fast-paced, evolving, or growth-oriented environments is highly valued
• Experience supporting leadership development initiatives within nonprofit, education, consulting, or mission-driven organizations is a plus

Work Environment & Travel

• Hybrid/remote work in the Atlanta office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• Travel estimated at 40–50%, including occasional weekends depending on program schedules and events
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Ability to travel by air, train, or automobile as needed

Why Join BGCA

At BGCA, your work directly contributes to strengthening leaders and organizations that impact millions of young people nationwide.

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Help shape and scale leadership development initiatives across a national Movement
• Influence learning and leadership experiences that support organizational growth and impact
• Contribute to innovative growth initiatives, including emerging learning experiences such as Blue Door Academy
• Collaborate with mission-driven professionals committed to youth success
• Build scalable learning solutions within an organization with deep community impact
• Grow your own leadership and professional capabilities while enabling others to thrive

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $86,483 to $103,104. BGCA takes into consideration a combination of a candidate’s education, training and experience, as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required for the role and other external and internal data when establishing a salary level. We are highly invested in every employee’s total well-being and offer a substantial and comprehensive total rewards package.