Join Our Team as the Vice President of Girl Scout Experience!
Are you passionate about youth empowerment and creating meaningful experiences for the next generation of leaders? We're seeking a dynamic and visionary Vice President of Girl Scout Experience to join our executive leadership team and help shape the future of Girl Scouts in our community.
In this role, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to drive innovative programs that engage and inspire Girl Scouts, focusing on outdoor adventure, STEM, entrepreneurship, and life skills. You’ll lead high-impact initiatives that grow membership, ensure exceptional experiences, and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with the CEO and executive leaders to design and execute strategic initiatives that align with our mission and drive engagement.
- Lead efforts to enhance youth retention and develop/support programs that attract new Girl Scouts.
- Champion the Girl Scout Leadership Experience by collaborating with volunteers and staff to remove barriers and maximize opportunities for all youth Girl Scouts.
- Foster a culture of philanthropy, supporting fundraising efforts and building strong partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Inspire and develop a high-performing team, supporting staff growth and recognizing their achievements.
- Ensure compliance and financial stewardship, driving product sales activities, program revenue, and the responsible use of resources to achieve organizational goals.
Why This Role Matters
As the VP of Girl Scout Experience, you’ll shape the future of Girl Scouts by providing young girls with opportunities to grow, learn, and lead. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, creativity, and a commitment to making a lasting impact.
If you’re an innovative leader with a passion for youth development, a strong commitment to diversity, and a drive to create lasting change, we want to hear from you!
What You Bring
We are most interested in finding the best person for this job, who will be successful and satisfied in the role. If you believe you are that person, we encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every qualification listed below.
- 13 years of total relevant education and experience, including strategic planning, HR fundamentals, conflict resolution, risk management, and budget oversight.
- Five (5) years of experience supervising teams of at least four (4) staff.
- Experience leading grant-funded programs and working with funders.
- Program management with experience in curriculum development and delivery.
- Experience with product sales, manufacturing, and/or distribution is highly preferred.
- Experience in Girl Scouting is highly preferred.
- Strategic Vision: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functions to achieve growth goals.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to translate operational concepts into measurable results and design meaningful data analytics efforts. Use consumer behavior analytics to drive ROI.
- Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead transformations and inspire team buy-in, establishing yourself as a peer and trusted advisor with all constituency groups.
- Change Management: Ability to guide counterparts through difficult transitions to new processes, technologies, workflows, or situations.
- Strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and justice.
- Motivation/Drive: Be a self-starter with a desire for continuous learning, taking on new challenges, and creating innovative solutions.
- Ability to set ambitious goals and drive to achieve them; demonstrated knowledge of the basic principles of marketing.
- Able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, some weekends, and occasional overnight trips.
- Reliable transportation and ability to travel to meetings and events across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred.
The Details
- Compensation – Exempt, starting at $108,750 to $130,500 per year, depending on qualifications. Plus, $2,600 per year for Spanish language skills at a conversational level or higher.
- Benefits – We offer health, dental, life insurance, paid time off, and paid holidays. We also offer a retirement plan with a 3.5% employer contribution. For more details, visit www.girlscoutsosw.org/careers.
- Hours –Full-time, business hours, with some flexibility. This role is expected to be actively engaged in the community, including attending events and meetings in the evenings and on weekends.
- Location – Regular job duties can be performed remotely (if you meet our remote work requirements), in any of our Service Centers throughout Oregon, or in a hybrid setting, based on your preference. You must live in Oregon or Southwest Washington. This role requires frequent travel, up to 50% of the time, to attend out-of-office events, meetings, conferences, networking, training, etc., including overnight and long-distance travel. All staff are required to participate in in-person meetings, events, work assignments, and retreats, the frequency and location of which is determined by business needs.
About Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington
At Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington, it's our mission to build Girl Scouts of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Staff support a network of dedicated volunteers who bring Girl Scouts programming to youths in their community. Since 1912, Girl Scouts has supported children and young adults in achieving their full potential. Today, Girl Scouts stands as the preeminent leadership development organization for young women. With Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington, you can make a difference in the lives of Girl Scouts, adult volunteers, and the world.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We encourage, value, and honor diversity and support a culture of equity and inclusion. We are committed to fostering diversity at every level of the organization. We are an equal opportunity employer.
We recognize that a commitment to these values is a living commitment that requires attention, reflection, and continual action. All employees must support these efforts and participate in training, projects, and initiatives to forward this work. Click here to read our complete Equity Statement.
How to Apply
Submit your application via our Careers site.
Job Summary
The Vice President (VP) of Girl Experience leads efforts to engage and retain Girl Scouts by developing and delivering high-quality, diverse programs across all pillars (STEM, Outdoor Adventure, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship). This role utilizes data-driven insights to improve program offerings and enhance the overall Girl Scout experience, ensuring that youth have opportunities to grow, lead, and make a lasting impact.
The VP of Girl Experience provides strategic leadership to align Girl Scout programming with the council’s goals, ensuring operational excellence and fiscal responsibility. This position collaborates across departments to implement and monitor programs, assess performance trends, and drive continuous improvement. This role also ensures alignment of all initiatives with the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
Additionally, this role oversees the delivery of high-quality Girl Scout programs, ensuring that youth have meaningful and impactful experiences while achieving revenue targets. In collaboration with the Volunteer Experience team, they work to empower volunteers in program delivery, address barriers to participation, and refine processes that enhance the Girl Scout journey.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Top-level supervision of departments and staff in the Girl Experience division, including Program, Community Pathways, and Product Program.
Duties/Responsibilities
Strategic leadership
- Partner with the CEO and executive leaders to develop high-level initiatives that enhance youth engagement and align with strategic objectives.
- Oversee the execution of strategic goals, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive results and monitor KPIs.
- Prepare accurate and timely analyses that capture and communicate results, variances, and performance trends.
Membership growth & retention
- Lead youth retention efforts and work collaboratively to ensure retention goals are met every year.
- Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures that support a high-quality youth Girl Scout experience.
- Support membership recruitment initiatives with the Community Engagement team.
Mission delivery & an exceptional Girl Scout experience
- Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and practices that support high-quality youth experiences that focus on the Girl Scouts four program pillars: outdoor adventure, life skills, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and Entrepreneurship.
- Maximize opportunities for Girl Scouts by leading teams that utilize resident and day camps, council-hosted events, travel programs, highest awards, and volunteer-led program committees.
- Collaborate with the Volunteer Experience team to support volunteers in consistently and effectively delivering the Girl Scouts Leadership Experience.
- Eliminate participation barriers by leveraging partnerships to deliver Girl Scouts in underserved communities through Community Pathways Programs.
Philanthropy
- Work deliberately to steward a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.
- Collaborate with the Fund Development team on philanthropic efforts, including grants, partnerships, and fundraising events.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice
- Foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice (DEIRJ) by prioritizing DEIRJ in all goals and initiatives.
- Hold staff and volunteers accountable for supporting DEIRJ efforts and behaving in accordance with our values and the Girl Scouts Promise and Law.
Advocacy and consistent communication
- Represent the council publicly, building and nurturing relationships with members, key volunteers, Service Units, and partner organizations to foster engagement and a culture of service.
- Collaborate with other departments and the Communications team to ensure clear, high-quality communication that consistently values and reinforces the impact of volunteers
Employee experience
- Partner with leaders to foster a culture that promotes high achievement, satisfaction, and strong inter-departmental relationships.
- Support employee growth through coaching, mentoring, and training while ensuring accountability and regularly recognizing accomplishments.
Financial stewardship and compliance
- Oversee budget development and management for areas of responsibility, ensuring revenue targets are achieved.
- Lead efforts to ensure that best practices are utilized and that resources are leveraged and deployed in the most effective way to accomplish the council’s goals.
- Ensure that all council operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws in addition to Girl Scouts of the USA and GSOSW policies.
- Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures that reduce risks to the council and reduce conflict.
