Overview
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Program Manager (RPM) oversees BCM programming in the Twin Cities, managing seasonal day trips, overnights, and weeklong expeditions for youth. This includes recruiting and selecting partners in the fall and winter, handling registrations, surveys, and instructor recruitment, and managing the regional budget. RPMs also support and hire seasonal instructors, coordinate logistics, and occasionally lead programs.
The RPM reports to BCM’s National Program Director, working remotely but needing to be based in or near the Twin Cities area. Travel includes regional visits, 2-3 annual trips to BCM headquarters in Colorado, and occasional trips to other regions for instructor orientations. Additionally, the RPM will visit the basecamp near Tower, MN, 5 times between May and September, working with part-time seasonal staff to manage Canoe Camp.
Key Responsibilities:
Community Engagement / Youth Agency Partner Relations: Develop and maintain partnerships with youth agencies, volunteers, and community supporters. RPMs conduct outreach, organize recruitment activities, manage partnerships, and support fundraising efforts.
Program Design, Delivery, and Evaluation: Ensure high-quality outdoor programs consistent with BCM’s mission. RPMs handle logistics, secure necessary resources, and hire, train, and manage instructors. They collaborate with the national team to improve the program model and evaluate its effectiveness.
Risk and Safety Management: Manage program risk by reviewing key documents, conducting briefings and debriefings, inspecting equipment, and overseeing emergency response. RPMs work with the National Program Director to update safety protocols and trainings.
Program Administration: Track participant data and maintain records using Salesforce. RPMs create and manage the regional budget in collaboration with the program team and Executive Director.
Basecamp Support: While onsite visits to the basecamp are not frequent, the RPM is responsible for supporting site management, assisting with setup and takedown, and identifying capital improvement needs to communicate to the national team.
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Qualifications:
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Required Skills:
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Preferred Skills:
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About Big City Mountaineers
Big City Mountaineers (BCM) is committed to providing transformative experiences through nature that strengthen life skills and build community for youth from disinvested communities. BCM creates opportunities for 12 to 18 year-old students to connect with nature, themselves, community, and joy by providing free, fully outfitted, and professionally-led backcountry trips. BCM programs occur on the ancestral territories of many of this nation’s first peoples. Headquartered in Denver, CO, BCM is a national organization with a dedicated team of full-time staff, seasonal trip instructors, and volunteers. Our regional hubs are on the lands of the Ute, Araphaho, and Cheyenne (Denver), the Dakota and Anishinibawaki (Minneapolis), the Ohlone, Ramaytush, Chochenyo, and Muwekma (San Francisco Bay Area), the Duwamish and Muckleshoot (Seattle), and Muscogee and Shawnee (Birmingham).
