Military Kids Project Director
US Army Youth
Development Project
Operation: Military
Kids Project DirectorUS Army IMCOM G9 Child, Youth and School Services
Community Based Services Branch
- Actively engage Department of
Defense, Army National Guard, Army Reserve and other partner organizations
and ensure Army selected OMK programs and educations materials are
implemented.
- Oversee OMK implementation in the
designated OMK states and establish participation protocol for states without
OMK grants that provide OMK-type programming and support to geographically
dispersed military families.
- Provide technical assistance to OMK
state teams.
- Serve as Liaison to Army and OMK
State Teams in collaborating with DoD, Army National Guard and Army
Reserve.
- Prepare annual updated RFA in
coordination with Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserves.
- Participate in annual OMK State
Grant review process for OMK state Grants and DoD funded OMK Camp Grants.
- Participate in DoD funded OMK
Camp/Location Regional Support Network (LRSN) calls and webinars and
support material development.
- Convene OMK meetings, conference
calls and webinars per Army guidance
- Coordinate communications
with/about OMK with Army strategic communications and public affairs
offices, as well as the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, partners, universities
and other audiences.
- Provide liaison services to Army
National Guard and Army Reserves for states, e.g., tracking and alerting stakeholders
to staffing, organizational and POC changes.
- Serve on the Army Youth
Development Program Management Team.
- Manage the OMK Tiger Team and
conduct quarterly OMK Tiger-Team conference calls.
- Coordinate OMK training for OMK
State Teams and ensuring Army National Guard and Army Reserve involvement
in any planning and execution.
- Oversee development of all
training and marketing materials for OMK.
- Participate in OMK-mandated
partner meetings at the national level as determined by the Army.
- Participate in professional
development trainings and conferences as determined by the Army.
- Conduct two (2) site visits per
quarter.
- Provide appropriate referrals and
solutions to inquiries received via the OMK website within 48 hours receipt.
- Prepare information for
publication on the OMK and 4-H Military Partnership websites as well as
other Army designated websites.
- Coordinate national level Speak
Out for Military Kids (SOMK) trainings and materials development.
- Order, update, track and
distribute OMK Mobile Technology Labs per Army instruction Provide
quarterly communication with the Army and the OMK Warehouse staff to
assess the inventory status of a variety of OMK support materials, hero
pack, hero pack contents, OMK curriculum, etc., on hand and prepare bulk
orders of these items from Army specified manufacturer(s).
- Manage OMK material requests,
updating order forms, and keeping state project directors informed.
- Alert OMK State Project Directors
to Give – a Hug Doll requests.
- Monitor Give –a –Hug Doll Event
feedback.
- Conduct an OMK program evaluation
and analysis annually no later than the 31st of December for
the prior fiscal year.
- Document and publish OMK state
accomplishments per Army instruction, i.e.,
· Monthly and year-end reports by state
· Site visit/trip reports
· Prepare Annual National OMK Accomplishment Report no later than the 1st of February each fiscal year
Experience
Youth development
education experience.
Experience with training
for BGCA programs.Experience with 4-H Extension programs and knowledge of 4-H
Knowledge of Extension resources (National Juried Curriculum, Cooperative Curriculum Service, CYFERnet, NAE4-HA, BGCA, Red Cross and other community partner agengies etc.).
Experience with program development and management.
Record of accomplishment in a collaborative educational program.
Experience with and/or understanding of Military Youth Programs.
Public Speaking experience—large groups, new youth & adult audiences.
Education
Degree in youth
development, education, social and human sciences, or related area. BS required, MS preferred.
Ability to manage a
large and complex program involving many partners.
Ability to work effectively as part of a large widely dispersed partnerships (Department of Defense (DoD), IMCOM G9 HQ, State 4-H Military Liaisons, county Extension educators, Army National Guard, Army Reserves staff and youth, BGCA, MCEC, Child Care Aware of America, American Legion, veterans groups, and other community organizations.
Ability to represent the OMK professionally to OMK partner agencies and to the general public.
Ability to use computer
technology for program management, communication, training.
Strong communications
and organizational skills.
Writing—reports, new
articles, regular military communications with partners.
Basic technology
literacy.
Prepare and present military-style oral and written briefings.
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