Job Opportunities

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates for all positions are invited to email their cover letter and resume to the NCAC Human Resources Generalist, Michelle Windsor.

District Executive

Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.

Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits and advancement.

We are hiring for multiple positions serving these communities:
Central Fairfax County, Virginia
North Western Fairfax County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia
Fauquier and Culpeper Counties, Virginia

The District Executive selected will:

  • Work with a volunteer board of directors and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs.
  • Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
  • Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
  • Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned area. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
  • Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
  • Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
  • Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee achievement of training for their respective role.
  • Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
  • Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities.
  • Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives.

Desired Skills:

  • Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.
  • Non-profit, fundraising or sales experience is a plus.
  • Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible and creative.
  • Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
  • Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.

Requirements:

  • Must be willing to accept and meet the Boy Scout of America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
  • United States citizenship or declared intention to become a U.S. citizen.
  • 21 years of age or older.
  • Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
  • Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
  • A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
  • Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.

Benefits:

The base salary is $55,000. Learn more about BSA benefits at scouting.org/careers/benefits/

Field Director

Field Director located in Bethesda, MD.

Position Overview:

Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believe and understand that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.

Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits, and advancement.

Responsibilities:

  • Recruits, develops, and maintains an effective executive team.
  • Maintains a professional working climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates top-quality volunteers and staff.
  • Assures Districts has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission and makes consistent progress.
  • Assures the flow of funds from the districts helps the council to achieve its mission.
  • Assures that executive visits are made to heads of institutions annually to review leadership and quality items.
  • Evaluates the performance of district executives and maintains records of their work performance.
  • Position will have a key council assignment and exposure to executive board operations.

Education: Bachelors, etc. with 5 to 7 years of management experience.

Qualifications:

  •  A sense of ownership of the Council’s path and success; proven ability to communicate it, inspire donors, volunteers and staff with it, and commitment to grow it.
  • Strong interpersonal, written communication and verbal presentation skills.
  • Proven FOS success and skills in community organization. Individuals should understand the process to identify potential upper-level prospects and have skill set to engage other volunteers to approach potential prospects.
  • Ability to supervise staff utilizing effective back-dating and work scheduling.
  • Effective in managing membership and new unit organization to achieve growth on a consistent basis with attention to retention of units and youth.
  • Ability to manage functioning districts at a high level of operation and effectively utilize the annual nominating committee process.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with top corporate and community leaders.
  • Well organized, detail oriented and staff leadership skills.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment with passionate and committed people.
  • Excellent analytic skills with a proven commitment to accuracy and timeliness.
  • Must be able to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
  • Must possess a focus on continuous improvement and growth, both within the organization and within self.
  • Flexible schedule frequently required for evening/weekend events.
  • Fiscal management/budget development.
  • Team player, positive attitude, and willingness to learn.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured.

Benefits / Compensation:

All councils are equal opportunity employers. In addition to offering a competitive salary of ($60,000.00-$70,000.00), Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life-insurance, short and long-term disability, accidental death, retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses to include phone and mileage reimbursement.  We also offer generous PTO policy and BSA holiday observances.

 How to apply:

Qualified candidates must submit cover letter and resume with salary history.

Refer to this link for BSA career information: https://www.scouting.org/careers/working-with-us