HIRING: Sisters In Action/Bike School Coordinator
Job Description
BNB Mission & History
Overview: Bikes Not Bombs uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South.
We reclaim thousands of bicycles each year. We create local and global programs that provide skill development, jobs, and sustainable transportation. Our programs mobilize youth and adults to be leaders in community transformation. Each year we collect roughly 5,000 used bicycles and tons of used parts from our supporters around Greater Boston and New England. We ship most of these bikes overseas to economic development projects through our International Partnerships in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Bikes that don't get shipped are repurposed in Youth Pathways where teens learn bicycle safety and mechanics skills in the process of earning bikes to keep for themselves. Our retail Bike Shop & Training Center also reconditions and sells some of the donated bikes that we receive, employing many graduates of our programs. The Shop's profit from the bicycle sales, parts sales, and repairs goes towards funding our youth and international work. BNB is 37 years old and has an annual budget of $1.5 million.
Position Description
Position: The Sisters In Action/Bike School Coordinator leads the effort to promote and recruit participants for our Bike School programs, and teaches the curriculum on site at BNB in partnership with our youth apprentices. The Bike School Coordinator reports to the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Bike School Coordination (60%)
- Support the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of all Bike School programs including Sisters In Action which primarily serves BIPOC girls, women, femme and trans-identifying people, Bike Institute, Advanced Mechanics, Earn-A-Bike, and On-The-Bike
- Coordinate outreach efforts for all BNB Bike School programs
- Serves as the primary point of contact between BNB and various Bike School partnerships in the community
- Maintains fleet of 22 bicycles that are used during Bike School programs to ensure they are safe to ride
- Facilitate setup and organization of the mechanics area with support from Bike Shop staff, including the work benches, tools, storage of bikes, and parts sorting area for Bike School
- Develop a curriculum that highlights intersections across our local and international programs (e.g. manufacturing cargo bikes to ship to Haiti)
- Develop teaching demonstration materials to aid in the hands-on learning process
Youth Pathways Support (30%)
- In conjunction with the Programs Team:
- Train and supervise a team of 10 Youth Apprentices during the school year and up to 30 Youth Apprentices during the summer
- Participate actively in weekly 1-on-1 supervision, team meetings, and bi-weekly staff meetings
- Support other Youth Pathways initiatives as needed
Fundraising and Administration Support (10%)
- Ensure upkeep with youth participant and employee data entry in Salesforce and Bloomerang
- Coordinate, with assistance, the youth team for the Bike-A-Thon
- Contribute to fundraising events as needed
- Attend tabling events, volunteer fairs, and other events in the community as needed
Background and Qualifications
- Has dedication to the mission of Bikes Not Bombs
- Has administrative and organizational skills, as well as the ability to delegate responsibility and multi-task
- Experience with with teaching and curriculum development, and in particular teaching around mechanical concepts
- Experience in program management and staff/volunteer supervision, with the ability to mentory, motivate, prioritize, and set clear expectations
- Experience in youth or workforce development experience; working with teens a plus
- Personable and able to work with people from a number of different backgrounds
- Demonstrated ability to support and engage volunteers
- Ability to work with staff, board, and volunteers with a sense of humor and flexibility
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team in a fast-paced work environment
- Self-motivated, resourceful, highly organized, and creative
- Ability to set priorities, manage schedules, meet deadlines, and track the progress of multiple projects simultaneously while mantaining a high quality of work and strong attention to detail
- Commitment to excellence a must