Program Manager

US Chamber of Connection (Seattle WA, USA) Follow 2 days ago

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The Decline of Connection Is the Defining Challenge of Our Time

Loneliness, distrust, and social fragmentation are rising across society. At the same time, volunteering—once one of our most powerful tools for building civic trust and connection—is faltering. As service becomes more virtual, episodic, and transactional, we risk losing one of the most human-centered paths to community.

At the U.S. Chamber of Connection, we’re working to reverse this trend.

Our founder, Aaron Hurst, redefined corporate volunteering 25 years ago by launching the Taproot Foundation and catalyzing the $15B pro bono service movement. Now, we’re doing it again—this time focused on reimagining service to prioritize human connection at every level.

About the Role

The U.S. Chamber of Connection is an early-stage nonprofit 501(c)(3) startup. We’re building a national movement from the ground up. This role requires someone who’s been in that kind of environment—who knows how to thrive amid ambiguity, prototype quickly, and take full ownership from day one.

We’re hiring a Volunteering Reconnected Program Manager to lead our national initiative to reinvent volunteering around connection—with a focus on driving deep implementation through our anchor partnership with Goodera, the world’s largest corporate volunteering platform.

This is a rare opportunity to help develop and scale a new model of service across employers, nonprofits, and civic leaders—with early pilots already underway and strong momentum across the field.

You’ll work directly with our founder, the Goodera team, and leaders across HR and service sectors to:

Enable partners to roll out connection-centered volunteering experiences with real impact
Train and support facilitators to deliver relational experiences that foster belonging and purpose
Coordinate pilots and activations in Seattle and other key markets
Design systems and processes to support scale
Support our annual summit of volunteering and HR leaders
Contribute to the strategy for transforming the field and embedding connection in service

While your focus will be program execution, partner support, and operations, you’ll also collaborate closely with leadership to refine and grow the national model. You’ll play a critical role in supporting enterprise engagement, helping large employers adopt connection-based volunteering through persuasive storytelling, co-design, and structured learning cycles.

Who You Are

You have hands-on experience at an early-stage startup—you know how to operate without a playbook, move fast, and build from zero with limited resources
A builder and doer—someone who thrives in high-growth environments
Experienced working with startups, large organizations, and executive stakeholders
Adept at coordinating across diverse teams and ensuring follow-through
Highly agile, creative, and resourceful—able to design and adapt quickly
A subject-matter expert in human capital, employee experience, or organizational culture
Confident working in a sales-adjacent role, supporting partner activation and buy-in across complex organizations
Relationship-first—skilled at quickly building rapport, trust, and credibility across varied stakeholders
Personally engaged in volunteering or civic service—you understand the opportunity and challenges from the inside
Passionate about our mission and grounded in connection-centered values

Key Responsibilities

Lead and grow the Volunteering Reconnected initiative, with Goodera as a key partner
Deliver and evolve pilot programs, especially in Seattle and select partner sites
Train and support volunteer hosts to lead meaningful, relational experiences
Serve as sales and implementation support, helping large employers adopt the model and align it with their goals
Coordinate across companies, nonprofits, and facilitators to ensure success
Track impact and capture learning to refine models, content, and processes
Support national field-building through summit planning and cross-sector engagement

Details

Location: Seattle-based; national scope, hybrid 50/50
Type: Full-time, contract-to-hire
Compensation: $120K annually; benefits upon conversion to full-time employment after initial contract

To Apply

Please submit your resume on LinkedIn and a tailored cover letter explaining why this role excites you and how your background aligns. Applications without a customized cover letter will not be considered. Include your resume and cover letter as a single PDF.

We expect strong interest and, as a small team, may not be able to respond to every applicant. Thank you for your understanding—and for your commitment to building a more connected world.

Whether or not this is the role for you, we invite you to explore the broader movement we’re building. Many of our applicants go on to become members of the U.S. Chamber of Connection and complete certification as Certified Connection Builders, equipping them to lead connection efforts in their communities and workplaces.

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