About Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital is the largest Girl Scout Council in the country. It provides girls in grades K-12 with opportunities to learn new skills, make friends, and discover the power of girls together. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls.

An Excellent Opportunity

We are looking for a Curriculum Development Specialist who can help us successfully coach and prepare adult volunteers for working with Girl Scouts by providing them with quality training. We are on a mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. The right candidate won’t just be training Girl Scout volunteers. Their work will impact adults who are changing future generations of girls!

Here’s What You Will Be Doing

• Working with volunteer educators, troop leaders, and staff to write curriculum for synchronous and asynchronous training.
• Updating existing live and online trainings and workshops.
• Creating online tutorials for volunteers.
• Updating and maintaining online and published resources for volunteers.
• Maintaining strong relationship with volunteers through phone calls, emails, and in-person meetings.

Is this you?

• Background in Education, Online Learning, or Training
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience designing, writing, and implementing curricula; this experience for adult-learners preferred.
• Understanding of organizational development and group dynamics would be useful (but not a must)
• Experienced working with volunteers
• Great written and oral communication skills, including public presentations
• Self-motivated and efficient with strong time-management skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office; familiarity with Salesforce a plus
• Knowledge of Adobe Captivate or other online training software
• Girl Scout experience, especially as adult volunteer, is very helpful (but not critical)
• Ability to maintain a varied work schedule including occasional evenings and weekends
• Have access to automobile for occasional travel
• Passionate about girl leadership; experience in Girl Scouting, a plus

Some of Our Benefits

• 100% employer-paid HMO for employees (dependent coverage, POS, dental/vision available)
• 3% employer contribution to 403(b), plus additional 2% match
• Generous paid leave benefits
• Paid holidays/office closures include: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and December 26-31. The Presidential Inauguration Day is also an observed holiday on January 20th every four years.
• Friendly colleagues who are dedicated to a common mission to make a difference in the lives of girls