Do you have a passion for leading programs that engage and empower youth in our state? Are you detail-oriented, organized and a good planner? Do you have a professional presence to work with and serve customers, team members, board members, students and parents? The ideal candidate will enjoy collaborating with others and supporting our goal of providing best-in-class learning and development opportunities for students, our internal team and external customers.

Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) has been around since 1935, and today our member cooperatives serve more than 1.3 million Hoosiers. At IEC, we work hard for our members and the communities we serve. We support our member cooperatives with various services that include job and safety training, government relations, regulatory compliance support, professional development and communication. We provide our members with the support they need to power their communities.

We offer an excellent benefit package that includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work environment and paid time off
• Defined benefit pension plan (you read that right – we still have an incredible pension plan!)
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Health, vision, life and disability insurance
• Identity theft insurance
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Supportive culture and a work/life fit

As the youth and education specialist, you will be responsible for managing IEC’s youth programs and community youth partnerships while working to develop new youth programs that support the cooperative mission. This position will assist with aspects of education and training including e-learning, data analysis, creating and distributing training materials, and follow-up with members. This position will also support careers programs and promote the variety of electric cooperative careers throughout Indiana.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead youth programs including Youth Tour, Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest, Page Day and Managers’ Association Scholarship and support Camp Kilowatt
  • Serve as Youth Tour Director
    • Responsibilities include trip attendance, planning and coordination; program and resource development; student recruitment; budgeting, invoicing/billing and contracting; student supervision; chaperone management and promotion
    • Oversee Youth Leadership Council (YLC) applications, selection and communication
    • Manage communications with National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) regarding Youth Tour and YLC programs
    • Oversee applications, student selection and communication with member cooperatives, parents and students
    • Lead Intent-to-Participate process including updating forms, communicating with member cooperatives and record keeping
  • Support Camp Kilowatt
    • Attend camp committee meetings and camp
    • Assist with applications, communication, planning and event logistics
    • Lead Intent-to-Participate process including updating forms, communicating with member cooperatives and record keeping
  • Lead Page Day program with Indiana Senate
    • Responsibilities include application process, marketing and promotion to member cooperatives, event logistics, relationships with Senate staff and day of coordination and attendance
  • Coordinate Cooperative Calendar of Student Art
    • Responsibilities include making edits to contest promotion materials, intake and organization of art submissions and judging
  • Manager’s Association Scholarship
    • Responsibilities include updating application and marketing materials and serving as liaison between IEC and the scholarship committee
• Manage youth programs inbox
• Judge Youth, Power and Hope contest entries
• Oversee Plug into Youth booklet content creation and updates
• Present on youth programs at New Employee Orientation sessions and serve as backup presenter for careers presentation
• Create age-appropriate cooperative-related curriculum and activities promoting the cooperative career story
• Attend career fairs when needed
• Create, organize and assemble course materials and distribute to training class participants
• Track attendance and work with participants to ensure they have the information they need pre, during and post training, education and youth events.
• Coordinate program invoicing with accounting.
• Assist with leadership development and team-building programs
• Summarize data, observations and key insights from training, education and youth programs and create action plans for participants and member cooperatives
• Develop and track metrics for various programs and strategies
• Support manager and colleagues in designing, planning and implementing on-site, virtual, and e-learning training programs for internal employees and external members

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an equivalent of the following education and/or experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or vocational training/education in training and development, organizational development, education, or related major preferred
• Experience in leading and coordinating youth programs and events
• Experience with facilitating and training preferred
• Valid driver's license

The successful candidate will have the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a customer focus, strong project management and planning skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, growth mindset with strong desire to learn and thrive in a high energy, fast-paced environment managing multiple tasks while meeting deadlines.

If you meet the qualifications above and have an interest in this position, please attach a cover letter, resume and provide salary requirements with your application.

Qualified candidates will be contacted by our human resources department or the hiring manager.

Indiana Electric Cooperatives is an equal opportunity employer.