Program Manager, Generation Courage (Youth Programs)

MANAGER, GENERATION COURAGE (YOUTH PROGRAMS)

THE COURAGE MUSUEM 

A PROJECT OF FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Hybrid schedule

Location: San Francisco, CA

Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) is a dynamic national organization with more than four decades of leadership in advancing equity and ending gender-based violence throughout the United States, and around the world. Powered by FUTURES, the Courage Museum is a first-of-its-kind educational and cultural institution located on the Main Post of San Francisco’s Presidio. Designed in partnership with the award-winning experience design firm, Local Projects, and in collaboration with the award-winning documentary film production company, Actual Films, and several accomplished subject matter experts in the fields of science, history, youth development, investigative journalism, and education.

The Courage Museum challenges visitors to rethink how and why violence occurs and its reciprocal effect on individuals, families, communities, and societies. Through immersive learning and storytelling experiences, the Museum engages visitors in a journey of self-discovery and transformative learning experiences to challenge and reflect on their own thoughts and ideas about violence and pathways to individual and collective courage.

OVERVIEW:

The Program Manager will lead efforts on behalf of the museum’s signature education program, Generation Courage (“Gen C”), a national youth leadership initiative that places young people at the center of everything we do – as co-designers, storytellers, and community leaders. Through a range of programs, such as the Youth Advisory Council and FIERCE Girls, Gen C activates the brilliance, voice, and vision of young people to reimagine systems, promote healing, and lead with purpose, in California and nationally.

Location/Work Environment:

This role is based at the Courage Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco and operates in a hybrid in-person/remote environment. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required for student showcases, museum events, and youth program activities. The ideal candidate brings flexibility, creativity, and curiosity to a collaborative, mission-driven workplace.

Reports to: Managing Director of Education, The Courage Museum

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

About the Role

The Program Manager of Generation Courage (Youth Programs) leads the design, implementation, and growth of the Courage Museum’s youth leadership portfolio. This role will oversee multiple youth-facing programs and partnerships, ensuring that all initiatives reflect the museum’s educational vision and goals.

The Program Manager will serve as both a strategic leader and hands-on program implementer and builder, creating spaces where young people (in the Bay Area and beyond) can learn, lead, and connect. This position requires a creative and disciplined educator or youth-development professional who thrives at the intersection of community-based learning, co-design, and social impact.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership

• Collaborate with Courage Museum colleagues to align youth programming with exhibitions, campaigns, and events
• Support the design, delivery, and evaluation of Generation Courage programs, including the Youth Advisory Council, FIERCE Girls, and college internships, among others
• Develop annual goals and outcomes aligned with the Courage Museum’s overall educational strategy and three strategic pillars
• Lead continuous improvement cycles, collecting feedback, evaluating outcomes, and iterating programs for greater reach and impact

Youth & Community Engagement

• Supervise and support youth participants during on-site and virtual programming, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and creative learning environment
• Design recruitment and onboarding systems that prioritize inclusion and representation of historically marginalized youth communities
• Build and sustain youth leadership pipelines, from participant to alumni mentor
• Help cultivate partnerships with schools, community organizations, and local leaders to expand opportunities for mentorship and real-world application
• Represent the Courage Museum at community, educational, and professional gatherings, positioning the museum as a trusted partner in youth leadership and civic engagement

What Success Looks Like

• Courage Museum becomes known as a trusted, inspiring partner for youth development in the Bay Area and nationally
• Youth participants demonstrate measurable growth in agency, empathy, and leadership
• Partnerships with educators, funders, and youth organizations expand and deepen the museum’s reach
• Programs operate on time and within budget, with consistent feedback loops and data-informed improvement cycles

Qualifications

• 8 years of leadership experience in youth development, out-of-school time, or education, ideally including program design, implementation, and youth supervision
• Experience working with historically marginalized and underrepresented youth populations and an equity-centered approach to design and pedagogy
• Deep understanding of healing-centered engagement, social-emotional learning, and youth leadership development
• Strong partnership and collaboration skills
• Proven project management, organizational, and analytic skills to administer grant funded programs
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent youth development skills including the ability to make positive relationships with diverse groups of young people, educators, school administrators and related professions;
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and plan ahead while working cooperatively as a team member;
• Ability to work within a high-paced environment with competing demands while ensuring high-quality work by self and staff
• Required, Master degree in Education, Youth Development, or related field
• Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking) preferred

SALARY/BENEFITS:

This is a full-time exempt position. The pay rate is $100,000/annually. This salary is based on a standardized compensation structure that is transparent across the organization. Please note that the salary is non-negotiable and like all positions at FUTURES, eligible for step increases as part of our commitment to thriving wages for all staff. FUTURES offers excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus tax-advantaged Flexible Spending Arrangements for Health Care and Dependent Care. FUTURES employees can take advantage of generous sick and vacation benefits including 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation to start, 12 days of sick and safe leave per year, and an employer-contributed 401k retirement plan. 

FUTURES maintains a diverse and dynamic workforce and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and promotions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FUTURES is committed to strong child safeguarding principles, policies, and actions in response to any violation of its Child Safeguarding Policy.

Salary : $100,000