City Impact Literacy Program Manager

The Program Manager for the Literacy Program plays a vital role in helping students unlock the life-changing power of reading. This leader will guide the vision, implementation, and growth of a dynamic literacy initiative designed to equip elementary-aged students with the skills and confidence they need to succeed in school and beyond.

In this role, the Program Manager will lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of the Literacy Program, ensuring every aspect aligns with Youth for Christ's mission to transform lives and strengthen our community. Working closely with staff, community partners, and dedicated volunteers, this leader will help create an environment where students are encouraged, supported, and challenged to reach their full potential.

The Program Manager will oversee all curriculum and program-related components of the Literacy Program—an intensive, research-based reading initiative that mobilizes community volunteers to help students reach and exceed grade-level reading benchmarks. Through thoughtful leadership and collaboration, this role will help ensure that every child in the program gains not only stronger reading skills, but also the confidence and hope that comes with academic success.

But make no mistake—this is more than a job. We are looking for someone with passion. Someone with courage. Someone who believes that investing in the lives of children can change families, neighborhoods, and generations.

At Youth for Christ, we want leaders who are willing to step into the work with bold faith and deep conviction—people who will pour themselves into students, rally volunteers, and pursue excellence because the mission matters. If you want comfortable routine, this probably isn’t the role for you. But if you want your work to matter… if you believe every child deserves the chance to read, grow, and flourish… and if you want to be part of something that ultimately points people to the Name above all names, then we invite you to join us.

Essential Functions

Ministry Team Development (60%)

• Recruit, train, and maintain volunteer ministry leader team in accordance with the processes found in the YFC Knowledge Base
• Create a strong connection between local churches and the ministry site
• Provide training materials and ministry site standards for ministry leaders
• Establish necessary support and guidelines to ensure healthy and growing ministry at all sites
• Be an advocate in the community for young people
• Report progress and ministry updates to YFC

Relational Ministry Action Development (30%)

• Responsible for managing, facilitating and serving in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
• Establish and develop programming materials
• Train and evaluate ministry site leaders in the implementation of curriculum materials

Fundraising Responsibilities (10%)

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression. YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.