Program Manager, Maryland Chapter

Program Manager, Maryland Chapter

Job Title : Program Manager, Maryland Chapter

Location : Baltimore, Maryland (remote / virtual office)

Reports to : Chapter Executive Director (Dotted line reporting to Senior Director, Chapter Relations)

Direct Reports : None

Classification : Exempt

Position type : Full-Time Employee

Anticipated Pay Range at Commencement of Employment : $56,000 - $71,000 per year

Blue Star Families is the largest nonprofit dedicated to making military life better for families. Each year, we support over 1.5 million military- and veteran-connected family members through a national network of 300,000+ members and local chapters in communities across the country.

Our mission is simple and bold : We make military life awesome for families. We listen, share, partner, and act to deliver evidence-based, data-driven solutions that work for real people. We're a lifestyle organization, a friend and neighbor, and a trusted partner. Our approach is collaborative, human-centered, and designed with the whole family in mind.

A Blue Star Family is one with an immediate family member a spouse, parent, or child actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Guard and Reserves. These families face unique challenges : frequent relocations, deployments, career disruption, and isolation. We respond with research-informed programs that create connection, build resilience, and foster a true sense of belonging.

We serve with urgency but build trust over time because change happens at the speed of trust. Whether we're driving spouse employment, supporting caregivers, or helping communities welcome military families, we strive for upstream solutions.

Who We're Looking For :

• Bold thinkers. Fast movers. Smart collaborators. People who want to build, lead, and drive measurable change and who care deeply about making an impact that matters.

What You'll Do Here :

If you're ready to work in a high-performance, mission-driven environment and to make life better for those who serve Blue Star Families is where you belong.

General Description

The Program Manager (PM) is a cornerstone of the Blue Star Families Chapter team part planner, part community ambassador, part volunteer manager, and part operational executor. Although this role is remote and based from your home office, it's far from behind-the-desk work.

You'll be out in the community each week, and it requires frequent in-person engagement, physical activity, and strong connections with the local military community. You will live in the community you serve and spend your time building relationships, managing programs, and ensuring that every chapter event and initiative delivers a meaningful impact for military families.

Reporting to the Chapter Executive Director (with a dotted line to the Senior Director of Chapter Relations), the Program Manager will manage multiple programs for the local Chapter, including, but not limited to, projects currently within Blue Star Families portfolio. The Program Manager will also lead volunteer and membership engagement for the local Chapter.

Key Job Functions

Required Experience, Skills, and Background

Desired Experience, Skills, and Background

More About Blue Star Families

Blue Star Families empowers military and Veteran families to thrive by connecting them with their civilian neighbors both people and organizations to create strong communities of mutual support. We believe we're all stronger when we take care of one another.

Our groundbreaking research is raising the nation's awareness of the unique challenges of military family life. With the help of neighbors across the country, Blue Star Families is overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government. Our innovative programs are solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers, whose numbers are only increasing.

Blue Star Families is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EEO Policy

Blue Star Families is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Why Blue Star Families?

Virtual / remote nonprofit organization that moves with you (position specific)

Career growth opportunities

Excellent benefits (403(b) with matching, Flexible Spending, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Communications Allowance, and more)

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Leave for Active Duty Military Spouses

On-the-job professional development training

Front-line opportunity to positively impact the military experience

Competitive salaries

Workplace flexibility