Manger of Individual Engagement & Corporate Partnerships
- Employer
- NYC Outward Bound Schools
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- $60,000.00 - $85,000.00
- Closing date
- Sep 28, 2021
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Prospect Research, Other Fundraising, Special Events, Programs, Community Outreach, Grant Administration, Grant Making, Managing Volunteers
- Fields
- Community Development, Community Foundations, Education, Other Fields, Youth
- Employment Type
- Full Time
For over thirty years, NYC Outward Bound Schools has provided transformative educational experiences in communities that have been historically marginalized. We operate a network of schools in partnership with the NYC Department of Education and bring our most effective and replicable practices to a growing number of public schools outside of our network as well. Our uniquely powerful program combines the Outward Bound approach with the principles of EL (Expeditionary Learning), joining together demanding, engaging learning with an emphasis on community and character.
Serving nearly 200,000 students since our inception, we are redefining what educational excellence looks like in New York City public schools. Thanks to our robust and personalized professional development and coaching model, our transformative field programming, our focus on community and character building, and our understanding and support of students as individuals to unlock potential, our results are strong. Our overall graduation rates regularly surpass the city average by 10+ percentage points and we have achieved particularly impressive results among underserved subgroups. This past year, our Black and Latinx students graduated at rates that were 12 and 14 points higher than their peers citywide, respectively, and our students with disabilities graduated at a rate 27 points higher than their counterparts. Each year nearly all of our graduates are accepted to college.
Position Summary:
The Manager of Individual Engagement and Corporate Partnerships develops and manages corporate partnerships for our network schools and programs, manages our visibility-raising events, executes our annual auction, provides engagement and volunteer opportunities for our individual donors and prospects, manages our junior board, the New Leaders , and supports other advancement department initiatives. Our ideal candidate is skilled at finding ways to deeply engage donors in authentic service to our schools and programs with a focus on closing the opportunity gap, and able to work easily in both the corporate and school environments. The Manager of Individual Engagement and Corporate Partnerships reports to the Chief Advancement Officer and is a key member of our highly collaborative, five-person Advancement team, which is responsible for raising nearly $4M a year from private and public sources and for increasing the organization’s visibility. We are driven by our mission to ensure that all NYC’s young people have access to a high quality education and are looking for someone who shares that passion and is excited by the opportunity to connect with our schools and students.
Essential Functions
This position has three primary and complementary functions.
Corporate Partnerships & Engagement
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Develop and facilitate employee
engagement and visibility opportunities for corporate partners and
work with schools and program staff to identify volunteer
needs
Oversee and implement other aspects
of the partnership (eg: seats at our gala, recruiting a senior
executive for our board, etc.)
Write proposals and reports necessary
to secure and sustain existing and new partnership grants
Research new prospects, develop and
implement an approach strategy for each
Work with Board Members to explore
potential corporate partnerships and volunteer opportunities
New Leaders
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Manage our junior Board, the New
Leaders, including leading monthly meetings and committee meetings,
supporting recruitment and onboarding, and providing regular
updates about the organization
Identify and manage ad hoc volunteer
opportunities for them to support our schools and unmet
organizational needs
Support them in implementing
fundraising activities such as events and crowdfunding
Events
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Develop and manage a series of
cultivation events to help raise our organization’s visibility and
to cultivate new and existing donors
Manage annual network-wide College
March, coordinating logistics with schools and corporate
volunteers
Secure items for and manage all
details of our annual silent auction including: developing auction
materials, managing the online platform, coordinating with in-kind
donors, and managing the redemption of experiences
General
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Support other Advancement Department
activities as needed, including proposal/report writing, the annual
gala and other event coordination
Participate in organization-wide
activities, e.g., all-staff meetings, committees, etc.
Professional Experience/Qualifications
Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, be highly organized, be able to work well both independently and as part of a team and have proven volunteer management skills.
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At least 4-years’ experience working
in a corporate community relations, not-for-profit development or
foundation office with at least 2-years’ experience managing
volunteers
Experience working with Board Members
is preferred
Experience with school-based programs
is strongly preferred
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A strong commitment to educational
equity for BIPOC youth and supporting explicit anti-racist work
within our organization and our partner schools
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Communications, education, business
or related degrees are a plus
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Strong initiative - ability to look
for and take advantage of opportunities through independent
actions
Effectively self-manage and
prioritize tasks and time
Ability to cultivate and maintain
relationships with a wide array of people and organizations
Solid writing and communication
skills to produce effective, compelling and accurate written
materials
Ability to juggle multiple projects
simultaneously without sacrificing quality
Advanced computer and data management
skills, including measuring results and outcomes (experience with a
CRM is a plus)
A solid understanding of the
education ecosystem and student communities served by NYC Outward
Bound Schools.
Compensation and Benefits:
- We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
- We offer workplace flexibility/remote work to support the wellbeing of our staff.
- We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as HRA/FSA/Transit accounts, life insurance, 403(b) with employer match after one year, sick leave, and generous PTO.
NYC Outward Bound Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against, and harassment of, any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, qualified individuals with a disability on the basis of the disability, or any other category which may be protected under applicable state or federal law.
No phone calls please. We appreciate all responses, but due to the high volume of resumes received, we can only contact those applicants whose qualifications best match the position requirements.
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