Community And Partnership Manager

Requirements

• Have a degree, preferably but not limited in Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Communication, or a related field
• Have proven experience in community building, community management, and community development.
• Ability to identify and track relevant community and partnership metrics (e.g. repeat attendance at events, engagement rate, partnership impact result, etc.)
• Min. 4 years of proven work experience as a Community and Partnership Manager or similar role.
• Experience launching community and partnership initiatives (e.g. building an online forum, launching an ambassador program, creating an event series, and writing an email newsletter)
• You are adept at managing social media and other community platforms, such as discord, telegram, etc.
• Highly motivated, well organized, detail-oriented, creative and innovative, possess good project management skills, and able to multitask to lead several communities and partnership projects or events simultaneously
• You have excellent written & verbal communication skills and can generate impactful content.
• The capacity to lead and work as part of a team
• Already have a strong network and close relationships with existing communities and potential partners related to education, social innovation, youth development, or other related issues.
• A people person, able to empathize, have strong interpersonal skills, communication, and can build rapport and relationships with others easily (priority for DISC type I).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for searching, leading, evaluating, and maintaining relationships with learners, community ambassadors, mentors, partners, and any other stakeholders that can help to build the community around the program and the brand
• Organizing various community-building initiatives to cultivate and grow participation in community forums
• Develop creative solutions with partners to maximize return on investment for both parties while simultaneously increasing exposure opportunities
• Building, managing, and developing community partnerships.
• Stay up-to-date with digital technology, education, and community trends
• Creating content such as blog posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials, and material for the community platform
• Analyzes research findings and identifies partnership and activation concepts that align with the brand, support partners’ marketing objectives, and drive business results through strategic planning, assessment, and activation development efforts and platforms.
• Leading and managing the internal team to support community and partnership strategy and programs
• Work collaboratively across internal departments and stakeholders for partner approvals and alignment of activation programs and initiatives.
• Participating in events to build community and partnership and also boost brand awareness
• Developing community and partnership management and engagement strategies for mentors, partners, learners, and community ambassadors
• Responsible for developing partnership strategy, ecosystem & network mapping, and dealing with high-quality partnerships
• Monitoring and optimizing community and partnership engagement levels

Organization Structure

Department: Community and Partnership, Team: Community and Partnership. Will lead the Community and Partnership team