Director, Partner and Community Activations
4 days ago
Fort Lee
Title: Director, Partner and Community Activations (National Nonprofit) Location: Fort Lee, NJ (On Site) Non- Virtual/ Non-Remote Status: Full Time/ Exempt Competitive Salary and Excellent Employer Benefits Package Thank you for your interest in this role. We will not be accepting applications/candidate profiles or referrals submitted on behalf of Staffing and Temp Agencies for temp, contract, or direct hires for this role. TPA does not accept in person applications/resumes/etc. Please apply using our online system. Thank you! Functioning as a member of the Program Operations team, TPA’s Director for Partner and Community Activations is a mid level project management leader, working collaboratively across the organization in the management and staffing of service and engagement events geared at under-resourced communities, teams and organizations. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail oriented, solutions-driven project manager with deep experience in small and large-scale logistics, operational execution, project management, and pre and post engagement analysis. The hired leader will supervise a small team including the Program Operations Manager responsible for shipping and a Service Coordinator, responsible for placing talent across the organization's volunteer needs. Duties and Responsibilities: The Director, Partner and Community Activations is a professional able to thrive in a fast paced, results driven environment responsible for collaborating across teams to ensure planning excellence, follow through and streamlined processes. The hired professional will manage a cross org and cross partner engagement calendar balancing competing priorities while problem solving. The ideal candidate will be highly skilled, tech savvy, energetic, and have extensive project management expertise showcasing a portfolio of previous managed priorities for multiple stakeholders. • Project Manage TPA's 12-month calendar of service events impacting the organization's total community programming portfolio., • Serve as lead communicator with each approved activation in advance of the event's roll out, ensuring clarity of standards and needs, appropriate tools shared and mission alignment reached., • Lead the planning, resource identification and execution mapping of a portfolio of community activations including timeline and vendor management, onsite prep via timely and accurate shipping d breakdown, and ensuring smooth, vision-aligned execution., • Manage event workflows from inception to completion, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met., • Introduce and implement new ideas and industry best practices to elevate community event impact., • Oversee program spending and analyze return on investment (ROI) to optimize event effectiveness., • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute future program event and activation opportunities., • Demonstrate a commitment to learning and continuous improvement by readily seeking methods of reaching higher heights of excellence and mission connection., • Represent high integrity, professionalism, sensitivity to culture and true commitment to engagement • Source and manage vital assets and resources deemed helpful to TPA's ability to deliver high quality and socially significant engagement events, • Measure event performance against key metrics and apply insights to improve future activations. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree, Minimum • 6+ years of project management, event and production experience, including experiential and brand events., • Some experience managing a team with success, • Proven track record of event leadership with measurable outcomes., • Strong communication skills and poise under pressure., • Serve as a point of contact for leaders across multiple partner organizations, • Proven effectiveness in driving complex multi-stakeholder planning processes and cross-team projects to desired results., • Ability to set priorities, multi-task, meet deadlines and work as part of a team, • Solid Microsoft Office Suite skills, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Suite Products, • Strict adherence to TPA’s philosophy/mission statement/goals and commitments • Familiarity, comfort and commitment to excellence in both the principles and practices of diversity, equity and inclusion of all people ', • Strong, honest, ethical work demeanor and style, • Demonstrated ability to provide attention to detail and concern for accuracy and consistency in results, • Friendly, outgoing personality, with an ability to connect via phone/zoom and in person, • Able to effectively communicate with peers, colleagues, and community members via excellent listening and communication, • Ability to work independently and in a team environment, • Organized and self-motivated with ability to meet strict deadlines