Avenues Community Engagement Associate

Avenues The World School; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Avenues The World School in São Paulo seeks an ACE Associate to strengthen teaching and learning through service, partnerships, and student social-impact projects. You will coordinate ACE programs, manage operations, and support school community initiatives with a reliable, collaborative approach.

Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement, you will work across academic and operational teams, maintain partner relations, and help prepare updates that inform planning and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience in the non-profit or social-impact sector.
• Experience in education or school-adjacent environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication in Portuguese and English.
• Proficiency with organizational systems and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day execution of ACE programs with clear plans and timelines.
• Streamline processes for tracking, budgets, procurement, payments, contracts, logistics and events.
• Anticipate operational needs and move projects from planning to completion.
• Maintain daily communication with community partners.
• Support the Director, faculty and students in community-engaged learning initiatives.
• Coordinate meetings, visits, partner connections and student activities.
• Ensure clear, timely communication and documentation with stakeholders.
• Prepare updates and reports to support planning and evaluation.

Skills

Bilingual Portuguese-English

Non-profit / social impact

Education sector experience

Project coordination

Organizational skills

Digital tools

Tools

Office software

Project management tools

Job description

Welcome to Avenues São Paulo! Since our doors opened in August 2018, we've been on a mission to provide a truly transformative educational experience. Through immersive English language learning and dynamic interdisciplinary projects, we prepare our students to become future worldwise leaders uniquely equipped to understand and solve global-scale problems. As part of the Nord Anglia Education network, we're proud to stand alongside Avenues New York, shaping the future of education together. With a vibrant community of over 1100 students, ranging from as young as 18 months old through to graduation, our campus buzzes with a culture of innovation, creativity, collaboration, and state-of-the-art technology. Join us as we embark on a journey of lifelong learning and growth and discover why there's no place quite like Avenues São Paulo.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Avenues Community Engagement (ACE) team strengthens teaching and learning through service, community partnerships, student social-impact initiatives, and responsible corporate social responsibility programs.

Reporting directly to the Director of Community Engagement, we are seeking an ACE Associate to support our department’s initiatives through strong project coordination, operational execution, communication, and reliable follow-through across the ACE portfolio. In this role, you will serve as an essential anchor within our dynamic team supporting the school community.

Program & Operational Coordination

• Coordinate the day-to-day execution of ACE programs and projects, translating priorities into clear plans, timelines, and follow-up.
• Streamline processes and maintain effective systems for project tracking, documentation, budgets, procurement, payments, contracts, logistics, and events.
• Anticipate operational needs, solve problems proactively, and ensure projects move consistently from planning through completion.

Partnerships, Teaching & Learning

• Maintain strong day-to-day communication and follow-up with community partners.
• Support the Director, faculty, and students in implementing community-engaged learning opportunities and student social-impact projects.
• Coordinate meetings, visits, partner connections, student activities, and other program needs.
• Coordinate effectively with academic and operational teams across the school.
• Ensure clear and timely communication, documentation, and follow-through with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare project updates, reports, and information that support department planning, decision-making, and evaluation.

ABOUT YOU

• Fluency in both Portuguese and English, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills across both languages.
• You bring professional experience in the non-profit or social-impact sector, with a authentic understanding of community organizations and partnership dynamics.
• Professional experience in education or school-adjacent environments, with a track record of working effectively alongside educators and students.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, timelines, and cross-functional stakeholders simultaneously. You are digitally proficient and quick to master organizational systems.
• Highly organized with a natural drive to create structure and streamline workflows. You work well independently, prioritize effectively, and know when to seek alignment or elevate.
• You enjoy creating structure, establishing processes, and finding practical ways to streamline workflows.

Additional Information

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.