Community Engagement & Events Lead

Foundation For The Carolinas; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation For The Carolinas seeks a Community Engagement Specialist to coordinate operational planning for ASC’s community engagement programs, learning experiences, volunteer program, and donor/stakeholder events. You will translate priorities into clear project plans, timelines, and partner coordination systems, ensuring timely execution and follow-up.

You will also support civic engagement events and cross-department projects, coordinating with various teams to maintain timelines and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years in program coordination, event operations, community engagement, nonprofit project management, volunteer coordination, or related work.
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders, timelines, and dependencies.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with trackers, checklists, and follow-up systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate across departments with multiple strategy owners.
• Sound judgment on escalation of decisions when needed.
• Experience supporting events, trainings, workshops, donor/stakeholder convenings, or civic engagement programs.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, accessibility, and community-centered approaches.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational planning for community engagement programs and initiatives.
• Translate priorities into project plans, timelines, readiness checklists, and trackers.
• Maintain schedules, deadlines, dependencies, assignments, and status for programs.
• Coordinate across departments to define roles and follow-up responsibilities.
• Escalate risks and blockers to strategy owners when needed.
• Coordinate learning programs logistics, communications, and post-session follow-up.
• Support donor engagement and government partner events with operational readiness.
• Support volunteer engagement, sign-up tools, tracking, and recognition.
• Ensure events align with ASC’s advancement and program priorities.

Skills

Program coordination

Event operations

Community engagement

Nonprofit project management

Volunteer coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Written and verbal communication

Tools

Monday.com

Job description

Foundation For The Carolinas seeks a Community Engagement Specialist to coordinate operational planning for ASC’s community engagement programs, learning experiences, volunteer program, and donor/stakeholder events. You will translate priorities into clear project plans, timelines, and partner coordination systems, ensuring timely execution and follow-up.

You will also support civic engagement events and cross-department projects, coordinating with various teams to maintain timelines and