Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships

Crossover; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 360,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Director of Community Engagement to lead regional relationships, design and host gatherings, and build an ambassador network for enrollment growth.

You will recruit parent ambassadors, connect families with mentors and masterclasses, and collaborate with public officials and business leaders to expand opportunities for students. Strong CRM discipline and travel are required.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience building communities or relationship programs in K–12 education, membership organizations or a comparable business, with measurable growth through referrals, members, congregations, chapters, alumni or client relationships.
• Experience personally designing and delivering at least 20 gatherings, ranging from small dinners to open events with more than 100 attendees, with responsibility for budgets.
• A record of building and maintaining relationships with public officials or business executives that produced specific, demonstrable results.
• Consistent use of a CRM or relationship-tracking system to record contacts, how families first heard about the organization, follow-ups and actions.
• An established local network in Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas or New York City, and residence in—or willingness to return or relocate to—that region.
• Availability to host regularly on weekday evenings and weekends, and to travel locally.
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver several gatherings each month, including open events, dinners organized by city and grade, and family retreats, within budget.
• Secure venues, hosts and vendors, and personally host events.
• Recruit current parents as ambassadors, help them share their experiences, and match them with prospective families, including those attending school tours.
• Build relationships with public officials and business executives to secure venues, support for new campus openings and opportunities for students.
• Connect enrolled families with parent circles and students with mentors, masterclasses and practical internships. Welcome graduating families into the alumni community within 30 days of graduation.
• Record every gathering and introduction, and how each family first heard about Alpha, in the customer relationship management (CRM) system. Maintain accurate records of the introductions and opportunities created for each family.

Skills

Community building

Event planning

Relationship management

CRM usage

Public official relations

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Director of Community Engagement to lead regional relationships, design and host gatherings, and build an ambassador network for enrollment growth.

You will recruit parent ambassadors, connect families with mentors and masterclasses, and collaborate with public officials and business leaders to expand opportunities for students. Strong CRM discipline and travel are required.