Overview
Manager, Non-Profit & Social Impact Jobs in Oakland, California, USA at EdSurge
Oakland Promise – Oakland, California – Full time
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Overview of Oakland Promise
Oakland Promise’s (“OP”) mission is to engage the Oakland community to advance equity and economic mobility through cradle-to-career achievement. OP is available to young learners (from newborns to college students) and their families who reside in Oakland. We offer every child the financial resources, educational programming, mentorship, and supportive community they need to help them and their families seek out and thrive in highereducationand the career of their choosing.
OP achieves its work through four key programs:
Brilliant Baby, Kindergarten to College, College Access, and College Completion.
JobPurpose
Oakland Promise seeks a creative andcollaborativeManager of Partnership with excellent organizational,communication, and systems management skills along with a passion for expanding opportunities for Oakland children and families. The Manager of Partnerships will be aninnovativeanddynamicteam member tasked with creating new partnerships to generate new programming or resources for all students and families. This role will advocate for the program teams’ needs and support logistics andcommunication, as well as create cohesive andcollaborativesystems to generate internal and external efficiencies.
Duties & Responsibilities
Maintain and implement a framework for engaging, managing, and onboarding community, educational, and nonprofit partnerships for program teams and organization
Manage OCI Request for Proposal process incollaborationwith program teams and finance
Serve as liaison to Oakland Postsecondary and WorkforceCollaborativeand project manage related-grants (currently the Hellman Grant)
Develop and implement process for utilizing Salesforce system for tracking and managing partnership opportunities
Support integration of partnerships into the existing OP program and organizational wide structure
Support developing and execution of partner engagement events and convenings
Review and track formal contracts, agreements, and MOUs to maintain compliance with external partners
Create and maintain an evaluation and feedback loop process for internal and external stakeholders to review the beneficial qualities of partnerships
Cultivate a creative andcollaborativespace with internal stakeholders to generate new partnerships that will benefit all stakeholders
Represent Oakland Promise in external collaboratives and projects as directed by the organization
Support program teams and Development team with implementing and executing workforce development opportunities
Support with coordination and planning of Oakland Promise events involving external stakeholders and partners
Other duties as assigned by Oakland Promise
Required Qualifications
Strong organizational skills,attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing deadlines
Excellentcommunicationand writing skills
Deep commitment to and passion for the vision of Oakland Promise
Strong self-motivation and ability to operate effectively with limited direct management
Enjoys being in community and regularly attends events, celebrations, and social activities led by community organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous partnerships and outreach experience
Knowledge ofcollaborationstrategy withdiversestakeholders
Proficient with Salesforce
Experience in the fields ofeducation
Knowledge of and connections to Oakla…
Title: Manager, Non-Profit & Social Impact
Company: EdSurge
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact, Management
