Director, Partner and Community Activations (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

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Project Management

Pre and Post Project Engagement Analysis and Wrap Up

Community Engagement Service geared at under-resourced communities

Functioning as a member of the Program Operations team, TPAs 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 :

Bachelors 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 TPAs 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