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Number of Positions: 1
Work Location: 100% On-Site
Position Overview
The Community Partnership Manager will lead City Year Milwaukee’s local community partnership and prospect-generation strategy to build a strong pipeline of prospective AmeriCorps members and strengthen the AmeriCorps member experience. The manager will identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with high schools, colleges, community-based organizations, workforce development partners, businesses, alumni, and other community champions throughout Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Working closely with City Year Milwaukee staff and the national Corps Talent Acquisition team, the Community Partnership Manager will create opportunities for prospective AmeriCorps members to learn about service, ensure strong handoffs into the application and admissions process, and use community partnerships to expand career, professional development, and engagement opportunities for current AmeriCorps members. A significant portion of the role will be community-facing and requires strong relationship management, strategic planning, event execution, data tracking, and cross-functional collaboration.
This position reports to the Senior Managing Director of Program & Operations and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The role includes regular travel throughout Milwaukee and the surrounding area for school, community, recruitment, and partner events.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or a comparable combination of education and relevant professional experience.
2–3 years of relevant experience in community engagement, recruitment, partnership development, youth development, workforce development, outreach, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining relationships with schools, community organizations, businesses, prospective candidates, or other external stakeholders.
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills, with the ability to represent City Year professionally in community settings.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through on commitments.
Ability to interpret and use data, reports, and analytics to adjust outreach and partnership strategies.
Experience planning, coordinating, or supporting events, presentations, workshops, or community engagement activities.
Authorized documentation to work in the United States of America.
Ability to successfully complete required background checks.
Responsibilities
The Community Partnership Manager will perform the following roles and responsibilities:
Community Partnership Development & Local Outreach
Identify, assess, cultivate, and steward relationships with youth-serving organizations, high schools, community colleges, universities, workforce development organizations, nonprofits, civic partners, businesses, and other community stakeholders that can expand awareness of City Year Milwaukee.
Develop and execute a strategic community partnership plan that identifies priority audiences, key partners, outreach strategies, events, and opportunities to generate prospective AmeriCorps member interest.
Build mutually beneficial partnerships that support City Year Milwaukee’s AmeriCorps member pipeline, strengthen the organization’s local brand, and create value for community partners.
Develop relationships with district, city, county, and state stakeholders connected to postsecondary pathways, career placement, youth development, and workforce development.
Prospect Generation, Recruitment & Community Events
Represent City Year Milwaukee at career fairs, tabling events, community events, school-based activities, informational sessions, and other prospect-facing opportunities.
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