Our client a nonprofit whose mission is to prepare women for senior leadership roles in all sectors of commercial real estate (CRE) seeks a dynamic poised and motivated Engagement Director & Senior Manager to help elevate their platform throughout expansion markets in the Northeast including NYC Boston Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
The Engagement Director & Senior Manager works under the supervision of the CEO and is primarily responsible for engaging and cultivating community located in the Northeast which includes not only Scholar alumni mentors and other volunteers but also the CRE industry partner organizations and associations and affiliated universities.
This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial and innovative individual to work remotely with a small but mighty team based out of Chicago dedicated to advancing and elevating women leaders in the maledominated CRE industry. They achieve this goal through scholarship support for graduate study mentorship and networking opportunities for women with high potential who are committed to becoming leaders in the real estate industry.
A day in the life of the successful Engagement Director/Sr. Manager includes but is not limited to:
- Engagement of Stakeholders across the Northeast:
- Planning executing and publicizing recruitment events at graduate school programs (at least 3 annually generally in winter/spring) in coordination with the Clients team
- Planning & executing at least one networking event in New York Boston and Washington DC annually in coordination with the Clients team
- Creating & managing a task force of committed stakeholders to meet regularly in the Northeast region. This group will also be responsible for recruiting a larger pool of volunteers to serve as mentors etc.
- Developing & growing strategic relationships with key associations and universities in the Northeast
- Attending CRE industry events on a regular basis networking & promoting the client and building relationships with industry contacts. Examples of inperson engagement events include:
- Universitysponsored events
- Womens Network events at companies/organizations
- Scholar recruitment events
- Media/Industry events
- Real Estate program alumni events
- Online Community Management
- Owning & executing the roadmap for community initiatives
- Defining goals and objectives for the community and executing team
- Developing strong crossfunctional relationships. Be an evangelist for the community internally
- Measuring & monitoring the performance of community initiatives and constantly iterate to improve
- Collaborating with the Program Director around immediate and longterm online community goals
- Providing coaching & support to groups leads to empower group initiatives and autonomy
- Assisting the core team in creating projects news and supporting materials to encourage transparency and community development
- Assisting the core team in creating & maintaining navigable documentation for existing processes as well as advising on the implementation of new ones
- Acting independently & confidently across a wide variety of circumstances and situations
- Developing & maintaining resources and content to be delivered to group admins and community members
- Managing inbound communications and streamline tools offered in the community platform
Requirements
The ideal Engagement Director & Senior Manager candidate possesses the following skills & experience:
- Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred: data management communications marketing nonprofit or business administration
- Excellent timemanagement and organizational skills are required. Management experience preferred
- Experience in the nonprofit sector real estate sector or university/educational sector is desirable
- Experience working with technology platforms such as online communities CRM/database systems and project management systems is preferred
- Detailoriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Eventmanagement skills are desirable
- Passion Integrity and Energy; Growth Mindset
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a selfstarter as well as collaboratively among a team
- Proficiency in MS Suite Outlook required. Experience with Donor Management Systems (e.g. Little Green Light) Constant Contact WordPress a plus
Bachelor s degree required; Master s degree preferred: data management, communications, marketing, non-profit or business administration Excellent time management and organizational skills required. Management experience preferred Experience in the non profit sector, real estate sector or university/educational sector is desirable Experience working with technology platforms such as online communities, CRM/database systems and project management systems is preferred Detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills Event-management skills are desirable Passion, Integrity and Energy; Growth Mindset Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a self starter as well as collaboratively among a team Proficiency in MS Suite, Outlook required. Experience with Donor Management Systems (e.g. Little Green Light), Constant Contact, WordPress a plus