VOCEL hiring Community Engagement Manager

Jesse Ilhardt
Published: January 28, 2019

Interested in becoming VOCEL's first Community Engagement Manager? Join a growing team, bringing innovative parent-child programming to communities across Chicago. To learn more and apply, visit https://vocel.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=33

Community Engagement Manager

Founded in 2013, VOCEL is a non-profit organization that equips young children with the early foundation they need to be successful in school and thrive in life. Having established and tested an innovative parent-child early learning program that supports parents as children’s first and best teachers, VOCEL is poised to accelerate the Child Parent Academy’s growth and expand programming across Chicago. To support these efforts, VOCEL is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and team-oriented Community Engagement Manager (CEM), reporting to the Director of Programs, to envision, lead and manage community engagement, partnership and recruitment efforts.

Minimum role requirements:

2-4+ years of experience working in community engagement, grassroots community organizing, program development or related field
Bilingual communication abilities preferred (English/Spanish)
Undergraduate degree required
Ability to travel locally to meetings, community events, etc.; personal vehicle & clean driving record required
Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends as needed
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), online research and social media

The ideal candidate has:

Knowledge of communities where VOCEL operates and is connected to those communities
Experience in early childhood education, parent/family support, education (PreK-12), or non-profit work
Eagerness to help foster an inclusive environment at VOCEL; knowledge of and comfort discussing issues of race, gender and access equity
Kindness, humility and eagerness to learn from others; non-judgmental and strengths-based perspective, especially when working across lines of difference
Ability to build authentic and deep relationships
“Can do” attitude with creativity and tenacity to overcome bumps in the road
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; comfort with conversations and verbal presentations with small and large groups of people
Orientation towards teamwork, willing and eager to pitch in to support all administrative, operational and educational activities as necessary; as an early-stage organization, we all wear many hats!
Exceptional organization skills and high level of efficiency to manage multi-faceted projects, prioritize among competing responsibilities, meet deadlines and follow through on commitments