2024-2025 Community Engagement Manager

Ednovate Background

Ednovate launched its first school in 2012. Since then, we’ve grown to eight schools and are on a trajectory to reach 11 schools in just the next few years (you can read more about our schools here). Ednovate is committed to serving areas where students traditionally lack access to a quality college-prep education by building tuition-free, safe, high-performing public schools driven to create positive multi-generational change.

We are made up of world travelers, nacho connoisseurs, KPOP business owners, and Beyonce fans. We love LA and OC, and we're our students' biggest cheerleaders. We are looking to hire innovative changemakers who aim to continue our goal of becoming the high school experts across Southern California. Sound like you? Keep reading.

Position Overview

The Community Engagement Manager plays a pivotal role in advancing Ednovate’s mission by forging strong relationships within the community, actively enhancing engagement among families and students, and expanding our network in Orange County, with a focus in the city of Tustin. This position is instrumental in amplifying Ednovate’s influence and presence through strategic community interaction, ensuring our initiatives resonate well with local needs and aspirations. This temporary contract position (~20 hours/month) through September 2025.

What You’ll Do

• Build Community Relationships: Foster relationships with key stakeholders including community leaders, families, and elected officials. Represent Ednovate at community events, forums, and meetings to enhance support and engagement.

• Develop Partnerships: Identify and secure partnerships with local organizations that support Ednovate’s mission and student recruitment efforts. Develop and manage systems for tracking community engagement across Orange County.

• Collaborate with Leadership: Provide regular updates on community engagement efforts, progress, and challenges. Collaborate with school leadership to align community engagement strategies with organizational goals.

• Produce Consistently Strong Results: The Community Engagement Manager will provide detailed reports on community relationship-building activities and outcomes, manage and maintain a database of engaged community members and partners, develop and implement strategic advocacy plans with elected officials and provide monthly progress reports with outreach efforts and recommendations for improvements.

Who You’ll Be

• Mission-driven professional passionate about increasing college attainment for historically under-represented students

• Social justice champion committed to promoting educational opportunity for all students and families

• Entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a workplace characterized by autonomy, flexibility, transparency and accountability

• Collaborative team player who works well with others from diverse backgrounds, uplifts and celebrates our teammates and engages in healthy debate and feedback to get the best results for students and families

• Resourceful, persistent learner with a growth mindset, constantly seeking to “find a way or make one” to master your craft and improve results.

We’re Looking For

• 5 years of proven experience in in community, labor, parent/family or issue organizing; community relations; community outreach or engagement; or related fields.

• Skilled communicator who can effectively lead through influence and inspire action required. Your communication skills - both in person and online - will be essential in building brand awareness and carrying forward Ednovate's culture and values.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and constituencies and lead community partnerships required.

• Experience leading community partnerships and working with diverse stakeholders such as administrators, teachers, parents, and students required. Strong ties to the community preferred.

• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English required.

• Experience with Google applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides) required.

• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings, and access to reliable transportation required.

We're Committed To Giving You

• A monthly fee of $2,500 - $3,000, depending on skill and experience, based on ~20 hours/month.

• Reimbursement for work-related expenses

We Believe in Inclusion

We aim to intentionally develop a culture in which every student and teammate feels a sense of belonging. Ednovate does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

We know applying for a new job can be daunting, and studies have shown that individuals from historically underrepresented communities may only apply to roles when they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage all interested candidates to apply. You may be just the person we need! If you have any questions about your application or interview process, do not hesitate to email hiring@ednovate.org. We are here to help.

Salary : $2,500 - $3,000