Partnerships and Outreach Manager

Civil Air Patrol • Montgomery, AL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a mission-driven organization that supports Civil Air Patrol’s nationwide operations! We’re seeking a Partnerships and Outreach Manager to manage and execute partnerships, alliances, and outreach initiatives to advance the organization’s mission and goals. In coordination with the Senior Director of Development and Partnerships and in alignment with the strategic plan, this role identifies, cultivates, administers, and stewards relationships with key stakeholders, including community organizations, sponsors, government agencies, educational institutions and industry partners, supporting programs such as CAP Catalyst. While internal directorates remain the primary points of contact for their own partnerships, the manager serves as a central liaison and administrative coordinator, ensuring alignment, documentation, and lifecycle tracking across partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Philanthropy, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of hands-on experience in event planning, partnership development, or a related role; experience managing a partner or outreach portfolio as an individual contributor preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to personally manage multiple initiatives, timelines, and administrative details simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence in external representation; Ability to successfully work collaboratively and independently to complete tasks.
• Valid driver’s license; ability to pass a comprehensive background check.

Responsibilities

• Performs outreach and partnership event planning and program management that advance CAP’s mission and goals, including meeting objectives, producing post event‑ debriefs, staffing partners during NHQ visits and activities, and as needed, representing the organization at public forums.
• Manages a portfolio of national partnerships and alliances, executing stewardship plans and engagement cadence.
• Tracks the full partnership lifecycle from prospecting through close and renewal, including maintaining documentation and tracking new and existing partner agreements.
• Maintains ongoing partner engagement, monitoring satisfaction, participation, and impact through regular follow‑up and tracking.
• Creates outreach content (written and media) for CAP publications and coordinates approvals and brand alignment with supervisor and Communications/Marketing, including media release permissions.
• Executes and supports tactics to attract and retain volunteers and experts from federal, corporate, public and industry sectors; tracks participation and outcomes.
• Coordinates member benefit fulfillment, documents SLAs, and resolves issues related to partnerships and outreach activities.
• Coordinates and produces content for updates to CAP website pages related to partnerships and outreach, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with active initiatives; partners with MarCom/IT on publishing workflows.
• Delivers monthly dashboards and quarterly summaries and provides data driven recommendations to improve targeting, conversion, and impact.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation, sick and personal leave, and holidays.
• Professional Development: Training programs and certification support.
• Life Insurance: Employer-paid coverage.
• Supplemental Insurance: Disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees