Ford Motor - Dearborn, MI
posted 7 days ago
About the position
As a member of our Government and Community Relations team, you'll have the opportunity to help shape policy and legislation that advances our core business objectives. You'll also be able to partner with community leaders to advance education, community life and driving safety. If you're looking for the opportunity to make a real impact in the world, join us. We are seeking a Senior Manager of Essential Services to join our team in Detroit Michigan. In this role, you will lead the strategies driving the Philanthropy's investments and partnerships in Fresh Food Access, Disaster Response and Rebuild, and Diverse Communities across Ford Motor Company, ensuring that current and future programs, initiatives, and commitments are executed. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced unstructured environment with a spirit of humility and relentless work ethic that is grounded in team building, collaboration, and empathy. Your experience building and managing cross-sector collaborations, leveraging multiple resource channels, and innovative and technology-supported approaches to social impact will be leveraged in building new initiatives and reimagining how we support community resilience and equity. The right candidate has a team first, outcome driven, growth mindset and leads by example with a roll up your sleeves, get it done attitude.
Responsibilities
- Strategic development and oversight of Social Mobility initiatives for the Ford Fund, with a focus on Fresh Food Access, Disaster Response and Rebuild and cultural institutions and advocacy organizations.
- Engage with select Ford skill teams to leverage the capabilities, interest and commitment of Ford employees for the purpose of positive community impact that is visible, scalable and aligns to the company's values and position.
- Build and manage a community of practice comprised of grantees and community partners committed to increase access to Fresh Food in priority locations globally.
- Manage members of the social mobility team including providing leadership development/coaching to salaried team members and oversight of contract workers.
- Act as a lead interface between Ford Philanthropy and community non-profits grantees that specialize in diversity, equity and inclusion through programming, training and advocacy - building and maintaining positive relationships with external partners.
- Represent Ford in an effective manner including provide remarks at external events when needed.
- Manage annual budget and grant approval process for Social Mobility programs.
- Coordinate collaborative work with internal Ford organizations.
- Be knowledgeable and understand project confidentiality to protect sensitive information and internal/external relationships.
