Senior Specialist, Social Community Impact, Los Angeles
About The Position
The Senior Specialist, Social Community Impact will join the America’s Social & Community Impact team focused on the Future of Youth Sport locally in Los Angeles. This role is responsible for implementing and coordinating key components of a local Los Angeles strategy through project management, coordination, and communication across multiple stakeholders. The individual will engage with internal stakeholders and external Nike partners to ensure excellence in Nike’s partnership and program delivery. The ideal candidate is passionate about Nike’s purpose priorities in Los Angeles, is an organized project manager with proven follow-through, has program management experience from concept to execution, and is a strong communicator. This role requires a quick and eager learner with an inclusive mindset, who can help the team make a positive impact. The team works together to support each other in doing meaningful work, driving impact for diverse communities, and connecting to sport every day.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Community Development or related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
- Minimum of 4 years of professional, relevant experience in corporate social responsibility/social sustainability and/or community development.
- Expertise in either community outreach and stakeholder engagement, and/or brand integration and strategic alignment within the corporate environment.
- High-level partner and/or portfolio management experience across sectors such as diversity, equity and inclusion, NGO, government, education, sport/physical activity, and youth development.
- Experience participating in and/or leading collective action and/or systems change work.
- Experience with project management, managing daily activities and delivering results in a cross-functional environment.
- Experience working with leadership and team leads to ensure strategy and execution alignment, and drive decision making.
- Excellent communication, analytical, written and presentation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Proactive approach with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to navigate complex internal and external organizations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Airtable, Salesforce, KeyNote and Miro.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a large, matrixed organization.
- Ability to travel domestically (15%).
Responsibilities
- Lead on driving the Future of Youth Sport strategy across Los Angeles through community investments and direct communication with stakeholders.
- Manage budgets, provide event support, and work with external community partners.
- Lead collaboration with the Youth Sport Research and Innovation team to measure the impact of NIKE Inc.’s commitment to powering the Future of Youth Sport in Los Angeles.
- Coordinate with grantees from SCI led portfolios focused on getting kids active and employee engagement.
- Implement and manage an integrated approach to community development that connects back through a corporate responsibility lens, including investment and ongoing partner strategies.
- Manage day-to-day relationships to foster SCI collaboration and integration opportunities with a cross-functional team in the LA office.
- Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals at the global, geography, and city levels.
- Partner closely with the Social & Community Impact team and cross-functional teams on community-based initiatives focused on driving the Future of Youth Sport, leading with girls.
- Manage internal and external partners to support key initiatives in the city that deepen relationships and impact within the community.
- Manage a high-quality grantmaking process.
- Coordinate the measurement and evaluation of the community investment portfolio.
- Identify employee engagement opportunities.
- Execute an integrated communication and brand plan to support and amplify community initiatives.
- Keep projects on task and elevate questions or needs for team members with functional expertise.
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
