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Online Community Engagement & Virtual Events
Manage alumni online community engagement for a private social network platform (Hivebrite), including onboarding, troubleshooting, and posting regular content to stimulate regular member engagement.
Manage program strategy and operations for all virtual program events, including session design, scheduling, technology set-up and support, and liaising with external speakers.
Ensure Network members have structured engagement approaches—including tools and incentives—to find and connect with each other and engage with the Obama Foundation team.
Maintain an overall sense of who is in the Network to support ongoing evaluation and sourcing requests for alumni opportunities.
In-Person Events & Global Convenings
Play a lead role in the execution of periodic in-person events that convene global Network leaders to foster relationships and collaborative projects.
Manage program operations related to travel, communications, scheduling, technology, and coordination with external speakers and facilitators.
Contribute to event/program design and on-site program facilitation while serving as a liaison to program participants, especially in support of alumni engagement at the new Obama Presidential Center.
Stakeholder Communications & Impact Storytelling
Design and implement an overall editorial calendar of regular communications outputs to engage Network members.
Contribute to communications materials for a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including funders, the board, and the Foundation’s Marketing and Communications team.
Support the development and iteration of systems and storytelling content that capture both quantitative data trends and stories of impact.
Cross-Team Operations &Project Management
Provide organizational and project management skills to streamline processes and workflows across event logistics, forms management, contracts, and occasional invoicing.
Help maintain the global alumni network database, including annual onboarding of hundreds of graduating network members and tracking member requests.
Provide necessary strategic input and administrative support to execute on DMEL (design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning) activities and analyze online user engagement trends.
Foster alumni engagement and relationship building through online community management
Support periodic in-person events and alumni visits to the Obama Presidential Center
Shape and implement programming (primarily virtual) that develops leaders
Shape and implement Network communications strategy
Initiate operational efficiencies and process improvements that support Network strategy and goals and coordination with diverse stakeholders
Maintain up-to-date database, impact stories, and program and communications calendar
3 years experience leading or supporting social impact or leadership programs, particularly with global members and diverse stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience developing content for stakeholder engagement and leading high-level in-person and online events in collaboration with multiple partners.
Strong verbal and written skills, including the ability to foster trusting relationships with program participants of all backgrounds.
Detail-oriented process-thinker with skills in project management, budget, contract, and relationship management linked to a growing and global network.
The salary range for this role is between $59,755 and $74,670.
This is a remote role based in Chicago.
Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at careers@obama.org if you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.