Community Engagement Manager

About the role

The Community Engagement Manager plays a pivotal role in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Portfolio of Community Program Offerings. You will leverage your leadership, networking, and relationship-building skills to engage key community connections, drive success, and expand the reach of our community offerings.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, coach, and manage volunteers to build grassroots movements that meet organizational goals.
• Apply Association best practices in community engagement and volunteer activation, leveraging strong relationship-building skills to drive successful outcomes.
• Activate and support volunteers using Association methods such as peer coaching, Mission Conversations, and quality improvement strategies.
• Manage a balanced, volunteer-led Portfolio of Community Program Offerings with measurable growth, stepping in as needed to ensure delivery.
• Cultivate and manage community partnerships, including with underrepresented groups, using a relationship-based, results-driven approach that enhances awareness, education, support, and brand visibility in all communities.
• Develop and execute data-informed community impact plans and secure Community Partner agreements using a relationship-sales method aligned with local needs.
• Demonstrate cross-functional collaboration with revenue, advocacy, leadership, and other stakeholders to identify and qualify awareness opportunities, strategically engaging supporters to expand reach and impact.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture that sustains long-term community impact and volunteer engagement.
• Evaluate and improve volunteer performance as needed, and manage budgets, grants, and timelines with precision.
• Inspire urgency and support for the Alzheimer’s Association’s full mission, advancing care, fundraising, and advocacy across all communities with an emphasis on reaching underrepresented communities with limited access to diagnosis and treatment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3 – 5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals
• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture community relationships and partnerships
• Ability to manage and coach large numbers of volunteers at different experience levels with diplomacy
• Knowledgeable about diverse communities and able to work in a highly matrixed organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow-through
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to travel within the assigned territory by car
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
• Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk and wraparound events
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products, Google Suite and social media

Who We Are

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing.