Community Engagement Manager, DE&I

Join an exclusive team of leaders responsible for implementing the Alzheimer’s Association Portfolio of Community Program Offerings. This role focuses on bringing awareness, education, and support to all communities in the United States while activating a grassroots network of individuals and leaders to work toward a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. You will drive success and expand reach by strategically identifying and engaging community partners, particularly in new, underrepresented, and rural communities. This position manages and supports a team while also contributing to day-to-day work and deliverables.

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 to enhance awareness, education, support, and brand visibility.
• Manage a portfolio of high-impact community partners to host Association Community Programs, reaching new audiences year after year by securing and managing Community Partner agreements.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals.

Skills

• 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.
• Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion, coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication and follow-through.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel includes time spent away from the office in the community to fulfill job goals. While most travel is same-day, occasional overnight or air travel may be required. Must have a valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, a good driving record, and proof of automobile insurance.
• Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for volunteer mentoring, coaching, and attending events.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, CRM software.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for employees working 24+ hours/week, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and long-term care insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays, and Paid Family Leave.
• Annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of choice.
• Gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.
• Full-time employees (37.5 hours/week) also receive an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

Pay

The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $60,000 – $65,000.

Schedule

Full-time, based on 37.5 hours per week.

Location: St. Louis, MO. Reports to: Vice President, Programs.