Director, Community Partnerships

This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on building impactful community partnerships and advancing out-of-school-time initiatives at a national level for a partner company based in the United States.

About the role

Lead a diverse portfolio of programs, partnerships, and pilots designed to strengthen youth-serving communities and drive meaningful social impact. Guide initiatives from planning and implementation through evaluation, continuous improvement, and sustainable scale. This fully remote U.S. role requires approximately 25% travel and combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, including budgets, contracts, operational infrastructure, and team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and ongoing management of out-of-school-time programs and community partnership initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader organizational priorities and impact goals.
• Oversee a portfolio of community-based initiatives, guiding promising programs through pilots, refinement, evaluation, and development into sustainable, scalable models.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with out-of-school-time providers, community organizations, national networks, funders, and other strategic partners.
• Advise organizational leaders on opportunities to engage young people in settings beyond traditional schools and strengthen community-based approaches.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives by establishing clear ownership, roles, decision rights, timelines, stakeholder engagement strategies, and accountability structures.
• Represent the organization in partner, funder, field-facing, and leadership meetings, providing concise, action-oriented updates and advocating for community partnership priorities.
• Manage and develop managers and other team members, providing coaching, professional development, strategic direction, and support for successful program execution.
• Oversee contractors, consultants, vendors, budgets, contracts, scopes of work, and grant deliverables to ensure high-quality and timely outcomes.
• Develop scalable tools, processes, and infrastructure covering partner selection, readiness assessment, pilot launches, implementation support, communications, documentation, risk management, sustainability, and project closeout.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices, translating insights into repeatable approaches that can be replicated across partners and communities.
• Use evaluation findings, data, and partner feedback to improve implementation, guide investment and scaling decisions, and strengthen organizational storytelling.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure community partnership and out-of-school-time priorities are integrated into broader strategy and operations.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed to support organizational priorities and program impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree or relevant professional certification is preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience leading out-of-school-time programs, youth-serving initiatives, community partnerships, or complex cross-sector programs.
• Deep understanding of the out-of-school-time field and the needs, opportunities, and operating environments of community-based organizations and youth-serving networks.
• Demonstrated experience designing, launching, evaluating, and scaling pilot programs or initiatives.
• Strong project management capabilities, including experience managing cross-functional projects, budgets, timelines, stakeholder relationships, and competing priorities.
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships and influence decisions across organizations and stakeholder groups without relying on direct authority.
• Experience developing operational processes, systems, and infrastructure that enable consistent program delivery and sustainable growth.
• Strong judgment, communication, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with executives, funders, community leaders, and external partners.
• Ability to use data, evaluation results, and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement and inform strategic decisions.
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, vendors, consultants, and grant deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop managers and other professionals.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and navigate ambiguity effectively.
• Commitment to culturally responsive, equitable, and community-centered approaches.
• Experience working in a remote or geographically distributed organization is preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% and live within reasonable distance of a major U.S. airport.
• Candidates should be comfortable representing the organization externally and participating in public-facing communications and professional networks as needed.

As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to submit a project plan document or presentation deck from a previous project and discuss their contributions, decisions, outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Benefits

• Annual salary of $100,000-$110,000, with structured salary placement designed to promote internal pay equity.
• Fully remote work with location flexibility across the United States.
• Approximately 25% travel, with thoughtful consideration given to cost, convenience, and sustainability.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid holidays and 10 days of sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Professional development stipend.
• Wellness and mental health support.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Remote office support, including a laptop and home-office reimbursement.
• Monthly Wi-Fi reimbursement of up to $40.
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement of up to $50.
• An inclusive, collaborative workplace committed to belonging, respect, equity, and diverse perspectives.

Schedule

This is a fully remote role with approximately 25% travel required.