Hively, derived from ‘lively’ and ‘hive’, is a thriving community full of life and energy. At our core, we are a family-centered social impact organization dedicated to multi-generational well-being. Our mission is to strengthen and support children and their families throughout Alameda County. We believe that through subsidized child care, mental health support, and community services centered in families of all types and backgrounds, we can significantly change children and parents' possibilities to thrive in life. If this resonates with you, we invite you to apply to join our team!
Our Team & Culture
Our Team at Hively is a passionate and diverse group of individuals from a wide range of different lived experiences, backgrounds and professional expertise. We strive every day to create an environment for families and staff that is inclusive and welcoming of different experiences and perspectives. We prioritize learning, listening, and growing together and to foster a culture of respect.
The Opportunity
This role will offer exciting ways for professional growth and development. Projects and daily tasks will require creativity, problem-solving, self-drive and a strong commitment to serve families and find them where they are. In this role, you will be coming up with creative solutions to different types of outreach and marketing challenges, and will be focused on bringing to life a new exciting product.
The Senior Coordinator, Community Engagement will report to the VP, Communications and Development, and collaborate closely with our CEO.
What you will do:
Lead our external outreach efforts through community events
Bring an exciting idea from concept to execution. From an image to reality
With energy, creativity and a strong commitment to our mission you’ll represent Hively in events hosted by our partners
Will coordinate and manage volunteers to support targeted outreach efforts
You’ll be a bridge between our Marketing/Communications/Development team and the rest of the organization to the communities we serve
Work cross functionally with teams to organize donations and supplies needed for our external outreach events
Organize and attend events throughout Alameda County regularly
Input contacts, metrics, event details in our internal systems for accountability
Prepare reports including metrics that can help Hively measure the impact of these outreach efforts
Support content creation and digital marketing efforts as needed
Lead small project teams, provide direction, and keep stakeholders informed
Determine key milestones and provide updates and check-ins to relevant teams and partners
Share stories about our work through social media channels
You’ll be connecting with stakeholders and fully embedded in Alameda County, especially the Tri-valley and Fremont, Union City and Newark areas
What you should bring:
Bachelor degree or relevant experience, preferably in Marketing and/or Communications or a related field
5+ years of experience in marketing, communications, sales, and/or community outreach
Entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll be starting from scratch, taking an idea from concept to fruition. You enjoy ambiguity, you like figuring things out, and are skilled in creation and translation of thought to action
Self-driven and self-sufficient individual contributor who can solve problems and ask for help or collaborate when needed
Lots of energy, comfortable speaking in public and making connections at events and other external settings
An outstanding capacity to build relationships
Willing to experiment, try new ideas out to connect and engage with different audiences
Experience working with underserved and underrepresented communities
A clear understanding of Alameda County, its diversity and connections in the communities we serve
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record, and comfortable with driving and navigating to events throughout the County
Physical stamina and good upper body strength to lift packages and objects (at least 20 pounds), as well as be able to load and unload them from a vehicle
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Empathetic, collaborative, willing to explore new approaches and solutions, curious, out-of–the-box thinker, creative
Flexible and comfortable working in an entrepreneurial team
Passionate about the wellbeing of all families, children and communities
Organized, able to prioritize and work on several projects simultaneously
Responsive and reliable
Growth mindset
Capacity to recognize failures or mistakes, reflect on lessons learned and integrate those learnings in both strategy and day-to-day work
Salary ranges are based on industry data, and final employment offer will be determined based upon factors including but not limited to an applicant's experience, specialized skills, and internal alignment.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Non-profit Organizations
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