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LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION (LLAC)

Full-time, including nights and possibly weekends

The Lifelong Learning Advantage

At Lifelong Learning, our mission is to support our client schools so they can concentrate on improving educational outcomes and student success. We continue to be a strong, positive force, pioneering the way education is delivered to all students. Learn more about us at https://llac.org/

How You Will Make an Impact

The Director of External Affairs - School Outreach & Services is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with educational institutions and community organizations to enhance the organization’s presence and impact within the educational sector. This role involves leading outreach initiatives, coordinating school-based programs, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and community needs. This position reports to the Chief External Affairs Officer or designee.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position's duties, responsibilities, and requirements. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this classification. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Develop, maintain, and grow relationships with key/designated school boards and county offices of education.
• Build and maintain relationships with charter school associations and other non-classroom-based supporters.
• Provide training to school leadership and outreach staff on outreach strategies and relationship building.
• Participate in the development of outreach plans and provide area specific information.
• Attend and monitor school board and board of education meetings.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to implement School Outreach strategy and action plans to drive student enrollment.
• Collaborate with the External Affairs team on communication plans related to community relations with diverse communities.
• Collaborate with Expansion leadership on new outreach initiatives and assist with implementation.
• Represent the company effectively in a variety of settings and with diverse communities.
• Serve as liaison to strategic partnership agencies and conduct presentations.
• Review and make recommendations on outreach materials created by the Marketing team.
• Make recommendations to resource center signage in areas critical to our strategic expansion plans.
• Assist in strategies to increase schools and grow enrollment.
• Assist with new charter petitions and charter renewal strategy.
• Support legislative efforts.
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned. These may be changed or modified from time to time.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: manage, coordinate, supervise, coach, and direct the hiring, training, timely performance evaluations of team members, oversee their daily activities and oversee the daily workflow of the department.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the area of employment.
• Knowledge and understanding of the organization’s culture, business units, services, and products.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to exercise critical thinking, use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to analyze business data or information: identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple requests or interruptions while still completing projects or work assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to exercise confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy in the performance of work duties.
• Ability to take initiative, self-sufficient, resourceful, and committed to providing excellent customer service.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or 2 years equivalent work experience demonstrating applicable skills in relevant. industry or discipline. Equivalent experience is included in and not separate from total years of professional experience is required.
• 3 years of experience in school and community relations, partner development, coalition work, and working with diverse community is required.
• 2 years of combination experience in a leadership and management role is required.
• Knowledge and/or experience in project management, program development, organizing, prioritizing, coordinating, implementing, and managing multiple programs, projects, tasks and building teams.
• Strong autonomy, reliable, responsible, dependable and willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Proficient level of skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other technology applications.
• Ability to travel up to 50% in performance of job duties is required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Vision: Ability to read small print and view a computer screen for prolong periods, prepare, or inspect documents and operate office equipment.
• Hearing: Ability to hear average or typical conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Speech: Ability to be understood in face-to-face communication, in person or remote, to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone or computer.
• Mental Demands: Ability to read, write, understand, interpret, and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile and coordinate information and records. Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work. Understand how to manage stress. high workflow management, high project coordination, and high people engagement.
• Upper Body Mobility: Ability to use fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together, use hands to grasp, and manipulate small objects; twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower head.
• Strength: Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Environmental Requirements: Ability to encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors. Prolonged period sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Work in a low to moderate noise environment with frequent deadline pressures.