ABOUT ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools was founded in 2004 based on the belief that all young people––regardless of ZIP code, income, ability, or background–– are capable of achieving at high levels. Alliance is now one of the largest and most successful public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing middle and high schools serving 13,000 scholars in Los Angeles communities that have been systematically oppressed. In our 16th school year, Alliance has a proven record of success: though 93% of incoming sixth graders come to Alliance reading below grade level, 95% of Alliance graduates have been accepted to college—including 73% to a four-year university. We strive to truly change the life trajectories of our scholars and communities. Now is the time to join our collaborative community to make long-lasting change across Los Angeles.

ROLE SUMMARY

Reporting to the Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, the Manager of Advocacy and Community Engagement is responsible for managing advocacy strategies, community engagement initiatives and relationship building efforts with key educational partners across the Alliance network. The Manager will play an essential role in helping to deepen connections with the communities served across the region. They will support local and statewide advocacy actions that promote educational partner engagement, voice and visibility on issues connected to our school communities. This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic, experienced, creative, and thoughtful leader, with deep organizing and/or political experience, who can manage multiple advocacy initiatives and build strong, lasting systems to support them.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Advocacy

• Launch advocacy campaigns & training sessions across the network.
• Plan and lead network events for educational partners that are centered on advocacy and activism & deepen awareness on statewide legislative policies.
• Work with school-site leaders to identify and build a base of educational partner leaders that can be activated to participate in local actions and statewide campaigns.
• Help to identify, enlist and lead issue-based working groups to leverage the voices, experiences and the support of key educational partners on strategic plans and issues that impact charter school students and families locally and across the state and country.
• Coordinate with the Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations to identify and work with community partners and elected officials to bring resources to our school communities.

Driving Scholar Outcomes Through Collective Voices

• Manage and execute the logistics of the School Site Advisory Councils while effectively engaging educational partners and gathering authentic input.
• Provide on-site, tiered support to school-based staff to improve educational partner engagement and other structures that will amplify scholar, family and staff voice.
• Provide support with some compliance initiatives, including Federal Program Monitoring, Local Control and Accountability Plans, Charter Renewal, or Oversight.

Project Management and Data Analysis & Reporting

• Manage projects across multiple teams while successfully generating buy in from educational partners and communicating effectively.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and report data from across the organization with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Identify trends in data to construct meaningful analyses and clearly articulate strong, written narratives of both success and improvement.
• Manage and maintain the data system to track all educational partner touchpoints and engagements.

Team Collaboration

• In coordination with the Vice President of Public Affairs and the Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, help manage an annual communications plan for Alliance educational partners that informs and inspires them to participate in Alliance advocacy efforts.
• In coordination with the Communications team, develop communications pieces and training materials, as well as lead training as needed.
• Create, maintain and share project plans for areas of responsibility; leverage the shared team Google drive for collaboration with colleagues and organizational systems tracking.
• Attend and maintain a consistent presence in meetings with local charter partners & other CMOs.
• Serve as a point of contact for fielding and addressing educational partner questions, concerns and feedback to help establish strong ties among our school communities.

Other duties as assigned

• Support the Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations with organizational strategies and initiatives as required.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE/BE:

• Commitment to Alliance's core beliefs and educational philosophy.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-layered organization and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communications skills and strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent research, relationship building and networking skills.
• Passionate about education and community organizing and development.
• Ability to use data to drive decision making, issue resolution, and strategy development.
• Knowledge around community organizing and outreach strategies and practices.
• Experience politically organizing around mission-driven causes or organizations.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings, identifying community needs, working with community leaders and volunteers of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Be an active leader and learner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 3 years of professional work experience and a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; OR
• At least 5 years of professional work experience in advocacy or community engagement efforts and a HS Diploma or equivalent (e.g. G.E.D.)
• Fluent bilingual English-Spanish ability is preferred.
• Work schedule may include occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
• Travel throughout Los Angeles is required; valid driver's license and automobile available for daily use.

WORK LOCATION

This position will work from a home office in the greater Los Angeles area, with travel to school sites. The successful candidate will be given a $400 work from home set-up allowance and receive a monthly stipend of $100.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

In alignment with our commitment to equity for our scholars, Alliance is committed to equity and transparency for our team and offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience as well as generous retirement and health benefits. This position is exempt/nonexempt

• Compensation: Alliance provides a competitive salary. Based on relevant prior work experience, our salary range for this role is $69,010-$95,790.
• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans options that are covered at 100% of monthly premiums for individual employees and at least $1,000 per month towards family plan premiums.
• Retirement: Alliance Home Office employees are eligible for a retirement allowance equal to 7.5% of their regular yearly earnings.
• Paid Leave: Regular full-time 12-month employees accrue vacation at a rate of 10 hours/month for a maximum of 180 hours in addition to 10 national holidays as well as a week for Spring Break and a week for Winter Break.
• Professional Development: At Alliance, we believe in supporting staff growth and development. Home Office staff are allocated $500 per year for professional development expenses.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter below. Please note that only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

** PLEASE NOTE: Alliance College-Ready Public Schools requires that all team members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the safety of our students, family, and staff. Team members may apply to seek a medical exemption. Regardless of your current vaccination status, our team can advise you on how to fulfill this important requirement so that you can start the position in a timely way. **

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they match every criteria. If you think you meet some of the qualifications, but don't necessarily check every box in the job description, we encourage you to still apply. If you have questions contact the Staffing Team at Joinus@laalliance.org.

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools are tuition-free public charter schools that do not discriminate against any scholar, parent, community member, or staff member on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.