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Blogger Note: Received after 9/27 so I think they are still looking.
Position
Description: Community
Engagement Manager, Evanston Cradle to Career
EC2C is a collective impact initiative,
involving approximately 40 partner organizations, focused on ensuring all
Evanston children and youth are on the path to leading productive and
satisfying lives by age 23. This
initiative is committed to overcoming the systemic racial, social, and
economic disparities that for too long have undermined too many of Evanston’s
children and youth.
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Title: Community Engagement Manager (20-30 hrs/wk)
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Date: September
27, 2017
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Reports to: Executive
Director SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
smerry@evanstonc2c.org
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Overview:
Evanston Cradle to Career
(EC2C) is looking for a creative, passionate professional to help our
collective impact initiative to live up to the adage: Nothing for us without us. The Community Engagement Manager has
primary responsibility for overseeing EC2C’s outreach to the community to
ensure diverse voices are guiding and co-leading the work of EC2C.
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Education/Work Experience:
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College degree or relevant
certification or equivalent work experience
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At least one year work
experience working with individuals from diverse
cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
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Primary Responsibilities:
· Assumes primary responsibility for outreach to the community and
engaging diverse community members in co-leading the work of EC2C,
particularly communities of color and any other marginalized communities
· Finalizes and implements strategy to guide community engagement of
EC2C
· Coordinates and supports a Parent Leadership Team that oversees the
work of the Parent/Caregiver Empowerment and Literacy on Track Action Teams
as they develop strategies for systems change
· Explores with the Parent Leadership Team the possibility of
instituting mini-grants consistent with their vision to advance the goals of
Evanston Cradle to Career
· Develops relationships with community leaders throughout Evanston and
helps to build leadership skills in potential leaders in the community
· Participates in meetings focused on community engagement and
supporting EC2C communications to advance community understanding of EC2C
· Works with parents and youth serving on the Operations Team to ensure
they feel engaged and empowered within that team.
· Develops and implements strategy for engaging young people in the work
of EC2C.
· Other duties as
assigned.
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Desired Skill Sets:
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