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Regional Manager

OVERVIEW

The growing Regional Manager Team focuses on local advocacy around the Invest in Kids Act and Tax Credit Scholarship Program fundraising. The Regional Manager is responsible for developing relationships and providing support in specific regions of the state and with key constituent groups. The Regional Manager is the primary relationship lead for communities across Illinois, creating a hub of support, communication, and advocacy. Empower Illinois seeks a Regional Manager who can assess the opportunities available in each of these areas and make strategic decisions about priorities and additional possibilities.

 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• • In coordination with the Advocacy Team, develop relationships with local, city, and statewide officials to ensure timely and two-way communication of information about the Invest in Kids Acts, and its impact vis a vis the scholarships provided by Empower Illinois
• • In coordination with the Development Team, drive tax credit scholarship fundraising at the school level to achieve ambitious school system and regional fundraising goals
• • Regional leadership and local advocacy, including coordinating in-district school visits with legislators
• • Work with the Advocacy Team to develop region, school, and constituent-specific strategies to empower local stakeholders
• • Develop and implement grassroots strategies and events to mobilize scholarship families and coalition members to take meaningful action issues related to the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program
• • Provide meaningful training and relevant resources to school network and civic leaders relative to the scholarship application process, fundraising, donor relations, and marketing
• • Represent Empower Illinois externally in a variety of settings and participate broadly in the local community
• • Work effectively with all peers and the stakeholders in Finance, Communications, Development, and Operations to negotiate and influence positive stakeholder outcomes
• • Maintain and update stakeholder interactions in the organization’s CRM tool (Salesforce)
• • Resolve stakeholder issues and provide clarification on processes and portal features
• •Performs additional duties, assignments, and projects, as required

 

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• • College degree or equivalent. Education is considered to include both the formal/ traditional, as well as learning from life and experience
• • Have a passion for education policy and believe in Empower Illinois’ core priority that the Tax Credit Scholarship Program has the power to transform the education and the lives of students from low-income and working-class families
• • Well-developed people-skills and the ability to form high-quality, professional relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• • Previous advocacy/grassroots experience and/or local fundraising work, and the ability to relate to and influence a variety of external partners including civic leaders, community organizations, elected officials, and families
• • Experience navigating complex political environments and a keen understanding of the political nuances of Illinois
• • Organized, strategic, and self-motivated professional who can set goals and deliver results against their assigned goals
• • A history of working in fast-paced entrepreneurial environments and working remotely while remaining connected to and aligned with broad organizational goals and objectives

 

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• • The ability to be pragmatic and focus on solutions that work in the real world of politics, classrooms, and with families and their children
• • The ability to identify new ways to add value to stakeholder organizations and to more deeply engage them in the important work of advocacy
• • A capacity for eliciting impact stories from scholarship recipients and their school communities, identifying advocates and spokespeople who have the respect of the community, and aligning these testimonies with the broader policy, advocacy, and communications objectives of the organization
• • Entrepreneurialism and a high level of ambition
• • A level of integrity and energy compelling enough to bring a divergent range of partners with different political, religious, and financial backgrounds together in a collaborative fashion and inspire them to act

 

Empower Illinois is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/H/V.