Director, Stakeholder Engagement & Activation

• Develop and implement a long-term overarching organizational strategic engagement and activation plan that translate Commits initiatives into action by decision-makersincluding but not limited to district leaders trustees and policymakers to accomplish organizational goals.
• Partner with internal teams to transform data research and policy content into audience-specific engagement strategies anchored in a clear theory of change.

• Lead the planning production and execution of high-impact convenings and events ensuring they not only inform but also mobilize attendees.
• Oversee the development of and the execution of multi-year campaigns including events digital print and paid campaigns that amplify content and drive clear measurable actions.
• Work with program teams to ensure post-event engagement (e.g. follow-up resources 1:1 outreach) is timely targeted and -ups event sign-ups behavior changes and policy shifts.

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across campaigns including email engagement social metrics website traffic event outcomes and stakeholder activation.
• Utilize reports from the team to continuously improve stakeholder engagement and activation adjusting course and creating new solutions to accomplish organizational goals.
• Use Salesforce to continuously improve audience segmentation targeting and engagement tactics.
• Translate analytics into actionable insights to drive continuous improvement.

• Develop and execute strategic plans to build Commit brand awareness including securing high-leverage speaking opportunities panel appearances and event partnerships that amplify Commits impact with stakeholders across the region and state.
• Partner with the Communications team to ensure engagement strategies are supported by a cohesive narrative across platforms.

• Manage external vendors and direct reports with a focus on performance innovation and impact.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with programmatic policy philanthropy and data teams to ensure a seamless connection between content audience and activation.
• Partner closely with the Director of Communications to align digital print events paid and organic campaigns for maximum reach and influence.
• Oversee a direct reports co-creating goals coaching completing annual performance reviews and professional development to grow team members to continuously improve individual and overall team performance
• Serve as a strategic thought partner and leader on the Communications & Engagement team supporting annual planning and performance management.
• Champion Commits True North Traits and serves as a role model exhibiting traits and coaching for all team members to consistently exhibit traits.
• Uses Commits stakeholder data to create annual goals and track progress to goals.
• Ensures best-in class record-keeping via the Salesforce database.

• Experience leading multi-channel campaigns and managing cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Strategic planning and execution of stakeholder engagement and activation efforts.
• Skilled in convening and event strategy that drives measurable outcomes.
• Proficient in tracking KPIs and using tools like Salesforce to inform strategy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong public speaking and storytelling abilities.
• Experience managing and developing teams setting goals and driving accountability.
• Ability to lead through influence across departments.
• Strong project management and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Have a passion for public education and a commitment to excellence for all students.
• Be an ambitious self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment who is eager to learn and contribute.
• Exhibit strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to adapt quickly to frequent change.
• Proficient in Word Excel PowerPoint.

• Associate degree or higher in communications marketing nonprofit administration or other related fields.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in strategic engagement communications public affairs events and campaigns or stakeholder mobilization.

• Experience with Salesforce Nonprofit Marketing Cloud

• Ability to read and write in Standard American English.
• Ability to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate need.
• Ability to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• Ability to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Ability to interact with people of various social cultural economic and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to listen perceptively and convey awareness.
• Ability to interact diplomatically with the public in a continuous public contact setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team and in a team environment.
• Ability to maintain level-headedness in the face of resistance and contrary opinions.

About The Commit Partnership:

Our Mission

We believe that through our actions Dallas County which educates 10% of Texas and 1% of the nation can be an inclusive and prosperous region where economic opportunity is shared equitably. Thats why our true north goal is that by 2040 at least half of all 25-34-year-old residents of Dallas County irrespective of race will be provided the opportunity to earn a living wage.

To increase living wage attainment we must equitably increase educational success aligned with high-demand jobs maximizing the cumulative impact from early education all the way to college career and/or military readiness and accessing and completing a strong postsecondary education. Our staff aligns community stakeholders around this shared future roadmap analyzing data to lift up strategic initiatives that improve policies practices and funding that grow our communitys capacity to serve every student more effectively.

Our Story

Founded in 2012 this partnership is the nations largest educational collective impact organization composed of backbone staff and over 200 partners across Dallas County and the state of Texas working collaboratively to solve systemic education challenges. Our staff aligns community stakeholders around a shared future roadmap analyzing data to lift up strategic initiatives that improve policies practices and funding that grow our communitys capacity to serve every student more effectively.

Together we work to advocate for excellent and equitable public education that ensures all students regardless of race place or socio-economic status have the power to determine their future and earn a living wage. We do this work through several ventures including Early Matters Dallas North Texas Tutoring Corps Dallas County Promise Texas College Bridge Dallas Thrives Commits Policy Team the Texas Impact Network and several coalitions.

True North Traits

Our True North Traits creates a mission-driven environment and champions us to do our best work each day.

Systemic Impact: You understand the barriers and lived experiences that our students face and are skilled at delivering systemic solutions at scale that address these needs. You achieve significant sustainable results that increase equitable outcomes through your work (including the reallocation or improvement in public funding) and you recognize the difference between activity and impact.

Judgment: You exhibit a relentless students first focus by thinking strategically about what data must be collected analyzed visualized and activated (and what steps must be taken in what order) to cause resources to be reallocated and actions to be taken to systemically overcome the root causes hindering achievement of the Partnerships mission.

Communication: By listening to understand before seeking to be understood youre able to build trust and facilitate collaboration across lines of difference recognizing that both are essential to our success. You are also able to find common ground with diverse stakeholders and can tailor the organizations message to different audiences as needed to influence meaningful change.

Innovation: You can create or meaningfully contribute to the design and execution of a systemic and transformational strategic plan to solve complex problems often at scale that improves organizational effectiveness and/or closes equity gaps for our students and families.

Equity and Inclusion: You intentionally create spaces where relevant stakeholders have a seat or voice at the table ensuring that each person at the tables thoughts and perspectives are shared valued by all others at the table and reflected in our work. Youre excited to help build and/or contribute to teams where everyone feels welcomed respected valued and highly supported.

Joy: You recognize that people are central to our work striking a balance between people and process and you inspire others with your optimism and thirst for substantive change in service to the mission.

Integrity: You admit mistakes openly share learnings widely and elevate bad news quickly also capable of making difficult decisions in all situations to ensure the success of the organization.

The Commit Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to hire individuals with backgrounds similar to that of the stakeholders they serve. As an organization that embraces equity and inclusion all employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin gender age sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status or any other status protected by federal state or local laws.

Commit does not sponsor visas of any kind.