Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager

The Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager serves as the subject matter expert in advocacy and community engagement efforts for KIPP SoCal schools. This role drives region-wide initiatives across five focus areas: Civic Engagement, Charter Renewal, Family Leadership, Community Engagement, and Region-wide Partnerships.

Focus Area: Civic Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to host mobile, flex, and traditional vote centers across LA County KIPP SoCal school sites.
• Recruit, train, and manage staff volunteers at vote centers.
• Lead regional Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts, designing and executing campaigns that educate and mobilize families and staff to participate in local, state, and national elections.
• Plan and execute KIPP SoCal’s annual National Voter Registration Day initiative.
• Design and execute Party at the Poll events to increase vote centers visibility and drive greater community turnout.

Focus Area: Charter Renewal

• Regularly attend school board meetings to gather insights of Authorizing Boards and the renewal process.
• Develop and execute charter renewal strategies across school sites in alignment with regional goals.
• Lead the leadership development of Renewal Working Team (RWT) families.

Focus Area: Family Leadership

• Lead and facilitate the Family Ambassador Coalition, building a structured learning community for family advocates around local issues.
• Plan and execute quarterly community-building engagement opportunities for Family Ambassador Coalition.
• Drive ongoing trainings in family engagement and community organizing best practices.

Focus Area: Community Engagement

• Manage and cultivate relationships with key community stakeholders and partners.
• Monitor community events and priorities across all KIPP SoCal neighborhoods.
• Ensure consistent execution and tracking of all community engagement efforts across the region.

Focus Area: Region-Wide Partnership

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all region-wide partnerships.
• Maintain strong collaboration with existing partners.
• Plan and execute one quarterly region-wide distribution of baby essentials.

Capacity Building & Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert for geographic areas where we have KIPP SoCal Schools.
• Research assigned communities and maintain current knowledge of trends, issues, and opportunities.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with local non-elected leaders and potential community supporters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4 or more years of experience with government, community engagement or advocacy work.
• Knowledge of and existing relationships in LA County Communities.
• Spanish fluency (verbal, oral, written) Required.
• Self-starter with demonstrated initiative and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.