Social Community Impact Manager, Los Angeles
Full time @Nike in Consumer Goods and Services Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 2513
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Career Level Manager
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Experience 5 Years
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
With a mission to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world, the power of sport is at the heart of NIKE’s DNA. The Social & Community Impact (SCI) team fulfills this mission through a sports-led community portfolio that engages partners, organizations, experts, NIKE internal teams and others to move the world and get kids active. Today, the world is moving less and less, and this generation of children is the least physically active ever. Leveraging our resources and ability to inspire, the SCI team engages the NIKE footprint, employees, consumers and the world to shift the paradigm of physical inactivity.
- If this is you, you’ll be working with the North America Social & Community Impact team in Los Angeles.
- Leading initiatives focused on NIKE Inc.’s (NIKE, Jordan and Converse) commitment to the Black community in your respective city;
- Coordination with grantees from other SCI led portfolios focused on inclusivity investments;
- Implement and manage an integrated approach to community development that connects back through a corporate responsibility lens, including investment and ongoing stakeholder strategies that focuses on highest impact efforts while effectively responding to the immediate needs of stakeholders internally and externally;
- Connection point with Nike World Headquarters Portland based teams who will seek to amplify the relationships (Diversity and Inclusion, Brand Marketing, Comms);
- Coordination with Government and Public Affairs on local and national advocacy efforts; stakeholder updates and tracking investments;
- Managing relationships with organizations who reach out for funding or are recommended for funding and to explore support beyond the Black community commitment or to politely decline with sensitivity and diplomacy;
- Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals at the global, geography and city levels.
- A typical day/week will include performing work in support of a portfolio of community investments. Partner closely with the Social & Community Impact team on community-based initiatives that develop and support diverse community efforts, leading with NIKE Inc.’s commitment to Black communities. Manage internal and external stakeholders to support additional key initiatives in the city that deepen relationships and impact within the community. Additional work will focus on the coordination of the measurement and evaluation of the community investment portfolio, identification of employee engagement opportunities and execution of an integrated communication and brand plan to support and amplify community initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree or an additional two years of professional experience in lieu of degree required.
- A minimum of 5 years of professional, relevant experience in corporate social responsibility/social sustainability and/or community development.
- High level stakeholder and/or portfolio management experience across a few of the following sectors: diversity, equity and inclusion, NGO, government, education, sport/physical activity, and youth development.
- Experience with project management, managing daily activities and delivering results in a cross-functional environment.
- Work with leadership and team leads to help ensure strategy and execution alignment, and drive decision making.
- Excellent communication, analytical, written and presentation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a large, matrixed organization.
- Ability to travel domestically (15%).
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.