Social Impact Development Coordinator

Discovery Education is looking for a high-energy, data-oriented, driven Social Impact Development Coordinator with sound business acumen, strong technical aptitude and natural administrative instincts to support the growth of long-term partnerships with like-minded organizations that engage students, parents and teachers around critical topic areas.

Specifically, as our Social Impact Development Coordinator, you will support our Development team in the proactive cultivation of strategic relationships with Foundations, Non-Profits, Fortune 500 Companies, and Associations that share Discovery Education's mission to advance youth achievement. You will act as the organizational hub for development activities through operational excellence, data maintenance and analysis, prospective research, and proactive communication across the division.

This role will sit in our Charlotte, NC Headquarters with a hybrid schedule. Candidate must be willing to travel to the office 2 - 3 times a week.

What You Will Do

In this role, no two days will be the same. Your primary responsibilities require you to be a proactive business partner to the members of the larger Social Impact Partnerships team through superb communication skills and analytic thinking that supports data integrity of the team and operational excellence.

You will support relationship management of Discovery Education's Strategic Alliance partners. Connecting the dots between teams will be the key to your success as we strive to scale impact in our work to support teachers and students.

In addition, you will also own the responsibility of supporting members of the Development team in their strategic efforts to ignite partner conversations and foster relationships that focus on social good. Researching industry news, company giving data and CSR (corporate social responsibility) trends is a key part of this role.

As you have a growth mindset, you are motivated to seek new and innovative ways to engage our partner audience as you source new partner organizations who share our vision of collective impact.

Our Social Impact Partnerships Team

• Innovates social impact partnership programs in education at scale. With a focus on equity and access, they bring the real world to the classroom through creative partnerships and award-winning programs.
• Acts as strategic leaders to organizations who share their mission to create equitable learning experiences, close the achievement gap, and support educators.
• Enjoys a diverse portfolio of partners including big brands, professional athletes and sports leagues, and non-profits. Together they connect and inspire students to the careers of tomorrow.
• Is a diverse, collaborative, and high performing team focused on making a difference and having fun while doing so!
• Is an important growth engine for Discovery Education.

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this role is a natural communicator and is eager to collaborate with colleagues. You have a strong affinity for connecting dots across business units and are ready to work with a keen sense of urgency to contribute to the team's success. You are excited by strategic philanthropy and understand how to activate communications strategies that motivate colleagues to act. You have a knack for spotting potential areas of collaboration and the ability to understand industry trends, current events, and make relevant connections that may impact our business.

Our ideal candidate will have strong written communication skills with the ability to deliver concise, engaging messaging and, most importantly, thrive in a high-energy, purpose-driven sales environment and are eager to advance in our organization by demonstrating your ability to be a tenacious self-starter every day.

Finally, this role requires an individual who loves working with large data sets to support data quality and insights that ultimately propel business objectives with efficiency.

Required Requirements:

• Passionate about Discovery Education's vision to transform teaching and learning.
• A cool, calm and collected approach to problem solving.
• Bachelor's Degree required in business, marketing, communications, social impact, or another related field.

• Excellent written and oral communication as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with many employees.
• Strong affinity and background in data management and analysis.
• An effective listener to understand the many variables associated with project management and communicate priorities with a positive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

• Committed to getting the job done and sustain effort in the face of adversity.
• Ability to manage/prioritize multiple tasks.

• Legal right to work in the United States.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO.
• Paid holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.
• Generous parental leave.
• Annual education and professional development dollars.
• Major medical, vision, and dental (multiple choices).
• Summer hours and company recharge days.
• Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability.
• Pet insurance.
• Company paid volunteer hours.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.