Initiatives Manager
Wichita, Kansas
Stand Together Foundation – Catalyst Initiatives /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As part of our place-based strategy to break the cycle of poverty in Wichita, we are seeking an Initiatives Manager based in Wichita to build trust-based, empowering relationships with and among our community of changemakers and social entrepreneurs and guide them to mutually valuable opportunities within Stand Together Foundation and the broader Stand Together community.
In pursuit of this vision, the Initiatives Manager is a radically curious, intentional and creative person who enjoys discovering the motivations, goals and challenges of their partners. If successful, this person will be a key contributor to transforming lives in Wichita and using those learnings to expand our impact in other cities.
How You Will Contribute
- Develop and manage a dynamic and interactive community of partners who are each fulfilled in their partnership with Stand Together Foundation and productively engaged in one or more key initiatives including: neighborhood transformation, family well-being, addiction, and entrepreneurship.
- Perform investment analysis to make grant recommendations and steward grant performance.
- Serve as a Principle Based Management coach and advisor.
- Facilitate group sessions and community-wide meetings to solicit and share ideas and knowledge with community partners.
- Manage and effectively drive forward multiple concurrent projects, ensuring that updates are knowledge are communicated across stakeholder groups.
- Seek to understand partner goals and develop a point of view on how to create value for each partner to drive progress against shared goals.
- Quantify and share learnings and best practices from our Wichita initiatives with the broader national city strategy team.
What You Will Bring
- At least 5+ years of professional experience.
- Strong project management skills with examples of driving projects through completion.
- Demonstrated ability to earn and gain trust among peer groups and customers, exercising a high degree of discretion at all times.
- Intentional, radically curious, and customer-focused approach to relationship building.
- A passion for learning and applying our organizational principles.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
- Ability to travel up to 20% within the United States.
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- Experience in non-profit leadership, investment analysis, sales, customer success management, events/hospitality management, or a principle-based management culture.
- Experience (paid or unpaid) helping people overcome cycles of poverty.
- Deep local connections within Wichita.
- Standout candidates will bring experience applying formal methodologies, frameworks, or systems (ie. CRM systems, moves management) to organize a thoughtful approach to relationship management.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values
- Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
- We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.
