Partnership Coordinator, Empowered
Wichita, Kansas
Empowered – Empowered /
Full-time /
On-site
Empowered is a community of social entrepreneur teachers, bringing the experiential, individualized, self-discovery teaching methodology to life in their classrooms. Their work leads to transformative learning experiences for their students. At scale, the Empowered community is a cultural movement driving bottom-up change throughout the key institution of education.
Empowered is part of the Stand Together philanthropic community.
As Partnerships Coordinator, you will keep Empowered’s Partnerships team running smoothly so they can focus on building and strengthening relationships. This role blends event logistics, workflow coordination, and administrative organization to ensure our team delivers on commitments, maximizes opportunities, and represents Empowered with excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative individual with strong organizational skills to contribute to the growth of Empowered partnerships that recognize educators as the change agents they are to shape the future of education.
How You Will Contribute
- Partnership Operations Support: Support partnership operations by frequently connecting with the team, maintaining CRM data, tracking and ensuring timely fulfillment of partner commitments, driving accountability on follow-ups, and flagging when to involve project managers or internal teams for greater value creation
- Conference & Event Logistics: Coordinate all logistics for educational conferences, trainings, and events, including: Registration/tickets, ordering and shipping materials, managing vendor relationships, shipping schedules, restocking supplies, managing event calendar, and after-action items (debriefs, data collection for outcomes)
- General administrative support: Assist Relationship Managers with meeting coordination, travel planning, and partner follow-ups while keeping the Team Lead closely informed of partnership progress or challenges
- Workflow & Process Improvement: Improve workflows by identifying bottlenecks and creating templates, checklists, and best practices that streamline coordination, boost efficiency, and reduce errors (e.g., virtual training, onboarding new community partners)
What You Will Bring
- 2+ years of professional experience in administration, logistics, or operations roles
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Adaptable in managing multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excitement about making a positive impact in K-12 education through empowering educators
- Strong teamwork skills including the ability to provide constructive direction to team members at different levels
- 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.
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- Salesforce experience
- Event coordination experience, ideally in a mission-driven or education-focused organization
- Program Coordination experience for multiple workstreams
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.
