The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance was founded in 1972 and is one of the nation’s best-known and most effective arts service organizations. We operate in five counties surrounding Philadelphia, and also serve southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware as part of our metropolitan region. We have over 450 nonprofit and for-profit members, but the Alliance serves the entire cultural sector – over 1,500 performing arts, visual arts, history, science, horticulture, arts education, community art centers and other cultural organizations.
We are currently searching for a Vice President of Community Engagement to join our team.
Position Summary
The Vice President of Community Engagement is a full-time position that reports to the President & CEO. They serve as a member of the senior leadership team. They will oversee community engagement, advocacy, creative youth development, and grantmaking, serving as supervisor for a team of four. The position is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining authentic, credible relationships with organizational constituents, including organizations, individuals and other community-based stakeholders and representing the interests of the Cultural Alliance. They directly support the President in advancing the Cultural Alliance’s advocacy strategies. They work across departments to help ensure efficient communications and to facilitate execution of the Cultural Alliance’s key strategic objectives.
Primary Role & Responsibilities
Community Engagement
- Lead and provide strategic direction to the Cultural Alliance’s community engagement initiatives and programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic priorities and advocacy positions.
- Serve as one of the primary representatives of the Cultural Alliance in the community, actively participating in meetings, forums and events to heighten the organization’s profile, strengthen its relationships with stakeholders and amplify its strategic positions and key services.
- Organize and lead coalition-building efforts, bringing diverse stakeholders together to share information and insights, and to build collaborative relationships.
- Enhance community awareness of Cultural Alliance services to advance the organization’s role and to grow its membership.
- Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the alignment and integration of community engagement strategies with other initiatives.
- Serve as a primary contact to address stakeholder feedback and resolve concerns.
- Develop and analyze community engagement metrics to inform strategy development and to provide reports to the Cultural Alliance leadership.