The Community Manager at the Community Foundation of South Jersey is an exciting opportunity for an energetic community relationship builder to organize and lead a collaborative of five South Jersey communities engaged in Heart & Soul work (Heart & Soul Network) in partnership with the Orton Family Foundation. The Community Manager will convene a collaborative of South Jersey funders and partners (Guiding Team) to support the Heart & Soul work including place-based philanthropy strategies in the eight southern counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem. Together, this work is the Transform South Jersey initiative.
The Community Manager will have the capacity and willingness to be trained in the Community Heart & Soul model, including becoming a certified Heart & Soul coach. The Community Manager will exercise leadership and possess experience in community organizing, facilitation, knowledge building, and evaluation. Generally, the work encompasses supporting the Heart & Soul process in the five communities, connecting citizen leaders from the five municipalities to each other, building capacity for community improvement work, supporting a community endowment building effort in each community, and supporting strategic learning from the initiative
The Orton Family Foundation outlines the Heart & Soul community planning process in the following steps for local communities:
Phase 1 – Lay the Groundwork: Build a solid foundation by identifying partners and leaders, spreading the word, and developing a road map for successful Heart & Soul community engagement.
Phase 2 – Explore Your Community: Gather residents’ stories and build relationships across divides. Identify what matters most, which leads to creation of Heart & Soul Statements. Examine how Statements are affected by community trends and conditions.
Phase 3 – Make Decisions: Guided by Heart & Soul Statements, identify options for the future and base decisions on what matters most to everyone and best enhances and preserves the community’s “Heart & Soul.”
Phase 4 – Take Action: Partners and residents work together to take action and ownership. Heart & Soul Statements are applied to future decision-making and become part of the fabric of the community.
Download the full program and job description here.
To Apply
Submit a cover letter and resume to hiring@communityfoundationsj.org by February 28 and use the following subject line: Community Manager CFSJ: Your Last Name, Your First Name.
The Community Foundation of South Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.
No telephone inquiries please.