Associate Director (Educational - Max $45/hr W2)

The Associate Director, Strategic Impact Partnerships – External Engagement & Infrastructure plays a critical role in advancing SIP’s national engagement strategy by ensuring external partnerships and high-visibility engagements translate into measurable pipeline growth and regional impact.

This role operates at the intersection of national partnerships and Regional SDP execution—activating conferences, association engagements, and cross-sector relationships to generate qualified leads, cultivate strategic champions, and support multi-year district growth.

As SIP expands its national footprint, this individual will lead the activation of external engagements while building the infrastructure required to scale what works. This includes shaping how engagements are designed for impact, ensuring disciplined follow-through with regional teams, and establishing repeatable models that convert visibility into opportunity. 

About You:  

• You have 5+ years of experience in project management, event execution, external engagement or sales enablement within education, nonprofit, or related sectors. 
• Demonstrated success translating external engagement into measurable outcomes, including lead generation, conversion, stakeholder influence, or pipeline growth 
• Strong relationship-building skills, with executive presence and sound judgment in high-visibility, student-, educator-, and partnership-facing environments 
• Comfortable operating as an entrepreneurial self-starter in a fast-moving environment, equally effective engaging with high-profile, large-scale audiences or small, focused groups. 
• Confidence leveraging AI and automation tools to increase efficiency and scale impact. 
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage systems (SharePoint, Salesforce, CVENT, or similar) that enhance operational efficiency 
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through. 
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 25%. 

External Engagement & Partnership Activation (60%) 

Special Projects (10%) 

Engagement Insights, Reporting, and Automation (30%) 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.