Community Engagement Manager

Community Engagement Manager

Miami Valley School Miami Valley School - Dayton, Ohio Open in Google Maps

Job : 5876052

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 07, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Title:

Community Engagement Manager

Reports to:

Head of School

The Miami Valley School (MVS). Our mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For over 60 years, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio, community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally recognized leader in experience-based learning.

Here, every member of the MVS community is committed to transformative, immersive learning in the classroom and during our Immersion term. Equally important is our commitment to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), through which our students learn the skills and competencies necessary to navigate an ever-shifting world with confidence and curiosity. Here, we learn because we do.

The Role. Community Engagement Manager is a strategic partner to the Head of School in supporting administrative operations, leadership priorities, and overseeing all community events. The Community Engagement and Events Manager has significant responsibility and autonomy to lead and manage these areas with input and guidance from the Head of School in coordination with the Leadership Team. In addition, the Community Engagement Manager is a member of the Advancement Office and oversees the alumni engagement program.

This includes Alumni events, fundraising, and the MvX program among other roles and duties. The Community Engagement Manager focuses on facilitating opportunities for constituents to enjoy membership in the MVS community, and in turn, develops passionate word-of-mouth ambassadors, supports the organizational goals, and enhances the school culture and image, with alignment to the strategic plan.

The Opportunity. All members of MVS’ vibrant community bring the school’s mission and vision to life each day for students and families. Each day, we live out our mission through our core values: integrity, celebration, grit, and kindness. As a part of our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Expand Global Leadership. MVS is known for its academic and extracurricular programming, and with you on our team, we will continue to grow with our students as leaders of Global Citizenship and stewards of civil discourse.
• Develop Character and Wellness. To support the overall wellness of our vibrant community, you’ll have the opportunity to meaningfully connect and collaborate with students and families.
• Collaborate as part of a World-Class Team. In your role at MVS, you will work alongside dedicated faculty and staff who have taught and learned all over the world and in a variety of school contexts. Your colleagues are artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, published authors, professional musicians, armed services veterans, and thespians. Most importantly, they are compassionate and caring educators committed to lifelong learning.
• And, of course, you will get to make an impact! As the Community Engagement and Events Manager you will have an impact on the greater MVS community.

• Designs, manages, and produces fundraising, community, and image-building events that contribute to the life of the school. These include, but are not limited to, Convocation, Commencement, Community Harvest, New Faculty Orientation, Division Special Events, Homecoming Weekend, Gala and Auction, Alumni Gatherings, Speaker Series, and Employee Professional Development and Celebrations.
• Own the strategy and develop systems for consistent, remarkable and inclusive school-wide events. Support and advocate that each event emulates the MVS values, image and culture.
• Manage the recruitment, training, and stewardship of volunteers for each event.
• Support community engagement events in partnership with Admissions and Marketing. Examples of these events include:
  Academic Excellence Night, Dayton Community Festivals, and other events as specified by Admissions, Marketing, and the Head of School.
• In partnership with the Advancement Department, actively identify and procure sponsorship opportunities to support both internal and community events.
• Manage event budgets, vendor payments, and…