Managing Director of Community Impact

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom.

We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools
—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org
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Reporting to the Chief People & Equity Officer, the Managing Director of Community Impact is a mission-driven senior leader with deep experience in community impact and advocacy and a strong track record of building partnerships that advance equity for historically underserved families and communities. The ideal candidate brings together clear strategic vision, precise execution, and excellent people management skills. A skilled relationship-builder and communicator, the Managing Director of Community Impact authentically engages families, community partners, and senior leaders while representing DREAM in public, policy, and community-based spaces.

Above all, they are deeply aligned with DREAM’s mission and believe in the power of families as partners and leaders in achieving lasting change.

• Create and lead DREAM’s organizational advocacy and community engagement vision and strategy, aligning policy, partnerships, and family engagement to drive results and advance equitable outcomes for students and families;
• Serve as a senior leader shaping DREAM’s external engagement, representing the organization in public, policy, and community-based spaces;
• Build, manage, and scale a high-impact portfolio of community partnerships that address family needs across basic necessities, workforce development, healthcare access, and civic participation;
• Manage relationships with partner advocacy organizations, elected officials, and key stakeholders in education policy;
• Monitor and analyze education policy developments at local, state, and national levels;
• Represent DREAM at external events and in coalitions focused on education policy and advocacy;
• Set and maintain the vision for systems and supports that ensure all families can access stable basic needs, including food, housing, and other essential resources;
• Design and lead strategies that support families in securing family-sustaining wages, pursuing career pathways with opportunities for long-term advancement, obtaining health insurance, and regularly utilizing primary care and preventative health services;
• Design and lead strategies that support families in reducing chronic absenteeism and help students to thrive at school, ensuring families are equipped and supported to act as allies with their children and with DREAM in achieving the organization’s graduate vision;
• Advance civic engagement by supporting eligible families to register and vote, and by empowering families to engage as advocates and leaders within their communities;
• Foster strong, trust-based relationships across the DREAM community, including families, school leaders, staff, policy-makers, and external partners.

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership of the Community Impact Team (across both Advocacy and Family Services functional areas) ensuring clarity of vision, priorities, roles, and accountability across all work streams for 6+ direct and skip-level reports;
• Collabora…