Partnerships & Ecosystem Manager Job Los Angeles California USA,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Partnerships & Ecosystem Manager

Reports to: Interim Executive Director

Work Capacity: Full-time

Compensation: $115,000-$125,000, depending on skills and experience

Location

Los Angeles County-based
Work from home; frequent travel within Los Angeles County expected
ARLA has a preference for candidates who are already based in and familiar with the Los Angeles area.

Additional requirements

English and Spanish language fluency required
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Accelerate Resilience L.A. (ARLA), a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is a small nonprofit project dedicated to regenerating living systems in service of community resilience in the Los Angeles region and its source watersheds.

We are seeking a highly organized, strategic, and relationship-oriented Partnerships & Ecosystem Manager to serve as the primary steward of ARLA's partner ecosystem and the Living Infrastructure Field Kit in collaboration with Spherical LLC.

What you'll do ARLA Ecosystem Development, Stewardship & CRM Management (approximately 50%)

Nurture and steward relationships with partners across the ARLA ecosystem through partner events, site visits, community meetings, and public forums - in person and virtually - to identify opportunities for collaboration and strengthen connections across ARLA's network.

Set up and maintain a clear system (CRM) for understanding partner relationships across ARLA's ecosystem, documenting partner engagement, collaboration opportunities, Living Infrastructure Field Kit use and other touchpoints that help ARLA see how its network is evolving.

Synthesize and communicate insights from partner engagement, user experiences, and field work to ensure that on-the-ground learnings inform overall ARLA program integration, strategy, and cross-team alignment.

Contribute to ARLA's strategy development for enabling partners and their beneficiaries to advance a living infrastructure approach across LA County and its source watersheds.

Field Kit Audience and Ecosystem Management (approximately 50%)

Help develop and enact a Field Kit audience and participation growth strategy that is nested within ARLA's broader ecosystem growth and partnership strategy.

Use insights from partner engagement to understand who is using the Living Infrastructure Field Kit, identify gaps and opportunities across audiences and sectors, and inform efforts to grow and support the Field Kit community.

Together with the Senior Manager of Planning & Program Alignment, coordinate with Spherical staff to develop and refine Living Infrastructure Field Kit learning materials that support the audience and participation growth strategy.

Drive awareness, Field Kit adoption, and development of the cross-sector practitioner community by maintaining a pipeline of demos, training, and check-ins with partners in each audience segment. Provide technical Field Kit support, coordinating with ARLA's technical providers for assistance where appropriate.

Sustain a steady cadence of touchpoints and conversations with relevant organizations and practitioners to expand awareness of the Field Kit and identify potential strategic partnerships. Facilitate hand offs to appropriate organizations at each relevant stage.

Document user needs, issues, and feedback for discussion and evaluation with the broader team to ensure Field Kit development remains responsive to and useful for local practitioners.

Other activities as needed to steward and nourish ARLA's ecosystem of partners and Field Kit users.

What success looks like in this role

Grow the community of partners and practitioners who are using the Living Infrastructure Field Kit to advance their work
Identify and…