Community Developer

Role Overview

We seek a seasoned Community Developer adept at nurturing, expanding, and managing vibrant communities aligned with our organisation's vision. This role extends beyond traditional office settings, focusing on direct engagement through community networks, outreach initiatives, partnership cultivation, event organization, and sustained involvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategize and execute plans to establish and grow community presence within designated regions by connecting with institutions, groups, and stakeholders.
• Regularly conduct field visits to assess community challenges, preferences, and requirements.
• Forge and sustain lasting bonds with community leaders, influencers, and local entities, developing networks of ambassadors.
• Create enduring engagement programs rather than isolated events, exploring expansion into new communities and regions.

• Organize, manage, and assess outreach initiatives such as campaigns, workshops, seminars, roadshows, and events; develop outreach calendars and tailor engagement tactics for targeted audiences.
• Handle all logistics including venues, participants, volunteers, speakers, partners; measure program success and suggest enhancements.

• Build and maintain strategic alliances with schools, universities, NGOs, government bodies, corporates, professional and youth organizations, local influencers, and community leaders.
• Identify and negotiate partnership opportunities, fostering sustainable collaborations.

• Mobilize community members toward participation in programs and campaigns, managing volunteer networks and ambassador initiatives through meetings, social platforms, and offline activities.

• Where applicable, leverage community networks to identify leads, support sales efforts, and transform community relations into business opportunities.

• Conceive and execute outreach campaigns and community events, coordinating with marketing teams and external partners to ensure impactful branding and communication.

• Maintain analytics on community metrics such as size, engagement, outreach, event participation, leads, partnerships, volunteer activity, retention, and campaign effectiveness; produce regular reports for management review.

• Innovate engagement approaches by monitoring trends, emerging communities, and suggesting new initiatives and tailored local strategies.

• Lead and supervise outreach teams and volunteers, managing tasks, performance feedback, trainings, and adherence to organizational protocols.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in fields including Social Work, Sociology, Rural Development, Development Studies, Public Relations, Mass Communication, Business Administration, Marketing, Psychology or Community Development. Equivalent practical experience in relevant fields may be considered.

Professional background ranging from 3 to 7 years in community development, outreach, NGO/social impact, CSR, public relations, field marketing, grassroots efforts, institutional relations, community mobilization, event management, partnerships, or business development is required.