Director, Community Partnerships
at City Year, San Jose, United States
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- 8 November 2026, on a public job listing
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Number of Positions: 1
Position Overview
The Director of Community Partnerships serves as a bridge between City Year Bay Area and the broader community. The Director builds and stewards relationships with schools, districts, colleges, universities, youth-serving organizations, alumni, and community partners to expand awareness of City Year service and strengthen a local pipeline of prospective Ameri Corps members.
Working in close partnership with local site leaders, City Year’s national Recruitment and Admissions team, and supervising a Community Partnerships Manager, the Director develops community-based sourcing strategies, creates opportunities for prospective candidates to learn about service, and supports a smooth transition from local outreach to the application and admissions process. A significant portion of this role is community-facing and requires travel throughout the Bay Area and, occasionally, elsewhere in California.
The Director, Community Partnerships will report to the Chief of Staff and work from the main office, with travel to various locations throughout the Bay area.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications
• Four or more years of experience in community partnerships, recruitment, outreach, relationship management, higher education, youth development, or a comparable field.
• Demonstrated experience building and sustaining partnerships with educational institutions, community-based organizations, or other external stakeholders.
• Experience developing and executing outreach plans, managing multiple relationships, and using data to assess progress and improve strategy.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills for engaging a range of audiences.
• Authorized documentation to work in the United States of America.
• Ability to complete required background clearances for work connected to school-age children, when applicable.
Responsibilities
The Director, Community Partnerships will perform the following roles and responsibilities as described below:
Partnership Strategy and Development
• Identify, assess, and prioritize high schools, community colleges, universities, youth-serving organizations, and other community partners that can expand access to City Year service opportunities.
• Develop and implement a strategic partnership plan with clear goals, outreach strategies, stewardship practices, and measures of progress.
• Cultivate champions within partner organizations who can connect prospective candidates to City Year and increase awareness of City Year’s mission and Ameri Corps member experience.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing partners while developing new partnerships aligned with local recruitment and community engagement priorities.
Recruitment Outreach and Candidate Pipeline
• Create and execute a balanced local outreach pipeline that includes both high-yield and emerging partner institutions and organizations.
• Represent City Year at career fairs, community meetings, classroom visits, presentations, workshops, and other outreach events.
• Develop opportunities for prospective candidates to engage directly with City Year staff, Ameri Corps members, alumni, and community champions.
• Track outreach activity, recruitment leads, partner engagement, and conversion trends; use findings to strengthen future strategy.
People Management and Team Development
• Manage, coach, and develop the Community Partnerships Manager through clear expectations, regular check-ins, ongoing feedback, and professional development support.
• Set priorities and establish clear roles, goals, and measures of success for the Community Partnerships Manager in alignment with City Year Bay Area’s community partnership and recruitment strategy.
• Support the Community Partnerships Manager in building relationships, planning outreach activities, managing partner follow-up, and strengthening the local candidate pipeline.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative team environment that promotes accountability, learning, strong communication, and shared ownership of results.
• Coordinate workloads, remove barriers, and ensure the Community Partnerships Manager has the information, tools, and cross-functional connections needed to succeed
National and Local Recruitment Collaboration
• Partner closely with the national Corps Talent Acquisition (CTA) team to align City Year Bay Area’s community outreach and sourcing strategy with national recruitment priorities, systems, timelines, and the nationally led application and admissions process.
• Build strong working relationships with national CTA counterparts and maintain consistent communication about partnership activity, candidate leads, pipeline priorities, emerging opportunities, and barriers requiring shared problem-solving.
• Collaborate with national CTA counterparts, local site leaders, and marketing partners to develop coordinated outreach plans and communicate City Year Bay Area’s impact and Ameri Corps member experience.
• Clarify ownership and handoffs between local outreach and national recruitment, share timely candidate and partner information, and support prospects as they move from initial engagement into the application and admissions process.
• Partner with the national CTA team and local program leaders on outreach to current Ameri Corps members who may be interested in returning for an additional year of service.