40 hours/week – FLSA Status – Non-Exempt

Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) goal is to create a world where young people with disabilities will be able to live with dignity and pride in who they are, and to lead self-determined lives filled with purpose. To make this happen, we build the skills and abilities of young people with disabilities, and increase the inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities.

Description

The Marketing & Development Manager supports the Senior Administration team to plan and execute marketing and development strategies. Under the general direction of the Executive Director, the Marketing and Development Manager will support development initiatives and other marketing projects to provide the highest level of service, attention, and recognition to PYD’s top donors. The Marketing and Development Manager will act as the day-to-day lead for social media content, calendar manager and post creation, including planning and scheduling content. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, team player and excellent communicator with excellent skills creating, developing, writing, and reporting in various forms of communication, including donor cultivation, donor campaigns, marketing and social media campaigns, and special events. Through their work, this professional will assist to drive revenue growth to meet the operational budget targets both annually and long term.

Founded in 1985, PYD serves youth ages six to twenty-six with a broad range of disabilities across Massachusetts, with select programming offered nationally. In addition, PYD increases the inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities across the country through coalition building, innovative programs, and supportive services. Since our founding, PYD has grown from one program serving nine youth to an array of award-winning programs, including Mentoring, Career Readiness, Youth Leadership Forum, Young Leaders Rising, the National Disability Mentoring Coalition, LEARN, and the National Career Readiness Certification. We empower more than 500 youth with disabilities each year and have trained more than 15,000 people from over 300 organizations in inclusion best practices.

PYD’s programs are community based with headquarters located in Boston, MA. The position is a full- time, hybrid job. Currently, all staff are expected to work in the Boston office two days a week.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role will support development efforts, marketing and social media and related content creation for PYD
In coordination with other PYD staff and outside contractors, support maintenance of all social media channels. Act as day-to-day lead for content calendar management and post creation, including planning and scheduling content for all social media channels and the PYD blog
Coordinate, write, and publish the newsletter, blog, social media content, and other promotional collateral
Collaborate with the Outreach Manager to create promotional materials
Assist the Executive Director in coordination and execution of PYD events and marketing campaigns, including Party4PYD, winter appeal, and Golf fundraiser
Attend events to take pictures and videos for social media
Assist the Executive Director in leveraging the deep expertise of program staff, increase external visibility, and diversify funding sources to build a robust funding pipeline
Expand and strengthen external relationships to foster future collaborations, including new business opportunities
Support the planning and management of PYD community and fundraising events, including booking vendors, locations, or other services. Support the Host committees, Board and PYD leadership for these events
Analyze and report on social media performance to help inform new strategies and marketing, providing updates
Oversee organization-wide events calendar to ensure all events are updated promptly
Develop timelines and apply appropriate project management tools to ensure that development campaigns are completed in a timely, efficient, thoughtful, and accurate way
Ensure effective and accurate documentation of relevant funder/donor information and ongoing database management to support development operations
Support PYD’s development operations which may include major gift solicitation, publicrelations, marketing, leading volunteers and committees, and strategic planning
Provides support to the senior management team on any necessary tasks
Manages the development department’s correspondence -- Receives, opens, and routes mails and packages and ensures letters thanking donors are appropriately sent in a timely fashion

Who You Are:

You must be:

Legally authorized to work in the U.S
Passionate about working with youth with disabilities and have an unshakable belief in their potential and a strong commitment to the mission of PYD
Available for occasional evening and weekend programming
An excellent writer with the ability to draft different types of materials
A relationship builder who can cultivate champions/ambassadors for PYD’s mission
Able to work both collaboratively as part of a team and independently with excellent project management skills
An innovative creative thinker
Have excellent project management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Have very strong computer skills, preferably including Canva, Adobe Photoshop, social media platforms, Microsoft Office Suite including mail merge
Have very strong social media skills, including active and creative TikTok and Instagram account experience

It would also be great if you:

Have a bachelor’s degree
Are bilingual skill in ASL, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or Mandarin
Have experience with community engagement with motivation and aptitude for networking/outreach
Have experience with marketing including material design, blogging, and social media management
Have experience with data management, including Salesforce, or an equivalent database

What You will Get:

Compensation range of $53,000-60,000
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance individual and family coverage with a generous employer contribution
Employee Assistance Program, including unlimited, confidential, 24/7, phone counseling services and up to three free, in-person counseling sessions, plus a lot more
Employer Paid Insurance includes life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability
401(k) Retirement Plan with 3% employer contribution
Provision of necessary technology to be effective in your role
Extensive training from PYD with a disability inclusion focus and other professional development opportunities
Access to free professional development opportunities through PYD Learn which features self- directed coursework and resources on disability inclusion and disability mentoring best practices
Limited reimbursement for travel to PYD approved programming and community events
Internet reimbursement up to $35/month while required to complete some service from home
Paid Time Off including vacation time starting at 15 days per year, sick time at 12 days per year, 14 paid holidays per year, and personal time of 3 days per year
Supportive Staff Culture committed to providing our employees with the support & accommodations they need to be successful

Early applications are encouraged as applications will be accepted on rolling basis.

Note: A recent writing sample of no more than five pages must be submitted to be considered for this position.

Diversity & Inclusion – Inclusion Promise

At Partners for Youth with Disabilities, we welcome and include people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We believe that a diverse and fully inclusive organization empowers individuals, heals communities, and creates a better world for us all. As such, we are committed to equal opportunity and the diversity of our workforce and do not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on account of that individual's gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status or any other protected category under applicable law.

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