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About the Role
The Philanthropy Lead will bring the company’s philanthropic strategy to life, focusing on Corporate Philanthropy, national nonprofit partnerships, and purpose-driven campaigns. This role manages key national nonprofit partnerships, project manages philanthropic campaigns, and ensures purpose strategy execution. The role serves as a key connector between Philanthropy and cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of national and community partnership strategy.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day relationship manager for national nonprofit partners.
- Manage national partnership deliverables, timelines, commitments, approvals, and impact reporting.
- Support partnership development and evaluation, including research, proposals, and contracts.
- Partner with Regional Marketing to translate national philanthropic priorities into local activation opportunities.
- Support Regional Marketing in identifying and vetting local nonprofit and community partners.
- Provide strategic guidance and ideation to Regional Marketing on local giveback events.
- Help establish best practices and resources for local giveback events.
- Identify opportunities to connect national nonprofit partnerships with local chapters and leaders.
- Partner with Regional Marketing to evaluate local and regional activations and identify learnings.
- Maintain a strong understanding of the national and local nonprofit landscape.
- Project manage monthly and national philanthropic campaigns from planning through execution and reporting.
- Develop and manage detailed workback plans, timelines, and cross-functional dependencies for campaigns.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to bring philanthropic campaigns to life across customer and employee touchpoints.
- Coordinate marketing and creative asset needs for philanthropic campaigns.
- Serve as a central point of contact across workstreams, identifying gaps and escalating risks.
- Help develop campaign recaps and impact reporting.
- Partner with internal teams to develop clear philanthropic messaging across various channels.
- Maintain attention to detail across contracts, partnership commitments, and marketing language.
- Ensure philanthropic messaging aligns with partnership agreements and brand voice.
- Build strong relationships and maintain communication with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Proactively identify opportunities to increase the visibility and impact of philanthropic partnerships.
- Serve as a key day-to-day partner to the external impact agency.
- Manage agency timelines, requests, and materials.
- Support longer-term purpose and impact strategy, research, and benchmarking with the agency.
- Partner with Philanthropy Operations to develop reports measuring performance and impact.
- Analyze trends and provide insights for program optimization.
- Prepare presentations and impact reports for senior leadership.
- Monitor program adoption and recommend enhancements.
- Manage and support select Kendra Scott Foundation programs and initiatives.
- Manage program calendars, timelines, and partner communications for the Foundation.
- Partner with internal teams to support execution of Foundation program activations.
- Ensure accurate program impact metrics and marketing materials are available.
- Support Foundation-related PR, storytelling, and donor requests.
- Project manage select Foundation special projects.
- Identify key Foundation milestones and storytelling opportunities.
Requirements
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams, partners, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Extreme attention to detail, particularly when reviewing contracts, partnership deliverables, marketing language, impact claims, timelines, and campaign mechanics.
- Highly organized, proactive, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to anticipate needs and identify potential challenges.
- Strong relationship-management skills and confidence working with nonprofit executives, external agencies, and senior internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and influence without direct authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex partnership details into clear direction.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities may shift.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Strong presentation and public-speaking skills.
- Advanced PowerPoint skills.
- Experience in corporate philanthropy, nonprofit partnerships, cause marketing, brand marketing, community impact, or a related field preferred.
- Knowledge of nonprofit organizations, partnership structures, and philanthropic best practices preferred.
- Experience with CRM/project management systems and Canva a plus.
- Some travel required for partner meetings, campaign activations, Foundation programs, and key events.
Skills
- Project Management
- Relationship Management
- Communication (Written and Verbal)
- Presentation Skills
- Public Speaking
- PowerPoint
- CRM/Project Management Systems (a plus)
- Canva (a plus)
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
About the Company
- Kendra Scott is a fashion-lifestyle brand of big dreams, colorful confidence, and inspired design.
- Founded on Family, Fashion and Philanthropy, the company believes that employees and customers are the heart and soul of the brand.
- Kendra Scott believes that giving back is the truest form of success.
- Fashion meets innovation in the design of two state-of-the-art facilities based in Austin, Texas.
- The company has a growing retail environment across the country.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.