Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Community Engagement Manager collaborates with members of the Musician Advancement Team on the logistical planning and execution of NWS’s Community Engagement (CE) and Fellowship activities.

Duties And Responsibilities

In collaboration with Director of Community and Equity Impact, supports the planning and execution of events (Side-by-Side, Education Concerts, Concerts for Kids, International Fellowship Exchange Programs, Mobile Wall, and rehearsal observations) in the community and at New World Center:
- Assists with logistics, staffing, and technical requests need
- Assists with room setup request needs
- Organizes catering as needed
- Participates in coaching and development of Fellows’ skills
- Accompanies Fellows to events
- Documents attendance
- Captures photos of Fellows at events
- Assists with assessment design and implementation
- Coordinates recording and reporting of statistical data
In consultation with the Director of Community and Equity Impact, manages the:
- MusicLab In-School Teaching Program
  - Communicates with participating MusicLab schools and programs and develops and implements an engagement plan of educational interactions between partner schools and NWS Fellows
  - Accompanies or develops staffing plan for Fellows’ school visits
  - Develops and sustains relationships with teachers and administration at participating schools
  - Produces MusicLab Finale Concert by organizing the program and run of show and by securing Fellows to participate post-season
- Iberacademy/Medellín Exchange Program
  - Serves as the main point of contact between Iberacademy and NWS
  - Maintains relationship and shared goals with partner leadership and staff
  - Organizes itineraries, travel, per diem, housing, and hospitality for visitors and Fellows
  - Keeps records of partnership activities for reporting and fundraising purposes
Prepares Visiting Faculty for CE programs, including:
- Organizes workshop or meeting logistics
- Surveys or debriefs with Fellows and Visiting Faculty on the impact of the training
- Assists in managing Fellow attendance records
Assists in creating the Community Engagement program calendar with Director of Community and Equity Impact including ArtsVision entries, Weekly schedule, and Program Activities Calendar entries and updates
Assists with tracking and forecasting budget for MusicLab and other related CE programs; processes payables
Keeps the storage closet clean and the supplies in order
As a member of the Musician Advancement Department:
- Coordinates sign-ups, assignments, and feedback forms for CE events
- Provides calendar invitations and logistical details to assigned Fellows for events
- Tags participating Fellows in ArtsVision transcript records
- Assists with staffing in-person events and Fellows’ orientation
- Assists with catering/logistics for the Fellows and room setup request needs
- Shares in administrative responsibilities of facilitating weekly department meetings and organizing departmental storage and filing systems (occurs on a rotating basis for all MA team)
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

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