Senior Manager- Impact

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech‑enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University. Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds—business, academia, healthcare, government, and nonprofits—and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society are not separate goals—they are one and the same. This sense of purpose allows colleagues to develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions, and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in‑office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship‑building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Job Description The Senior Manager, Impact Engagement is a newly created position responsible for embedding Covista’s impact story in the fabric of how the organization drives its business, engages its people, and shows up in the world. The role sits at the center of the Covista Open Doors enterprise impact strategy and works across the full Corporate Affairs community—from alumni, government, and investor relations to public affairs and communications—to ensure a deliberate and consistent impact thread across all activities. Develop and lead the engagement strategy for Covista’s Impact function, ensuring the impact story is embedded across all channels, audiences, and business touchpoints. Serve as the primary connector between Impact and Corporate Affairs partners—including alumni relations, government relations, investor relations, public affairs, and communications—to ensure Impact is consistently and compellingly represented and woven into internal and external efforts. Build and maintain the narrative architecture for Covista Open Doors and the Covista Foundation, translating strategy into stories that resonate with internal and external stakeholders. Drive the strategy and execution of internal communications and storytelling for the enterprise impact strategy, programs, partnerships, and the Covista Foundation in partnership with the internal communications leader. Lead the development of impact‑centered content and materials across a broad range of formats—including event programming, fundraising appeals, annual impact reports, leadership briefings, digital content, and more. Drive institution enablement by equipping Covista leaders with the tools, messaging, and resources to bring Impact efforts to life in their own contexts. Manage and advance key aspects of the Impact strategy, spanning program development, partnership management, and overall evolution. Identify and develop new partnership opportunities that advance and amplify Covista’s Impact strategy and desired outcomes. Design and execute engagement programming—including events, campaigns, and internal initiatives—to deepen stakeholder connection to Covista’s impact work, from employee engagement to government relations and alumni events. Work closely with the Impact team to ensure alignment across strategy, storytelling, and engagement in all facets of the work. Provide regular reporting to leadership on engagement progress, milestones, and audience reach. Manage and provide strategic direction and guidance to Impact team members. Perform other duties as assigned. Comply with all policies and standards. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience (Required). Seven or more years in social impact, strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagement (or equivalent experience). Deep expertise in social impact—strategy, sustainability, philanthropy, and community engagement. Proven communications experience in developing and executing internal communications strategies that translate complex work into clear, compelling narratives across formats and audiences. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a natural ability to engage and inspire diverse internal audiences. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and influence without direct authority in a matrixed organization. Strong project management skills, with a track record of delivering results in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. Experience managing or mentoring team members, with the ability to lead others as the function grows. Flexible and action‑oriented, with sound judgment and the ability to anticipate needs and adapt to shifting priorities. Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with content management or employee engagement platforms is a plus. The expected salary range for this position is $80,336.75 to $145,077.09 per year. Actual pay is adjusted based on job‑related factors and company policy. Benefits Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance. 401(k) retirement program with a 6% employer match. Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy. 12 paid holidays. Annual incentive program subject to program rules. Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. Covista is an equal opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Covista