Tapestry Sr. Manager, Social Impact

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible. A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Primary Purpose Lead the strategy, execution, and operational management of the brand's global social impact platform, with a focus on advancing women's mental health and delivering measurable impact and operational oversight toward the goal of providing 250,000 women and girls with access to mental health resources by 2030. The role drives high-impact global nonprofit partnerships, consumer-facing social impact initiatives, and the Annual Global Summit on Women's Mental Health, while ensuring strong measurement, communications, governance, financial stewardship, and cross-functional partnership across the brand and Tapestry. Lead Global Brand Social Impact Portfolio Lead global strategy across brand social impact partnerships to reach 250,000 women and girls with access to mental health resources by 2030. Manage all RFP, reporting, and communication to all nonprofit partners across the social impact portfolio and work in partnership with respective internal and external partners. Present all nonprofit partnerships for approval to respective Boards and Internal Leadership Teams. Lead all internal measurement systems to track impact targets on a quarterly level. Serve as Secretary for the Advisory Council for the Global Fund for Women's Mental Health and work closely with all Advisory Council members to further the brand's social impact mission. Travel to high-profile social impact partner sites where dollars are being invested. Travel expected 1-2 times per quarter. Represent the brand's social impact work at relevant social impact partner events and sector events. Lead Social Impact Marketing and Communication Brand Partnerships Serve as lead social impact team member for execution on consumer-facing social impact marketing, PR, digital, email, and store operations-related activations. Partner with internal teams to define consumer-facing strategies in partnership with agencies and internal stakeholders. Project manage Annual Brand Social Impact Report. Support internal teams with Annual Tapestry CSR Report. Lead Planning and Operations for Annual Global Summit on Women's Mental Health Lead all operations for the Annual Global Summit on Women's Mental Health. Serve as main brand contact for all vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholder partners. Oversee annual budget for the Global Summit on Women's Mental Health. Lead Brand Social Impact Internal Partnerships with Legal, Finance, and Audit Teams Serve as brand lead for Tapestry Legal Team on all social impact contracts and events. Lead any CCV (commercial co-venture) paperwork and cross-functional partners at Kate Spade New York and Tapestry. Serve as team lead on internal audits. The accomplished individual will possess… 7+ years of experience in social impact, foundation operations, nonprofit management, or corporate philanthropy. Completion of Undergraduate University Degree. Deep experience with global nonprofit partnership management, with a preference for experience working in the gender equality or youth mental health sectors. Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder processes and events across functions and geographies. Strong operational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into insights and actions. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work across all levels of the organization. Ability to travel domestically and internationally. Our Competencies for All Employees Courage : Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary. Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. Our Competencies for All People Managers Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder. Building Effective Teams : Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Kate Spade. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Visit Tapestry, Inc . Base Pay Range $105,000.00-$125,000.00 Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance

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