Community Engagement Manager

ETERNAL SMILES FOUNDATION

Community Engagement Manager Eternal Smiles Foundation | Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | Hybrid | Full-Time, Exempt | $58,000–$65,000 Eternal Smiles Foundation provides orthodontic grants to children from single-parent households across the DFW area. We’re looking for a Community Engagement Manager who can do three things well at once: build genuine relationships with schools, providers, and community organizations; guide families through our application process with patience and care; and help us reach the families who need us most - even when there’s no existing playbook for how to find them. This role is a strong fit if you: Have personally built a relationship or partnership from nothing - no warm intro, no existing process - and can describe exactly how you did it and what it led to Are comfortable being told "figure it out" and actually enjoy that kind of ambiguity, rather than needing a defined process before you can act Have direct experience working with families facing real hardship - not just adjacent community involvement, but sitting with someone through a hard moment Move at your own pace without close daily oversight, but communicate proactively so nothing falls through the cracks What you’ll do: Build and maintain relationships with schools, nonprofits, churches, and community organizations serving single-parent families Source, onboard, and maintain relationships with orthodontic and dental provider partners Guide families through the application process - from first contact to enrollment Support small fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, and community events Represent Eternal Smiles Foundation at community events, building our presence and reputation Track outreach activity, partnerships, and application data to keep improving our reach What tends to predict success in this role: A track record of initiating outreach where none existed before - a new partnership, a new channel, a new program - not just executing on someone else’s plan Real, specific stories of building trust with a partner or family over time (we’ll ask for one in the application - the more concrete, the better) Nonprofit, education, healthcare, or ministry experience is a plus, but what matters most is evidence you can do this exact kind of relationship-building work, wherever you’ve done it before Not the right fit if: You’re looking for a role with a clearly defined daily process to follow, or if your outreach experience has mainly been executing within an established system rather than building new relationships from scratch. Approved local travel required; mileage reimbursed. Occasional evenings/weekends for events. Ready to help more kids smile with confidence? Tell us your best outreach story when you apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr JCR