Community Partnerships & Referral Lead

Community Partnerships & Referral Lead

Groves Learning Organization St. Louis Park MN
Full-Time 12 Months Exempt $58000$78000

Are you the person who knows a person

You love making connections. You remember the conversation. You make the introduction. You follow up when you said you would. And somewhere along the way youve built a network of people who trust you.

Wed like to put that superpower to work.

Groves Learning Organization is looking for a Community Partnerships & Referral Lead to help more families educators schools and community organizations discover what Groves has to offer.

This isnt a sit-behind-a-desk-and-wait- for-the-phone-to-ring kind of role.

Youll be out in the community building relationships with educators healthcare providers school leaders nonprofits professional associations and other people who work with children and families. Some of those relationships will lead to referrals. Some will grow into partnerships. Some may open doors we havent even thought about yet.

Your job is to help make those connections happen and then make sure something happens because of them.

What will you actually do

Build a network that matters.
Youll develop and strengthen relationships with the professionals and organizations most likely to connect families schools and communities with Groves.

Tell the Groves story.
Youll help people understand who we are what we do and where our expertise might be useful whether that means supporting an individual learner or partnering with an entire school or district.

Turn introductions into action.
A great meeting is nice. A great meeting that turns into a referral partnership or meaningful next step is better. Youll keep relationships moving coordinate follow-up and make sure opportunities dont disappear into the land of we should definitely reconnect sometime.

Get out from behind the screen.
Expect partner visits presentations networking events community conversations and plenty of opportunities to meet interesting people doing important work.

Listen for what communities need.
Sometimes the barrier isnt interest its access. Youll help us understand what families schools and communities are experiencing and bring those insights back to colleagues who can explore grants donor support partnerships and other possibilities.

Help us get smarter.
Youll keep good records use our CRM track referrals and relationships and help us understand whats working what isnt and where we should spend our energy next.

You might love this job if

Youre a natural relationship builder but you also know relationships need follow-through.

Youre curious. You ask good questions. You listen before you pitch.

Youre comfortable walking into a room where you dont know anyone and leaving with three people you genuinely want to talk to again.

You can explain something complicated in a way that makes sense.

Youre organized enough to manage a lot of relationships conversations commitments and next steps without losing the plot.

You see possibilities and are willing to say What if we tried

Youre equally comfortable talking with a parent educator physician nonprofit leader school administrator donor or community partner.

And you want your work to mean something.

What experience are we looking for

We care more about what you can bring to the role than checking every box.

A bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred along with roughly three or more years of experience in areas such as:

• Community school or professional partnerships

• Referral development or relationship management

• Outreach or business development

• Education healthcare family services or nonprofit engagement

• Advancement or constituent engagement

Experience managing professional relationships using a CRM or presenting to groups is a plus. Familiarity with schools educational services learning differences or professional referral networks is even better.

This role also includes local travel for partner visits and community engagement plus occasional evening or weekend events.

Why Groves

Groves Learning Organization exists to empower every learner to discover their brilliance.

We support students and families through specialized education diagnostic services tutoring and other learning supports while also partnering with schools and educators to expand access to evidence-based literacy instruction.

And we believe there are more learners families and communities who could benefit from what Groves knows.

Thats where you come in.

Youll join an Advancement team working across philanthropy partnerships events community engagement and relationship-building to expand the reach and impact of Groves.

Our values are Authenticity Collaboration Compassion Discovery and Tenacity.

Translation

Be real.
Work together.
Care about people.
Stay curious.
And dont give up easily.

Sound like you

Good.

Wed love to hear how youve built relationships opened doors connected people with resources or turned a conversation into something meaningful.

Bring your network-building brain your curiosity your follow-through and your ideas. Well bring the mission.