The power of sport is at the heart of Nike’s DNA – with our mission to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. The Social & Community Impact (SCI) team fulfills this mission through a sports-led portfolio of social impact investments reflecting our belief in the power of sport to move the world forward and engaging our internal teams, partners, organizations, experts and diverse communities to drive impact.  

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will work directly with the Social & Community, Future of Youth Sport Director, and sit in larger Social & Community Impact Americas Team. This role will also work closely with a cross functional team including various functions across Nike. This role will be expected to keep our projects on task and elevate questions or needs for team members with functional expertise to answer. This role will also work directly with community partners external to Nike.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a leader to join our America’s Social & Community Impact team focused on the Future of Youth Sport locally in Oregon. This role will be responsible for implementing and coordinating Nike’s Oregon based community partnerships by focusing on project management and communication across multi-stakeholders. A connector who can identify opportunities aligned to strategic goals across a large pool of internal and external stakeholders. This person will engage with internal stakeholders and external Nike community partners to ensure excellence in partnership and program delivery to meet Nike’s goals. An ideal candidate is passionate about Nike’s purpose priorities coming to life in Oregon, is an organized project manager with proven follow through, has program and partnership management experience, is naturally curious and interested in ongoing learning, can navigate decision making across a complex and matrix business, and is strong verbal and written communicator. We are looking for a quick and eager learner, with an inclusive mindset, who can help the team be successful in making a positive impact. Be authentic, courageous and inspired by the possibilities of the unknown.  We will work together as one team, supporting each other in doing meaningful work, driving impact for girls, coaches and diverse communities in Oregon through the power of sport.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or a combination of relevant, professional experience, education and training.
• A minimum of 4 years of professional, relevant experience in corporate social responsibility/sport-based youth development and/or community development.
• High level partner and/or portfolio management experience across a few of the following sectors: diversity, equity and inclusion, NGO, government, education, sport/physical activity, and youth development.
• Experience with project management, managing daily activities and delivering results in a cross-functional environment.
• Work with leadership and team leads to help ensure strategy and execution alignment, and drive decision making.
• Excellent communication, analytical, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Proactive approach with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and move in a fast paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to navigate complex internal and external organizations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Airtable, Salesforce, and Miro
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a large, matrixed organization.
• Ability to travel domestically (15%).

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with the Americas Social & Community Impact team based in Portland.

• Primarily, this role will lead on driving the Future of Youth Sport strategy focused on girls participation and coach training across the Portland region, communication with internal and external stakeholders from across the program development and marketplace landscape, budget management event support and tracking on metrics related to Nike’s goals.
• Coordination with grantees and SCI teammates from other SCI led portfolios impacting the local market.
• Implement and manage an integrated approach to community development that connects back through a corporate responsibility lens, including investment and ongoing partner strategies that focuses on highest impact efforts while effectively responding to the immediate needs of partners internally and externally; 
• Manage day to day relationships and SCI collaboration and integration opportunities with a cross-functional team at Nike World Headquarters office including but not limited to government affairs, diversity equity and inclusion, sports marketing and team sales, global places and services, and employee engagement moments.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals at the global, geography and city levels. Work with larger SCI team to communicate priorities and inform enterprise decision making across multiple stakeholders internally and externally.

• A typical day/week will include performing work in support of a portfolio of community investments, including the following activities.

• Partner closely with the Social & Community Impact team and cross-functional teams on community-based initiatives that develop and support efforts focused on inactive communities in the greater Portland area.  
• Manage internal and external partners to support additional key initiatives in the city that deepen relationships and impact within the community.
• Additional work will focus on the management of a high-quality grantmaking process, coordination of the measurement and evaluation of the community investment portfolio, identification of employee engagement opportunities and execution of an integrated communication and brand plan to support and amplify community initiatives all of this with a foundational focus on operational excellence.