ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Running & Fitness Program Management (50%)  

• Own the End-to-End Runner Lifecycle: Mastermind the "Team EMC" journey frominitialrecruitment and onboarding through the finish line and post-race stewardship, ensuring every touchpoint and runner experience is seamless, supportive, andmission-aligned.
• Manage the execution and continued growth of EMC’s running and fitness program, including Team EMC’s presence at core races (NYC, Boston, Chicago, Big Sur, etc.). 
• Serve as a primary point of contact for runners, ambassadors, and team captains. 
• Support ambassador engagement and year-round activation, including refining program structure, expectations, and volunteer pathways. 
• Support and expand grassroots, community-led, peer-to-peerfitnessand wellness campaigns.  
• Track and report on KPIs including participant retention, fundraising performance, and engagement sentiment to continuously improve the runner experience. 

Events & Constituent Engagement Support (30%) 

• Act as a central connector between runners and grassroots supporters by supporting engagement strategies that deepen long-term participation and mission loyalty. 
• Support end-to-end execution for major donor and community events (e.g., MPower, Learning Tours), overseeing everything from RSVP tracking and vendor relations to run-of-show coordination, external communications, guestresearchand post-event follow-up. 
• Oversee mailing of event-related gifts, stewardship materials, and donor engagement packages. 
• Maintain strong community systems and processes that ensure supporters feel valued, informed, and activated. 

Operations, Reporting & Continuous Improvement (10%) 

• Partner with Development Manager to support engagement-related data tracking and reporting, including participant metrics, event outputs, and supporter engagement trends. 
• Identifyopportunities to strengthen workflows, tools, and community systems over time. 
• Ensure supporter interactions and operational processes reflect EMC’s values of respect, care, and accountability. 

Partnerships, Communications & Cross-Team Coordination (10%) 

• Coordinate with Communications to support community-facing messaging, toolkits, and supporter updates. 
• Manage and build community through Team EMCinstagramaccount
• Collaborate with Programs and Impact staff to integrate grantee stories and learning opportunities into community engagement experiences. 
• Maintain organized documentation, trackers, timelines, and shared resources across engagement workstreams. 

COMPETENCIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Mission Oriented:Translates the mission into team or project priorities and connects daily work to broader departmental goals.
• Relationship Building and Collaboration:Builds strong relationships across teams, promotes collaboration, and helps create a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Accountability:Manages timelines, resources, and deliverables and ensures clarity of roles and expectations for others.
• Communication:Provides clear direction and feedback, communicatesprogressand challenges to leadership, and ensures transparency within the team.
• Resilience and Adaptability:Guides the team or project through change, problem solves under pressure, and models steadiness during transitions.
• Solution Oriented:Diagnoses root causes and develops actionable solutions that improve efficiency and team performance.

REQUIRED AND PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degreerequiredor equivalent experience. 
• 4–6+ years of experience in nonprofit engagement, events, community organizing, or development operations. 
• Experience managing donor and volunteer communities, peer-to-peer fundraising, or endurance/event-based programs strongly preferred. 
• Experience with donor management CRM, preferably Salesforce. 
• Strong project management skills, includingabilityto manage multiple timelines and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Comfort working in a mission-driven, fast-paced, collaborative, organization. 
• Demonstrated commitment to equity-centered, community-informed work.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements of the position include the following:

• Extensive computer use, reading, writing, analysis, attention to detail, andability to focus and execute job dutiesin a timely manner
• Regular, punctual in-person attendance atEMC’s officein accordance withEMC’s hybrid-remote schedule
• Occasional business travel
• Occasionallong hours, including evening or weekend work
• In the case of work conducted remotely, the position requires reasonable access to phone, email, and video conference and a dedicated place to work that is reasonably free from interruption.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

EMC’s work policy is at least two days per week in its office (located in lower Manhattan) hybrid at-will. All EMC staff work in the office on Tuesdays and one additional day which is usually determined by the department. Staff are welcomed and encouraged to work from the office on additional days, as desired. As such, only candidates who can commit to working in office 2 days a week, at a minimum, will be considered for this role.  

EQUITY AT EMC

EMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EMC is committed to tackling issues affecting maternal health outcomes, which disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and people from other historically marginalized communities. Addressing longstanding disparities in maternal health requires us not only to center human rights, equity, and birth justice in our external-facing work but to also take intentional steps to realize these values internally. Given this commitment and the dynamics of the maternal health crisis, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.