[Hiring] Team Relations Manager @XPRIZE Foundation

Role Description

XPRIZE is seeking an experienced Team Relations Manager to play an integral role during the Team Recruitment phase of the Accelerate Learning Prize. This person will:

• Lead external communications with potential competing teams during the first year of the competition.
• Become intimately familiar with the prize guidelines to answer inbound questions.
• Coordinate with the internal team to answer technical questions about the prize.
• Liaise with IT on implementation and customization of the Prize Operations Platform (POP) for team recruitment.
• Develop high-quality recruitment status reports for the team and the sponsor.
• Contribute ideas to the team recruitment strategy.
• Execute team outreach and recruitment webinars.
• Develop materials for team recruitment.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant professional experience managing external communities, project management, competitions, and related projects.
• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience managing or supporting projects in India or Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience with community management.
• Experience managing and customizing technology platforms.
• Direct experience and knowledge in the domain of education.
• Curious, motivated, and interested to learn more about the rapidly expanding world of education innovation.
• Ability to lead or co-lead senior-level meetings, webinars, workshops, etc.
• Experience building and working with partner organizations and external communities.
• Excellent business and technical writing and professional verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and situational awareness.
• Ability to travel 15% of the time, domestically and internationally.
• Ability to thrive and think creatively and calmly in highly fluid situations and under intense schedules and deadlines.

Requirements

• Action Oriented
• Manages Ambiguity
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Engagement
• Global Perspective
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Builds Networks
• Organizational Savvy
• Resourcefulness
• Situational Adaptability
• Instills Trust
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Manages Conflict
• Nimble Learning

Benefits

• Anticipated base salary for this position is $80k to $100k and may also qualify for an annual incentive.
• This role is eligible for an extensive benefits package and generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and holidays.