# Community Engagement Associate

**Company:** [StartOut](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/2FtPERGx3VpmzVtJGEzxhq.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Part-time
**Department:** Programs

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## Description

### About StartOut

[StartOut](http://www.startout.org) is the largest national non-profit championing scalable LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Our mission is to increase opportunity and success for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Our vision is a world where all entrepreneurs can thrive on a level playing field.

Founded in 2009, StartOut is a global community of over 18,000 members that works at the exciting intersection of entrepreneurship and the LGBTQ+ and allies community. StartOut’s services, network, and ecosystem are game-changing and life-changing for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who need resources to build their businesses. According to the StartOut Index, of $2.1T in venture funding to U.S. start-ups, less than 0.5% went to openly LGBTQ+ founders. StartOut exists to level the playing field with our suite of programs and events, including:

-   Founder’s Program
-   StartOut Growth Lab
-   StartOut Spark Lab
-   StartOut Con
-   StartOut Awards
-   Demo Day
-   Mentorship Program
-   Investor Portal & Access to Capital Program
-   Education workshops
-   100 virtual and in-person events annually, nationwide

StartOut is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within StartOut, and within the greater LGBTQ+ and entrepreneurial communities. This includes inclusive hiring practices and an organizational commitment to equitable and inclusive conduct, outlined in our [Code of Conduct](https://startout.org/code-of-conduct/).

Additionally, StartOut is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, neurotype, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. 

### About the Role

As the Community Engagement Manager (6-Month Fixed-Term Contractor), you will champion and manage StartOut’s core infrastructure for regional and virtual community mobilization. You will lead, recruit, and inspire a network of over 80 local and topical Leadership Council members (volunteers), while collaborating closely with corporate sponsors and community partners. Your mission is to foster a deeply connected ecosystem and support the execution of 65+ impactful events annually that empower LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

### Key Responsibilities

###  Community Volunteer Support & Leadership Councils

-   Lifecycle Management: Recruit, onboard, and offboard diverse Leadership Council Chairs across all new and existing regional chapters, ensuring strict alignment with StartOut’s annual strategic growth goals.
-   Volunteer Enablement: Empower Council Chairs by providing ongoing outreach strategies, recruitment tools, code of conduct oversight, and localized volunteer engagement support.
-   Program Planning & Design: Guide Council Chairs in architecting high-value local events that expand the StartOut founder footprint.
-   Training & Governance: Deliver comprehensive annual training sessions covering board responsibilities, meeting facilitation, and event excellence.
-   Data & Diversity Tracking: Conduct monthly audits of volunteer and board compositions, translating findings into quarterly actionable insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
-   Operational Infrastructure: Equip leaders with localized event-planning kits, templates, and best-practice playbooks. Act as the primary point of contact for urgent or emergency regional council requests.

### Event Logistics & Performance Management

-   End-to-End Execution: Drive cross-departmental logistics for community events, managing venues, vendor relationships, KPI monitoring (attendee data) speaker/judge sourcing, registration pipelines, in-kind contributions, fundraising and local budgets.
-   Performance Metrics: Continually evaluate event-level KPIs, lead generation rates, and conversion metrics to provide optimization recommendations for future programmatic cycles.
-   Inclusive Design: Ensure all community initiatives actively reflect, represent, and celebrate diverse intersections of LGBTQ+ founders.
-   Feedback Loops: Oversee post-event debrief sessions, aggregate partner feedback, and compile formal post-mortem reports to drive iterative improvements.

## Requirements

### Qualifications and Experience

-   Experience: 3+ years of dedicated experience in volunteer management, corporate affinity groups, or grassroots community organizing.
-   Leadership Style: Proven track record of recruiting, motivating, and managing distributed or volunteer-led teams to hit collective programmatic targets.
-   Communication: Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to exercise high diplomacy, tact, and cultural sensitivity.
-   Project Management: Strong cross-functional alignment skills—adept at building consensus across internal departments while managing competing priorities.
-   Autonomy: A self-starter capable of managing shifting timelines and fast-moving priorities independently, with minimal day-to-day oversight.
-   Values Alignment: A deep, visible passion for supporting entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and the LGBTQ+ professional community.

### Preferred Qualifications

-   Prior experience in event production or event marketing.
-   Familiarity with the startup accelerator, incubator, or venture capital ecosystem.
-   Hands-on proficiency with Salesforce, Asana, and Eventbrite.

## Benefits

### Compensation and Benefits

-   Position Type: Part-time, non-exempt, temporary through Dec 31, 2026 with possibility of extension
-   Reports To: Chief Program Officer
-   Compensation: $25/hr for 20 hours/week
-   Unlimited PTO
-   403b optional retirement plan
-   Professional development stipend
-   Remote allowance