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Your role and responsibilitiesAs a Corporate Social Responsibility Professional: CSR Manager, you will establish and manage a portfolio of strategic partners to drive growth and achieve IBM's social impact goals. You will build strong partnerships by identifying shared objectives and aligning strategies, negotiating partnership agreements, and ensuring both parties are committed to delivering on their respective responsibilities.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
• Develop Strategic Partnerships: Establish and manage a portfolio of strategic partners to drive growth and achieve IBM's social impact goals, identifying shared objectives and aligning strategies to build strong partnerships.
• Manage Program Execution: Oversee end-to-end program execution of education and skilling, employee giving and volunteerism, and sustainability, developing program timelines, identifying and addressing risks, managing budgets, and ensuring program deliverables are met on time and within budget.
• Track Progress and Report: Monitor and report on the progress of partner programs to key stakeholders within the organization, setting and achieving targets and monitoring partner performance against key metrics.
• Identify New Business Relationships: Identify new business relationships that help deepen IBM's social impact, staying familiar with the latest trends and best practices in STEM education and workforce development.
• Collaborate with Internal Teams: Work with the communications team to ensure effective communication of IBM's key messages and strategies relating to CSR to internal and external audiences, and coordinate with other IBM functions including HR, Government Programs, Communications, and Marketing.
Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise• Partnership Development Experience: Experience with establishing and managing strategic partnerships to drive growth and achieve social impact goals, including identifying shared objectives and aligning strategies.
• Program Management Expertise: Experience in managing end-to-end program execution, including developing program timelines, identifying and addressing risks, managing budgets, and ensuring program deliverables are met on time and within budget.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Experience with tracking and reporting on program progress, setting and achieving targets, and monitoring partner performance against key metrics.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with the latest trends and best practices in STEM education and workforce development, including familiarity with the needs and challenges faced by students, educators, and employers in this field.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working with communications teams to ensure effective communication of key messages and strategies to internal and external audiences, and coordinating with other functions including HR, Government Programs, Communications, and Marketing.
Preferred technical and professional experience• Familiarity with STEM Trends: Experience with the latest trends and best practices in STEM education and workforce development, including familiarity with the needs and challenges faced by students, educators, and employers in this field.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Expertise: Experience working with communications teams to ensure effective communication of key messages and strategies to internal and external audiences, and coordinating with other functions including HR, Government Programs, Communications, and Marketing.
Years of Experience:12 - 15
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