Head of Social Impact - Newark, United States - Audible

Audible

Verified Company

Newark, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives.

It's why we work with some of the world's leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners.

We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other.

Imagine your future with us.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Head of Social Impact reports to the Head of Global Center for Urban Development (GCUD), and is critical to the GCUD's work, mission, and effectiveness.

In this role, you'll embody Audible's core People Principles.

The most applicable of which is to Imagine and Invent Before They Ask, ensuring that we remain inventive and innovative across our programs and initiatives and continuously develop solutions that are disruptive and transformative.

Providing direct supervision of the program staff through day-to-day leadership and support, the core areas of responsibility include (but not limited to) program management and design, program analysis, impact assessment, and various administrative duties.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Audible launched the Global Center for Urban Development (GCUD) to advance its 17-year mission to accelerate Newark's comeback through initiatives aimed at advancing equity, racial justice and economic empowerment.

Designed to expand existing programs and invent new scalable and replicable models, GCUD advances innovative ideas that address social and economic inequities and actively catalyze societal change - all of which creates measurable equity and resilient futures in the communities we work.

Leveraging our people, place and position, GCUD helps guide Audible's decisions on impact investments, strategic partnerships, charitable contributions, and change-making programs, to draw upon key metrics that advance an equitable impact-driven roadmap and maximize its economic and social impact across its global hubs.

As the Head of Social Impact, you will

Oversee global impact programs, with emphasis on longerterm collaborations, strategic partnerships and programs that are scalable, transferrable and replicable across Audible's hubs
Provide direct oversight, management and leadership to program staff of five who are responsible for execution of a range of impact programs including internships, youth programs, small business support, skillsbased training, workplace immersion, podcast training, and schoolbased efforts
Serve as a thought partner to program team, and design new programs and refine existing ones for maximum impact, to align target audiences, or to better allocate resources
Support Global Activate Caring efforts by identifying ways to integrate global volunteers into impact programs, and source, plan and execute local, virtual, and skillsbased volunteer events across Audible hubs
Develop systems and processes to document the progress, successes and challenges of programs; identify priorities, gaps and trends in program areas and make recommendations accordingly
Lead annual program assessments and evaluation, supported through quarterly report outs for team—and internal stakeholder—awareness and alignment
Manage program budget and ensure that expenses and expenditures stay within the allocated budget; inform annual budget planning process and resource reallocation as needed
Provide expert advice, support, and leadership in evaluating, modeling, and administering economic and social impact priorities and informing programs and investment decisions
Serve as communications and marketing liaison on programmatic progress and outcomes to amplify our work and ensure that key internal and external stakeholders understand GCUD's impact, which may include participation in panels or media engagements on behalf of Audible
Create opportunities for team members' leadership and professional development and ensure that team members are supported, valued, appreciated and motivated to produce highquality work

ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners' imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives.

Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home).

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Newark, NJ, USA

Basic Qualifications

10+ years of business experience in program management
5+ years of people management with proven performance record in building and developing highperforming teams
Experience working with businesses in an enterprise/B2B, startup environment, or other capacity

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree
Strong productdriven mindset and proven experience in all aspects of a product/business launch
Excel at building strong relationships
Persuasive in written and verbal communication
Strong use of i