World Savvy is a leading national education nonprofit working to transform teaching, learning, and culture in K-12 public education so all students can learn, work and thrive in our rapidly changing world as globally competent citizens.

World Savvy is unique in the field for our systems change approach that holistically supports the integration of global competence into student learning, teacher training and capacity, and school and district leadership. We have offices in Minneapolis (largest) and San Francisco. Learn more at www.worldsavvy.org.

Mission: World Savvy educates and engages youth to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens.

Vision: As the leading provider of global competence education, World Savvy envisions a K-12 education system that prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for success and active engagement in the global community.

World Savvy is an ambitious organization with big ideas and tenacious growth goals. Our culture is one of optimism, authenticity, levity, and learning. World Savvy is deeply committed to anti-racism, inclusion, and equity in our programming and workplace. As we grow, we will intentionally build a team that reflects the ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity of the students, educators, and communities we serve. World Savvy seeks individuals who are black, indigenous, and people of color to apply.

OUR VALUES: 

• We do the best work possible in service of our mission.
• We believe collaboration is essential.
• We see people as whole human beings.
• We intentionally grow and change.
• We lean into complexity when it’s called for.
• We believe big things are possible, whether that’s our mission or the project on the table.
• We notice and disrupt exclusionary patterns.
• We bring hope, joy, and a sense of aspiration into all that we do.

POSITION SUMMARY:

World Savvy is seeking a full-time Regional Associate to join our team. The Regional Associate will be a critical member of our team, supporting the Midwest, West and East regional teams through a period of significant growth and expansion.

Competitive candidates for this role will have prior experience in recruitment and/or fundraising, an entrepreneurial mindset, attention to detail, strong interpersonal communication skills across mediums, and the ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment. This position has high growth potential, and we are looking for someone ambitious and excited to grow their role and responsibilities along with the organization.

This position will support current Midwest and West team members based in Minneapolis and California, and a planned future Director of K–12 School Recruitment – Eastern Region to be hired later in 2024. This position reports to the Executive Director – Midwest Region, with close collaboration with the Executive Director – Western Region, Executive Director – Eastern Region, Director of K-12 Outreach and Engagement – Midwest Region, and Director of K-12 Outreach and Engagement – Western Region. It will support school recruitment (approximately 60% of total time), fundraising (25%), and engagement events (approximately 15%).

• Schedule: Full time
• Salary range: $41,600 – 45,000 ($20 – $22/hour)
• FSLA Status: Non-Exempt
• Projected Start Date: January 1st, 2024
• Application Deadline: Open until filled
• Location: Minneapolis, MN
• Travel Requirements: Infrequent travel will be required to support regional team’s conference and event attendance; estimated 5% of overall time. Local travel is not always accessible via public transit; a valid driver’s license and reliable access to a car is required.
• Work Environment: World Savvy headquarters is located in Minneapolis, MN and is a typical co-working office space. The co-working space can be noisy at times. Noise canceling headphones, privacy booths and conference rooms available for use when quiet or privacy is needed.
  Work frequently requires a high level of mental effort, with significant interruptions and >50% of work time paying close attention to detail.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Recruitment

• Conduct research on school prospects.
• Prepare materials for prospective school partner meetings.
• Maintain school contacts in Salesforce database including data entry of new accounts and meeting notes.
• Manage preparation for conferences and other outreach activities including project management, booking travel and preparation of materials.
• Manage calendar requests and book meetings with prospective school partners.
• Collaborate with the World Savvy Marketing/Communications Team on communications about school outreach activities, provide relevant updates for social media, and support the creation of needed collateral.
• Collaborate with the World Savvy Program Team on prospective school pipeline and current school partner engagement.
• Consider ways to further improve World Savvy’s recruitment strategy outside of existing tactics

Fundraising

• Collaborate with the World Savvy National Development Team, Marketing/Communications team, and Regional Executive Directors to develop and implement donor giving campaigns including Fall Campaign, Lapsed Donor Campaign and more.
• Prepare materials for donor meetings.
• Maintain donor contacts in Salesforce database.
• Manage calendar requests and book meetings with prospective school partners.
• Consider ways to further improve World Savvy’s regional philanthropic strategy outside of existing tactics.

Events

• Support planning and execution of regional events, including venue research, AV and catering booking, invitation management, day-of event management assistance, and overall project management.
• Prepare materials for Regional Advisory Group meetings.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience in a similar role, preferably at nonprofit and/or education setting
• A valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation
• Strong executing strength with a desire to get things done.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent relationship skills; the ability to work effectively in a small and collaborative team environment.
• Solution-oriented approach, with excellent time management and organizational skills; strong attention to detail.
• Capacity to work in ambiguity and periods of growth and change.
• A passion for World Savvy’s mission to educate and engage youth to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Previous experience in recruitment and/or fundraising.
• Experience using Salesforce, Microsoft Suite and web-based project management programs like Asana.

Physical Demands:

This position requires the ability to:

• Constantly remain in a stationary position, often sitting for prolonged periods
• Occasionally move about to accomplish tasks or move from one worksite to another
• Work may occasionally include lifting and bending.
• Adjust or move objects up to 40 lbs in all directions
• Constantly communicate with others to exchange accurate information
• Constant use of a computer keyboard and mouse, repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Occasional operation of office equipment, such as printers, copiers, and scanners
• Constant assessment of the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.

APPLYING FOR THE POSITION: 

Please apply online at https://worldsavvy.bamboohr.com/careers/60 . Please include a resume and a cover letter that addresses your qualifications for the role.  If you have questions that would affect your interest in applying, please e-mail jobs@ worldsavvy.org.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

World Savvy is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws.  Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at World Savvy, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to: age; ancestry; color; religious creed; religious belief, observance, and practice, including dress or grooming practices; domestic violence victim status; ethnicity; sex; gender; gender expression (meaning a person’s gender-related appearance or behavior, the perception of such appearance or behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s sex at birth); gender identity (meaning a person’s internal understanding of their gender, or the perception of a person’s gender identity, which may include male, female, a combination of male and female, neither male or female, a gender different from the person’s sex assigned at birth, or transgender); sexual orientation; genetic information (including information about an individual’s genetic tests, family member’s diseases or disorders, an individual’s or family member’s receipt of, or request for, genetic services, and participation by an individual or their family member in clinical research that includes genetic services); marital status; familial statues; pregnancy; medical condition; military and veteran status (including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services); national origin; citizenship status; physical or mental disability; mental condition; political affiliation; protected medical leaves; race (including traits that are historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles, including braids, locks, and twists); religion; sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions); status with regard to public assistance; or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state and local law in which World Savvy operates.

A note about World Savvy’s commitment to anti-racism and recruiting:

In the past, we’ve used equity and inclusion language to express our social justice values. Like many organizations, we’ve recognized how passive and ineffective this has been at overcoming the effects of systemic racism that have impacted the workforce for generations. Many things need to change, including the dialogue we have with job seekers. To that end, we share the following:

As we grow, our commitment is to intentionally build a team that reflects the ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity of the students, educators, and communities we serve. We’re seeking individuals who identify as a part of BIPOC communities to apply. We believe these life experiences and perspectives are critical, in particular, to advance our global competence work. At its core, this work is about teaching students to practice empathy, value cultural differences, consider multiple perspectives, and collaboratively problem-solve. In an increasingly divided world, this work is more important than ever, and its continued success hinges on modeling this ourselves by continuously learning and growing.

World Savvy COVID-19 approach: 

World Savvy is currently a hybrid work environment depending on the role and tasks. This is reviewed on a periodic basis, with staff provided 30 days of notification of any changes. Work environments may include: work from anywhere, work in-person/office, and work in the community.

In accordance with World Savvy’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free from known hazards, its commitment to health and safety, and the concerns of its community, we are adopting a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health of our employees and clients. This policy will comply with state and federal law, and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health authorities, as applicable and as updated from time to time. As an eligible state and federal contractor, World Savvy will comply with the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all federal contractors and continue to follow the CDC guidance as it relates to vaccinations and booster shots. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. World Savvy will ask for proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.