Outreach and Diversity Manager | Full-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center
$55,000–$65,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement community outreach strategies to cultivate partnerships with diverse businesses, community organizations, and governmental agencies. Manage the Supplier Diversity Program by identifying qualified suppliers, integrating diversity strategies into procurement processes, and ensuring compliance with participation goals and reporting requirements. Coordinate quarterly networking events, facilitate educational workshops for supplier capacity building, and prepare performance metrics and presentations for organizational leadership and stakeholders. Maintain accurate documentation of outreach activities, certifications, and compliance records while analyzing industry trends to improve program effectiveness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Public Administration, Communications, Community Development, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and database/reporting systems, is required.
Desired Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in supplier diversity, community outreach, economic inclusion, procurement, stakeholder engagement, or a related field strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and their application within supplier diversity and community engagement programs.
- Experience building and maintaining partnerships with community organizations, business associations, governmental agencies, and diverse suppliers.
- Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities, including data collection, interpretation, and performance measurement.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple departments and organizational levels.
- Experience in procurement, financial management, sourcing, contracting, or supplier relationship management.
- Knowledge of MBE, WBE, DBE, VBE, LGBTQ+, and other diverse business certification programs.
- Experience working within convention centers, hospitality, public venues, government agencies, or large-scale operational environments.
- Familiarity with compliance reporting requirements and supplier diversity measurement methodologies.
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