Senior Manager, Corporate Activation at Points Of Light Institu – Remote

As the world’s largest organization dedicated to increasing volunteer service, Points of Light engages more than 3.8 million volunteers across 32 countries.

Cast from the vision of one thousand points of light shared by its founder, President George H.W. Bush, in his 1989 inaugural address, Points of Light was founded in 1990 as an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to encourage and empower the spirit of service. The organization extends President Bush’s vision that “any definition of a successful life must include serving others.” Today, Points of Light continues to transcend politics and borders to inspire millions of individuals worldwide to take action.

Join Us: Be part of a movement that changes lives and communities. Please read the position description below. For more information, visit pointsoflight.org.

Reports to: Director, Corporate Activation

Department: Global Corporate Programs

Location: Points of Light is a remote-first organization. Any U.S. location in the Eastern or Central time zone in a market with a major airport. Washington, DC preferred.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET

Position Summary:

Points of Light is seeking an entrepreneurial problem solver who has a passion for social change, belief in the power of corporate and nonprofit partnerships to create community change, and experience developing and delivering results-focused programs and services. The Senior Manager, Corporate Activation is responsible for scoping and planning global employee engagement programs for corporate partners, managing delivery across multiple markets in collaboration with Points of Light affiliates and national nonprofit partners, administering contracts and payment processes, identifying creative solutions to program challenges, and completing program evaluation and reporting. The Senior Manager will serve as the lead program account and project manager and a thought partner for our corporate partner, for their Week of Possibilities program. Week of Possibilities is an annual global volunteering event, inspiring thousands of employees to come together and serve local communities. In 2025, almost 14,000 employees across nearly 60 countries and territories volunteered nearly 50,000 hours. Travel is expected in June during the Week of Possibilities.

Position Functions and Responsibilities:

Account and Project Management

• Serve as lead program account and project manager for corporate partner, and their core volunteer program, Week of Possibilities. May also support a small portfolio of corporate activation partnerships, including Fortune 1000 companies. Ensuring scoping, planning, budgets, recruitment, execution, and reporting are complete and accurate for every global market.
• Cultivate strong relationships with the Points of Light affiliate network and other partners.
• Manage subcontractor(s) relationships as needed, which may include coordination of deliverables, budget monitoring and reconciliation, and contracts processing for successful program delivery.
• Lead ongoing program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to corporate partner(s) to ensure continuous improvement.
• Manage the Coordinator, Corporate Activation to provide support for Week of Possibilities, and other portfolio of accounts.

Program and Partnership Development

• Work on cross-functional teams to develop new program models and fundable services connected to Points of Light core work.
• Develop and maintain key partnerships on behalf of Points of Light and work cross-functionally to ensure partnership management is highly effective.
• Anticipate, plan for, and co-lead contract renewal process. Ideate and propose room for growth in scope and contract.
• Support the identification and analysis of emerging corporate needs, formulation of new program offerings, and cultivation of new partnership opportunities that advance Points of Light’s mission and impact.

Fiscal Oversight and Budgeting

• Oversee budget management and financial controls for assigned portfolio, including approval processes for project budgets/payments and administration of subgrants.

Education and Improvement

• Develop and deliver training programs for team members, the enterprise and the Points of Light Network.
• Create detailed process documentation to ensure consistency and knowledge retention.

Core Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

The Senior Manager, Corporate Activation should be passionate about Points of Light’s mission. All candidates should have proven leadership, relationship management, project management, solutions delivery, and global experience.

• Demonstrated ability to manage programs across a project lifecycle, from scoping/planning to implementation, evaluation and reporting; superior project management and personal workflow skills, including:
  • ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
  • ability to accept and provide constructive feedback
  • ability to think analytically
  • excellent organizational skills
  • precision and strong attention to detail
  • adaptability and flexibility
• Strong capability to manage multiple accounts simultaneously with varying degrees of complexity in a timely and professional manner
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills across different cultures, levels within organizations and departments, and corporate and nonprofit sectors
• Deep cultural sensitivity and international awareness, preferably including experience living and/or working in non-U.S. environments
• High level of empathy, passion for social change and creativity in addressing social issues
• Results-driven with an ability to manage multiple commitments with limited supervision and a high level of attention to quality and detail
• Proven ability to analyze and organize raw data to help make data-driven solutions to ensure program success
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and mentor a direct report, ensuring seamless project execution and fostering professional growth
• Solid volunteer management software skills (ex. Benevity, YourCause, Galaxy Digital, etc.) and experience both training users and providing minimal back-end support services
• Comfort working across technology platforms to organize work, including Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite, asana and other technology platforms as required
• Demonstrated customer service excellence with all stakeholders
• Comfort working within an occasionally ambiguous and rapidly changing environment

Requirements:

• Fluency in English required, proficiency in additional languages a plus
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4-6 years of experience, including both corporate and nonprofit sectors
• Some non-traditional hours for early morning and/or late evening calls are an expectation of this role given the global footprint of our corporate partners and affiliate network
• Occasional overnight and/or international travel (estimated 30%)
• Ability to create a welcoming work environment for all

Culture and Values: Points of Light has a 35-year history that it seeks to honor, while looking toward the future as an innovative thought leader in the social sector. We have a fast-paced, collaborative, remote-first environment. Our organization values innovation, dedication, teamwork and respectfulness. We enjoy thinking big but also working hard to deliver our best work. Our team is solution-oriented, looking for someone who is always ready to deliver on ways to solve challenges, both internally and with external partners.

What We Offer: Competitive compensation and excellent benefits including a robust PTO program: 18 days of PTO, 10 holidays, plus, we are closed December 25-January 1. Medical, dental, and vision benefits offered, free life insurance and short-term disability, a 403b program with employer match, and 1 day of volunteer time off per month.