The Vice President, Marketing & Communications (VPMC) is a collaborative, hands-on leader responsible for advancing the mission of Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) through powerful marketing, storytelling, and internal and external communication strategies, with athletes at the heart of all our efforts. This role leads a passionate Marketing & Communications team, working alongside them as a contributing writer, editor, strategist, and creative partner.

The VPMC develops and executes high-impact marketing and communications plans that elevate SOSC’s brand, support athlete recruitment and community engagement, and drive SOSC’s strategic initiatives. This role also plays a key part in activating the Special Olympics national campaign locally and building community recognition through targeted efforts in areas SOSC underserves.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the VPMC helps shape organizational direction and culture while collaborating closely with its trusted team to ensure high-quality execution, shared ownership, and creative momentum.

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The Manager, Grants and Foundation Relations, will be responsible for managing foundation relations and grants strategy with Director, Corporate Partnerships. This includes researching, writing, and managing grant proposals to foundation, corporate, and local government funding agencies. The Manager will also lead strategies to cultivate and manage relationships with current and prospective institutional funders to secure revenue and support the organization’s programmatic goals. Additionally, the Manager will oversee grant reporting and ensure compliance with all requirements throughout the grant life cycle.

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The Manager, Partnership Activation, plays a key role in driving revenue and awareness to support our athletes and mission through corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and cause marketing. This position is responsible for overseeing and executing partnership activations, including partner events and unified experiences, while managing a portfolio of partners at the up-to-$25k level to ensure strong engagement and fulfillment. The Manager will serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for partner representatives, maintain accurate partner communications and records, and act as a super user for SOSC’s donor database. Additionally, this role will lead the planning and execution of the athlete festival at SOSC’s Championship competitions.

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The Administrator, Development is a vital member of our team, helping fuel the mission of Special Olympics Southern California by supporting fundraising and awareness efforts that directly impact our athletes. This role provides essential administrative support across all areas of the Development department, with a special focus on the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) and the LETR council. From managing logistics to ensuring smooth communication, this individual plays a key behind-the-scenes role in helping us champion inclusion, empowerment, and excellence.

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The Manager, Volunteer Services is responsible for engaging and leading volunteers to expand our community volunteer base, supporting the Region’s various Programs and Development initiatives. This role focuses on the “3 R’s” – Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition to engage volunteers in various capacities, including coaches, team volunteers, leadership roles, and fundraising efforts. This position will collaborate closely with the community and staff to manage all aspects of the volunteer engagement lifecycle; promote Special Olympics, aid in the recruitment of new athletes and Unified Partners, and assist Local Programs and Unified Champion Schools to achieve Special Olympics Southern California’s goals, objectives, standards, and mission.

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The Manager, Sports is responsible for organizing and managing the Region’s community sports programming, and will spend most of their time directing attention, resources, and capacity to communities within their assigned geography within the Region. Additionally, this position will be required to support other events as assigned within the Region. The Manager, Sports will collaborate closely with the community and staff to promote Special Olympics, aid in the recruitment of new athletes, Unified Partners, and volunteers, and assist Local Programs and Unified Champion Schools to achieve the goals, objectives, standards, and mission of SOSC.

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