Regional Business Partner Community & Stakeholder Engagement - NYC/NJ

The pay range is $114,000.00 - $205,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.   

Target Human Resources is well known for its signature ability to build the very best teams, and we infuse our work with Target’s distinctive retail brand by continuously experimenting, evolving and innovating. With the chance to positively impact over 400,000 people worldwide in our stores, distribution centers and headquarters, you’ll be a strategic partner to both the leaders and the team members who elevate and nurture the Target guest experience. Our dynamic, passionate and responsive team comprises specialized people-professionals from several diverse disciplines. We operate behind the scenes to create a progressive culture of value, respect, reward and professional advancement.  

The Lead Business Partner Community & Stakeholder Engagement is a field focused role that will be responsible for executing hyper-local community strategies that align with our enterprise community strategy. This role will own and manage region- and market-based philanthropic portfolios within the Community & Stakeholder Engagement Team, foster partnerships with Stores and GSCL leaders, and lead local community engagement events and initiatives.

The Lead Business Partner will report to the Director of Community & Stakeholder Engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and execute community engagement strategies that cater to local needs while supporting the broader enterprise community strategy.

• Lead the development, management and curation of a portfolio of community partners to advance Target’s brand and reputation and manage risk in critical markets through philanthropic investments in community nonprofits.

• Build strong partnerships with community stakeholders in assigned geography through regular communication, market visits and engagements.

• Develop community activations that foster a sense of belonging for our team, guests, and communities. 

• Stay current on business and community needs through community listening, assess risks, gaps and opportunities, and design and execute solutions leveraging community engagement programs, resources and relationships to achieve stated goals.

• Proactively build and capitalize on opportunities to amplify Target’s impact in critical markets through marquee events and activations, integration of HQ capabilities in local community engagement initiatives, senior leader involvement etc in community impact programs.

• Collaborate directly with Stores, GSCL VPs/SDs or HQ leaders to lead and support local community engagement events and initiatives, providing consultation, training, thought-partnership and support on Field-facing programs to help them achieve their goals.

• Coordinate cross-functionally within assigned region/market with Field Leadership, Government Affairs, Assets Protection, HR and other teams to ensure community impact is represented and contributing to shared business objectives.

• Lead development of community-specific portfolio strategies over time to achieve stated goals including development of nonprofit pipeline and ongoing management throughout the grant lifecycle; manage grant execution, processing and vetting for identified non-profit/NGO partners; and ensuring proposal and reporting compliance, adherence to grant agreements, and timely and accurate processing in partnership with Philanthr