Manager – Partnerships and Instituto

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help us fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

The Manager Partnerships and Instituto Alcoa, manage the operations and strategic direction of the Alcoa Institute, ensuring the effectiveness of private social investment initiatives aligned with Alcoa's values, guidelines, and goals. Lead and strengthen partnerships with civil society organizations, government entities, and other stakeholders to foster sustainable development in the territories where Alcoa operates.

You will achieve this by:

• Alcoa Institute Management:
  Oversee institutional activities of the Alcoa Institute, including governance, strategic planning, budgeting, and reporting, ensuring alignment with the company's global strategy.

• Private Social Investment:
  Plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate social programs and projects focused on education, income generation and community resilience in alignment with Alcoa´s business and strategic objectives.

• Institutional Partnerships:
  Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with NGOs, public sector bodies, cross-sector initiatives, and key stakeholders at the local and national levels.

• Community Engagement:
  Support local Alcoa local teams in engaging with surrounding communities through active listening, ongoing dialogue, and collaborative solution-building.

• Volunteer Program Management:
  Strengthen Alcoa's corporate volunteer program, promoting employee engagement in high-impact social initiatives.

• Monitoring and Evaluation:
  Ensure impact measurement of social initiatives using qualitative and quantitative indicators; prepare institutional reports and communicate results strategically.

• Institutional Representation:
  Represent the Alcoa Institute in relevant forums, networks, and events, positioning Alcoa as a leader in social responsibility and sustainable development.

What you can bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in Administration, Social Sciences, International Relations, Economics, Public Policy, Communication, or related fields.

• Postgraduate degree (desirable) in Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Project Management, or related areas.

• Proven experience in managing social projects, cross-sector partnerships, and community relations.

• Experience with/in third sector organizations as Foundations and Institutes is desirable.

• Knowledge of public policies, third-sector regulations, and ESG practices.

• Budget management skills, impact indicators, and institutional reporting.

• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• English proficiency is required.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits packages.

• Flexibility First – Remote work agreement.

• Telemedicine and telenutrition;

• Recognition as one of the Best Companies to Work For by Great Place to Work;

• Recognized by Guia Exame de Diversidade as one of the companies with the best practices related to inclusion, equity, gender, ethnicity, race, People with Disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people.

About the Location

At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains the inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.