Manager of Special Olympics

The Manager for Special Olympics is a leadership role in the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association 

reporting to the Sr. Manager of Community Outreach. Leadership responsibilities include planning, 

facilitating, and execution of events that pertain to Special Olympics. Your primary role is to be the 

ambassador between LMLA and our community while supporting Special Olympics causes.

Manager of Special Olympics is responsible for: 

• Developing and delivering Goals each year towards supporting Special Olympics

• Support LMLA marketing during all events

• Create opportunities for LMLA members to support Special Olympics events

• Overseeing implementation of the Relay for events – strive for a minimum of one event per year

• Working closely with the Service organization enabling them to meet their objectives and increase 

engagement for events and opportunities

• Guiding the activities of the Special Olympics team to include building teams and support as 

necessary

• Support the mission of Special Olympics and LMLA continuously and in the highest standard

• Undertaking continuous analysis of the environment and your charities trends

• Responsible for submitting a yearly budget, supporting team meetings and other necessary tasks 

to support Special Olympics.

Basic Qualifications 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Highly passionate about servant leadership and this cause.

• Able to hold peers accountable in constructive manner. 

• Blended leadership style that trains and guides Managers. 

• Results-driven, even if that means having difficult conversations to realign performance. 

• Experience training and inspiring people, ability to instill a sense of purpose and motivation. 

• Well organized, resourceful and efficient; able to see opportunity and devise a solution.

• Able to creatively problem-solve in a way that maximizes your efforts and LMLA resources. 

• Passionate about meeting new people and creating effective relationships that expand LMLA 

efforts.

• Self-motivated to make the LMLA Special Olympics events a success.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS 

• Fearless – Fear of failure, what others may think, or weak results do not hold you back. 

• Driven – Natural propensity to see what you started to the end and seek out new opportunities. 

• Performs with Excellence – Strives to be nothing but the best and expects the same from peers.

• Consistent – Your peers know what to expect from you daily; dependable, like clockwork. 

• Persuasive – Able to motivate teams and create an environment of inclusion.

• Respectful – Able to work with other ideas and find the optimal solution together. 

• Heart for Others – Genuinely care for those around you and yearn for their growth.

• Servant Leadership Focused – Leads all peers with this mindset; others before me.

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