Blackstone Connects Associate, Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds.

Foundation Overview: With a commitment to fostering career and economic mobility, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation leverages its financial and human capital to support initiatives that bridge opportunity gaps and strengthen communities. Blackstone LaunchPad helps first‑generation and low‑income college students across the United States launch successful careers through professional development and access to paid internships at Blackstone, our portfolio companies and select startups. Launched in 2025, Blackstone Skilled Futures aims to increase access to high‑quality training and employment opportunities in skilled trades, including construction and advanced manufacturing. The program supports student scholarships, institutional capacity building, and other initiatives that accelerate the skilled trade talent pipeline. Blackstone Connects is our global employee engagement program – a vehicle for Blackstone employees to support their local communities through volunteering and giving.

Program Description: Blackstone Connects is the firm’s global employee engagement program, enabling employees to support their local communities through volunteering and giving. The program partners with nonprofits across 27 global offices and facilitates employee‑driven charitable initiatives worldwide. In 2025, nearly 90% of Blackstone employees participated in firm‑sponsored charitable activities.

Role Overview: Blackstone is seeking an Associate to support the delivery of Blackstone Connects globally, with primary responsibility for coordinating EMEA and APAC charitable activity and managing the firm’s global charitable committee network across the US, EMEA, and APAC. This role will work closely with regional and business unit committee leads, nonprofit partners, and internal stakeholders to manage end‑to‑end planning, execution, and reporting of employee volunteering, giving, and charitable initiatives. This position is headquartered in Blackstone’s London office, and reports to the SVP leading the Connects program in New York.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of charitable partnerships, employee engagement programs, and events across EMEA and APAC offices, managing timelines, workflows, and key milestones.
• Identify, vet, and manage nonprofit partners across EMEA and APAC, overseeing partnership requests, funding commitments, and program deliverables.
• Coordinate regional charitable activity including volunteer initiatives, fundraising campaigns, nonprofit board service, and internal grant competitions.
• Support the planning and execution of high-profile events in partnership with the New York-based team.
• Coordinate Blackstone's global charitable committee network across the US, Canada, EMEA, and APAC, serving as the primary point of contact for regional and business unit committee leads.
• Drive consistent processes, communications, and knowledge sharing across committees to support effective collaboration and employee‑led initiatives.
• Contribute to annual program planning and strategy, identifying opportunities to deepen engagement, expand partnerships, and enhance impact across regions.
• Prepare program updates, engagement summaries, and impact reports for internal stakeholders.
• Track, manage, and report on program budgets, grant allocations, and engagement metrics across regions, ensuring accuracy and alignment with approved commitments.
• Manage and maintain Blackstone's employee engagement and giving platform (Deed), ensuring accurate data, timely campaign setup, and seamless employee experience.
• Maintain organized records of partnerships, grants, and program activity across internal systems and collaboration tools including SharePoint and Box.

Candidate Requirements: Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence and sound judgment in prior endeavors. In addition to exceptionally strong organizational skills, the successful candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in event planning, program management, corporate employee engagement, or a related field.
• Proven ability to manage events or large‑scale employee engagement initiatives end-to-end, from planning and coordination through execution and post-event reporting.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

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