SUMMARY

DONOR NETWORK TEAM MANAGEMENT  

• Monitor staff performance to strategic goals/expectations and provide timely coaching & feedback.

• Assist staff in identifying and managing top prospects within their assigned portfolios.

• Remain current by having up-to-date knowledge of internal support processes. 

• Provide regular and timely communication with Management Team, cabinet leadership, ambassadors, and assigned volunteers. 

• Refocus public perception of United Way from a three-month campaign to a year-round community impact leader in communications and interactions with customers.

• Staff projects and committees as assigned, as well as special assignments with other departments as required by Vice President – Resource Development.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Initiate and prepare plans and strategies to increase contributions and engagement of Women United council and their membership.

• Work closely with the major gifts team to identify major giving potential from Women United members including planned giving potential. 

• Maintain basic understanding of planned giving vehicles and help identify prospects.

• Provide excellent service to Women United council members, who include many top community leaders and high-level donors.

• Manage the development and implementation of effective Donor Network strategies.

• Manage and distribute all communications to the Women United Council and its membership.

• Manage all Women United fund-raising efforts, including:
  • Event sponsorships.
  • Individual leadership level gifts of Women United members and prospects.
  • Identification and solicitation of new workplace giving campaigns.

• Women United Council Management 
  • Identify prospects for, and manage recruitment of Women United Leadership Council members keeping in mind United Way’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. 
  • Manage relationships with, and provide excellent customer service to approximately 30 Leadership Council members, who include many top community leaders and high level donors. 
  • Work with council co-chairs to establish the direction of the Women United Leadership Council and its subcommittees. 
  • Organize monthly council co-chair meetings, and quarterly council and subcommittee meetings, and event meetings as necessary.
  • Work with Women United Council Board representative to prepare United Way Board updates as necessary.
• Women United Event Management
  • Work with the Council committee members to coordinate all annual signature events including, but not limited to the Women United Bruncheon.
  • Manage any and all other fundraising events led by Women United leadership efforts.

• Women United  Global Leadership Council
  • Work with volunteer representative on the United Way Worldwide Women United Global Leadership Council to be sure they are fully supported in their role. This includes attending virtual and in person meetings, and sub-committee meetings of the Global council. Limited travel may be necessary when applicable.
  • Serve as the staff representative of our local United Way on the Global Council.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate degree related to marketing, sales, management or business, human services, or philanthropy from four-year college or university and 7-10 years fundraising, volunteer management or related experience. 
• Understanding of marketing, sales or fundraising and customer service roles and general supervisory experience.  
• Understanding of non-profits, human services and philanthropy.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Mission-Focused.  The top priority for all United Way professionals is to create real social change understanding that improved lives is the end game.  This drives their performance and professional motivations.
• Relationship-Oriented. United Way professionals understand that people come before process and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal.
• Collaborator.  United Way professionals understand the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement.
• Results-Driven. United Way professionals are dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.
• Brand Steward. United Way professionals are stewards of the brand and understand their role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network.

LANGUAGE SKILLS  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach, stoop and occasionally kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required (such as loading paper into a paper tray).
• Ability to uphold to the stress of traveling (in designated positions).
• Regular, predictable attendance is required; including additional overtime as business demands dictate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Moderate noise (business office with computers, phone, printers and light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER