Director Of Community Engagement

Posting Timeframe: Desired Start Date: August 14, 2023 – open until filled

Position Type: Exempt – full time (40 hours per week)

Salary Range: ($64,000 - $67,000) annually, depending on experience and education. $1,500 salary differential offered for bilingual English/Spanish. Visit our Careers page at www.uwaylc.org for more information on benefits.

What It’s Like To Work At United Way

Are you a person who thrives on change and a fast-paced environment? Is passionate about making a difference in our community? Believes and practices equity by intentionally including everyone in society? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You’ll be part of a nimble team that adapts to meet the needs of our community and makes impactful change where all people feel valued, safe, and have the opportunity to thrive.

We believe equity is achieved when systemic, institutional, and historical barriers based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities no longer predict socioeconomic, education, and health outcomes.

United Way is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the ethics of diversity and belonging. We strongly encourage applicants from historically excluded groups to apply. If you feel your skills, and more importantly your passions align with our mission, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the posted qualifications.

Scope Of Position

The Director of Community Engagement is responsible for leading the strategic direction of UWLC’s community engagement activities which mobilize community members and partners in meaningful ways, elevate community solutions that create more equitable systems and policies, build a more effective and efficient social sector, and foster a more connected community.

Key Responsibilities

• Community Partnerships, Convenings, and Outreach: Develop and steward relationships with community partners, represent UWLC in key community initiatives, convene partners, and manage outreach efforts.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Collaborate with cross-departmental teams, executive staff, and manage team members to advance community engagement efforts.
• Community Engagement Strategy: Design, lead, and assess the impact of community engagement activities in alignment with impact strategy.
• Advocacy: Lead the strategic direction and implementation of UWLC’s advocacy and public policy initiatives.
• Volunteer Engagement: Connect volunteers to meaningful service opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relationship Building: Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with individual donors, foundations, and community leaders and partners. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Team Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment, collaborating with colleagues and community partners to achieve shared goals. Supervisory experience is highly desired.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong rationale and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and translate strategies into actionable plans.
• Community Engagement Knowledge: Understanding of inclusive community engagement promising practices.
• Commitment to Mission: Genuine passion for the nonprofit sector and alignment with the organization's mission and values and committed to equity and learning.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience supporting community engagement efforts, ideally within the nonprofit sector. Project management experience and meeting facilitation skills are highly desired. This role must also demonstrate experience in or a strong passion for policy and systems change.
• Technology Proficiency: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is expected. Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or equivalent sales database.

COVID-Safe

We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. UWLC employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID unless they have received an exemption due to a medical condition.