This position is a fundraising role with responsibility for managing, growing & developing a portfolio of donors. The Relationship Manager effectively stewards external year-round giving relationships with current and prospective donors, volunteers and advocates, through workplace campaigns, education, and other identified strategies for increased engagement and increased giving:
Areas of Responsibility:
- Set and achieve fundraising goals for portfolio of assigned donors.
- Evaluate and analyze accounts to determine strengths and weaknesses to develop effective strategies for the current campaign year and beyond.
- Effectively develop and implement the campaign and donor relationship strategies to deliver targeted fundraising results.
- As an integral part of corporate donor strategy, understand and leverage leadership giving opportunities and relationships (such as Key Club, PRIDE, Women’s Leadership Council) as a method of enhancing year-round engagement and optimizing results. Personally solicit individual donor prospects to give.
- Integrate workplace campaign, corporate grants and leadership giving into comprehensive strategies and plans for donors and prospects.
- Understand and effectively communicate United Way’s Community Impact messaging
- Provide an optimal level of support and service to assigned volunteers to leverage greater resources and relationships and deliver results.
- Utilize effective sales, stewardship and relationship management skills while maintaining a professional demeanor at all times.
- Manage campaign-reporting mechanism to maintain, monitor and project portfolio progress.
- Manage the activities of assigned Loaned Executives, where applicable, to conduct effective campaigns.
- Build and maintain lasting business relationships with donors and community members.
- Work with CEO, Senior VP of Resource Development, AVP of Corporate Relations, Sr. AVP for Major Gifts & Stewardship and others to help plan donor relationship strategies, organize information and materials to make a successful campaign and secure increased year-round engagement.
- Responsible for submitting thorough and accurate pledge processing documents and additional administrative details for portfolio and assisting with entire corporate team support as needed.
- Consistently adhere to UWCO and volunteer service standards.
Other:
- Responsible for supporting the achievement of United Way’s strategy map goals by participating and contributing to at least one strategy map team.
- Responsible for supporting United Way’s culture of excellence through adherence to the Culture Pillars.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills/Experience:
- Fundraising skills and experience is desired.
- Management skills in planning, organizing and directing volunteers, staff and Loaned Executives is required.
- Strong sales, presentation and motivational skills are required to convey the United Way fundraising message.
- Knowledge of business community, volunteerism and management is required.
- Knowledge of methods and procedures and establishing account goals and objectives is required.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and work in partnership with diverse staff, loaned executives, donors, partners and vendors.
- Positive interpersonal/communications skills and ability to use sound judgment and be self-directed.
- Strong computer skills are required using Microsoft Office 365; familiar with word processing and spreadsheets.
- Strong time management and organizational abilities and ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Ability to independently problem solve.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment. Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers within and across departments and functions.
- Ability to creatively troubleshoot, thrive under pressure, and accept constructive criticism.
- Demonstrates a positive can-do attitude, flexibility to re-prioritize, multi-task, and switch tasks fluidly.
- Ability to consistently adhere to inter-departmental, volunteer and constituent service standards.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and support for United Way Mission, Vision, Pillars, Service Standards, Confidentiality Standards, and Policies and Procedures.
- Thorough appreciation and acceptance of, and commitment to, diversity.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 12 2019
Active Until:
May 13 2019
Hiring Organization:
United Way Worldwide
industry:
Nonprofit