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Campaign Specialist

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Rochester, MN, USA
Full-time

The Campaign Specialist recruits, develops, supports and recognizes the volunteers who are core to the success of the annual campaign.  Understanding the motivation, goals and needs of campaign coordinator volunteers working within their organization, the Campaign Specialist  assures a successful annual workplace campaign. 

Full-time.  Core hours of Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Must be able to work a flexible schedule with the possibility of some early morning, evening, and weekend work.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Manage workplace campaigns to secure revenue goals. 
  • Lead in recruitment and orientation of volunteers:   including, but not limited to cultivating support for United Way of Olmsted County annual campaign and resource development activities.
  • Coordinate and implement Speakers Bureau.
  • Lead responsibility for required campaign inclusion/corporate request applications, including but not limited to CFC, State of MN campaign, US Bank, Think Mutual Bank.               
  • Lead coordination of campaign supply assembly, files (including website) and distribution.
  • Assist with event planning and coordination including, but not limited to Power of the Purse, Campaign Kick-off, Stewardship Events, and Campaign Celebration. 
  • Seek out and demonstrate strategic thinking and initiative to effectively analyze results and drive quality improvement. 
Educational Background: 
High School Diploma. Bachelor's Degree. Associate Degree
Skills/Experience: 
  • Commitment to excellence and to providing exemplary customer service
  • Outstanding interpersonal, team and customer service skills
  • Highly analytical
  • Flexible;  can change focus and priorities easily; able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
  • Exceptional follow-through
  • Proactive, able to anticipate problems and plan solutions
  • Strong organization and planning skills

Professional Competencies:

  • Mission Focused – The United Way Pro’s top priority is to create social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities.  This drives their performance and professional motivations.
  • Relationship-Oriented – The United Way pro understands that people come before process and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal. 
  • Collaborator – The United Way Pro understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement. 
  • Results-Driven – The United Way Pro is 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 – The United Way Pro is a steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network.                 

Education, Experience:

  • 3+ years related experience; Bachelor’s Degree; or a comparable combination of experience and education 
  • Project management experience a plus

Technical Knowledge:  

  • Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel and outlook required
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (mail merge and Excel proficiency essential to this position)
  • Advanced proficiency with customer relationship management systems and electronic giving platforms preferred
  • Proficiency with stand office equipment (copiers, calculators, fax machines, telephone systems)
Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary: $31,000 to $40,000 per year

Job Function: 

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 10 2018
Active Until: 
Sep 10 2018
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit