Corporate Engagement Manager

United Way of Central Iowa is seeking two Corporate Engagement Managers to create, grow, and maintain year-round relationships with individuals and organizations to secure financial resources that support community needs and achieve United Way of Central Iowa’s strategy, United to Thrive. The Corporate Engagement Manager is a part of the Advancement Team which works closely with volunteers, non-profits, and other organizations to develop and execute community strategies while ensuring the money raised has the greatest impact on our community. This is a great opportunity for individuals with skills in sales, fundraising, and strong relationship building. We’re committed to building an inclusive team; we invite candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

We offer a full benefits package and a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote after 90 calendar days of employment for this full-time position. A monthly cell phone reimbursement and mileage reimbursement is provided for this position with a starting salary range of $62,000 - $65,000 depending on relevant experience.

Essential Accountabilities Include (but not limited to):

• Develops and grows meaningful relationships with key company leaders, company influencers, and other individuals within assigned areas of responsibility for the workplace campaign.

• Seeks creative ways to engage and initiate year-round activities and strategies with corporate contacts in alignment with the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and/or Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) goals.

• Integrates and implements revenue goals and strategies into work plans, projects, and initiatives.

• Maintains knowledge about UWCI organizational mission, goals, Community Impact strategies, and community needs to effectively communicate UWCI’s message to external parties that builds meaningful and sustainable engagement.

• Represents United Way at campaign events, including preparing and delivering presentations at employee meetings, special events, donor receptions, and volunteer activities.

• Assists Employee Campaign Chairs (ECCs), CEOs, and foundation and community relations contacts in planning and executing employee campaigns and engagement activities using effective relationship building and customer service skills.

• Utilizes the CRM applications to monitor account information and progress to create related and useful data and reports. Closely manages assigned corporate accounts by tracking, updating, analyzing, and evaluating data.

• Engages and utilizes the expertise of segment volunteers to deepen their ties and support of United Way.

• Coordinates and leads regular touchpoint meetings with corporate contacts and volunteers, either in person or virtual.

• Works closely with other Corporate Engagement Managers and the Advancement Team as well as cross-functionally across the organization.

• Supervises the activities of assigned Loaned Executives during the fall campaign by mentoring, guiding, motivating, monitoring, and acknowledging progress on work assigned.

• Leads and coordinates group trainings for Loaned Executives and volunteers based on team assignments.

Competencies Required:

• Relationship Building – Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport and cooperative relationship with customers and coworkers of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Customer Oriented – Desire to serve donors and volunteers by focusing on meeting their needs, understanding their concerns, and seeking to build trust.
• Project Management – Ability to plan, organize, staff, direct, and control work tasks to meet a specific goal.
• Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information in front of a group, both in person and through virtual platforms.
• Equity understanding and integration: Ability to incorporate the organization’s strategic imperative around equity within areas of responsibility.
• Communication, Verbal – Ability to send verbal messages and listen to others’ responses to convey information.
• Communication, Written – Ability to write concise and clear letters, reports, articles, or emails, including proofing and editing.
• Creative – Ability to think in new ways that produce something new or lead to novel ideas.
• Problem solving – Ability to recognize courses of action that can be taken to handle problems and apply contingency plans to solve those problems.
• Self-motivated – Ability to reach a goal or perform a task with little supervision or direction.
• Analytical Skills – Ability to develop information and raw material into meaningful conclusions.