Resource Development Specialist

Why Join United Way of Central Florida?

Imagine a role where your organizational skills, relationship-building strengths, and attention to detail directly support meaningful community impact. At United Way of Central Florida (UWCF), we are passionate about building strong partnerships, stewarding generosity, and advancing positive change across our community.

As a Resource Development Specialist, you’ll be an integral part of a collaborative, mission-driven team -- supporting workplace campaigns, donor relationships, and high-profile corporate accounts in a fast-paced, purpose-filled environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on organization, coordination, and supporting revenue-generating efforts that truly make a difference.

Position Overview

The Resource Development Specialist provides essential campaign coordination, account management, and administrative support to the Sr. Director of Corporate Philanthropy. This role plays a key part in the success of workplace and corporate campaigns by ensuring strong donor stewardship, seamless logistics, and accurate data management.

In this role, you will manage a select portfolio of workplace and corporate accounts, support donor engagement activities year-round, and help maintain the integrity of donor data and reporting within UWCF systems. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills, professionalism, adaptability, and a service-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual campaign coordination in partnership with the Sr. Director of Corporate Philanthropy and Corporate Philanthropy Team.
• Manage a portfolio of assigned workplace and corporate accounts, including scheduling presentations, coordinating materials, tracking progress, and delivering follow-up stewardship.
• Serve as primary support to the Sr. Director for high-profile accounts, ensuring seamless logistics, proactive communication, and exceptional relationship management.
• Assist with workplace campaign events, ambassador trainings, and donor engagement activities.
• Prepare donor correspondence, campaign packets, decks, and stewardship materials.
• Assist with volunteer coordination for campaign activities and events, ensuring clear communication, materials, and appreciation.
• Represent UWCF professionally at select campaign functions, meetings, and community gatherings.
• For accounts assigned, maintain accurate donor, account, and pledge records in ANDAR system.
• Produce account-level reports, trend analysis, and exports that support strategy and donor stewardship.
• Provide administrative support to the Sr. Director of Corporate Philanthropy, including scheduling, meeting preparation, follow-up tracking, and documentation.
• Assist with coordination of UWCF events, including vendor communication, RSVPs, name tags, run-of-show preparation, and on-site logistics in partnership with Marketing & Communications.
• Maintain organized files and shared drives -- draft and proofread donor and volunteer communications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, nonprofit management, or a related field
• 2–3 years of experience in resource development, fundraising, nonprofit administration, marketing, customer service, or corporate relations
• Experience working with a donor CRM (ANDAR preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt during busy campaign cycles

Skills & Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills with a donor- and service-oriented mindset
• Highly organized with excellent follow-through and attention to detail
• Polished written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Flexibility to support occasional early morning, evening, or weekend campaign needs

Compensation, Benefits & Work Schedule

• Hourly Rate: $23 per hour
• Schedule: 30 hours per week
• Classification: Non-exempt, hourly
• Location: On-site in Lakeland, FL
• Comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, holidays, and professional development opportunities.

Disaster Response Responsibility

Every United Way of Central Florida employee is a disaster response worker and may be expected to support community response efforts when an Emergency Support Function (ESF) is activated, after ensuring personal and family safety.

Inclusion at UWCF

At United Way of Central Florida, we believe that diverse voices and experiences strengthen our mission and culture. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made based on merit and business need. UWCF is a drug-free workplace. Candidates must pass a drug screening prior to employment.

Join Our Team

If you are organized, relationship-oriented, and excited to support meaningful community impact through fundraising and donor engagement, we encourage you to apply.
Please submit your resume to: hr@uwcf.org