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<h4><strong>Overview</strong></h4><p>Do you have a passion for making the connections and telling the stories that inspire people to give back in your community? Berkshire United Way is looking for a dynamic, detail-oriented professional to coordinate, lead, and make continuous improvements to approximately 80 employee giving campaigns, and to engage and motivate individuals and businesses to share their time and talent with the community as volunteers.</p><p>As Workplace and Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to develop relationships with local employers to sustain and grow BUW’s workplace fundraising program. You will have the chance to use your creativity to develop and implement innovative ideas, connect with donors and communicate the impact, power, and necessity of BUW’s mission and investment in building a thriving community. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization to raise funds that fuel BUW’s community impact work.</p><p>In addition to managing relationships and results for BUW’s workplace fundraising, you also will help recruit and support volunteers to meet identified community needs across Berkshire County. This coordination of volunteer services is an extension of both BUW’s fundraising and community impact work.</p><h4><strong>Workplace Giving and Fundraising</strong></h4><ul><li>Lead, manage and continuously improve all aspects of annual workplace giving campaign program.</li><li>Clearly and enthusiastically communicate Berkshire United Way’s mission, vision, strategic priorities, and community impact.</li><li>Cultivate community support for Berkshire United Way by developing and maintaining positive relationships with local organizations, businesses, and individuals.</li><li>Train and support employee campaign coordinators and be the main point of contact between local businesses and BUW.</li><li>Monitor campaign progress and identify opportunities for revenue growth. &nbsp;</li><li>Develop and update print and online campaign materials in collaboration with the development team.</li><li>Provide accurate data and reports on campaign progress to the Development Director, President and CEO, and Board of Directors.</li><li>Serve as a member of the BUW development team and contribute to all fundraising and community engagement initiatives as directed.</li><li>Share activities, progress and success stories with communication and marketing staff for use in all BUW communications.</li></ul><h4><strong>Volunteer Engagement</strong></h4><ul><li>Design, execute, evaluate, and continuously improve BUW’s volunteer engagement strategic plan.</li><li>Administer BUW’s online volunteer center platform to facilitate the connection between volunteers and community engagement opportunities; seek sponsorship opportunities to cover the cost of the platform.</li><li>Identify and curate volunteer opportunities at BUW as well as with other nonprofit agencies, as an extension of BUW’s work to create a thriving community across Berkshire County.</li><li>Recruit, motivate, manage, support, and recognize individual volunteers and corporate teams to meet the needs of the community.</li><li>Inspire volunteers to deepen their connection by becoming donors to BUW.</li><li>Share activities, progress and success stories with communication and marketing staff for use in social media, PR, website, eblasts, annual reports and other channels.</li><li>Align BUW’s volunteer engagement work with the overall BUW mission and brand – create opportunities to promote and recognize BUW’s role as a volunteer organizer.</li></ul><h4><strong>Job Requirements</strong></h4><p>To meet the day-to-day responsibilities of this job, be an effective member of the Berkshire United Way team, and be successful in this role, you should possess a combination of the following knowledge and skills:</p><p><strong>Knowledge</strong></p><ul><li>Understanding of fundraising concepts, principles, strategies, and best practices.</li><li>Awareness of economic, political, and social factors which may affect community needs and fundraising results.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills</strong></p><ul><li>Fundraising experience with emphasis on customer relationship building and/or customer service.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication and public speaking skills.</li><li>Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, track results, meet deadlines, and maintain very strong attention to detail.</li><li>Must have a positive and collaborative attitude and a strong sense of self-motivation.</li><li>Knowledge of donor database management is a plus.</li><li>Proficiency with Windows operating system: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.</li><li>Experience managing or using social media platforms for business.&nbsp;</li></ul><h4><strong>Schedule Flexibility</strong></h4><p>Flexible schedule to occasionally attend events that may occur in the early morning, evening, and weekends. In addition, to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, travel to various companies and/or agencies is required within Berkshire County. Employee must have a valid driver’s license and availability of a motor vehicle.</p><h4><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></h4><p>This salary range for this full-time, 40-hour-per-week, in-person job is $52,00 to $62,000 and benefits, including health insurance, dental insurance, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, a flexible medical spending account, retirement plan, paid time off, and 11 paid holidays per year.</p><h4><strong>Apply</strong></h4><p>Please send your resume to Jack Twaddle at <a href="mailto:jtwaddle@berkshireunitedway.org" target="_blank">jtwaddle@berkshireunitedway.org</a>. Please include “Workplace and Volunteer Engagement Coordinator ” in the subject line.</p><p><i>Berkshire United Way is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status as required by applicable law.</i></p><p><i>The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of associated responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions. Berkshire United Way reserves the right to change, amend, add, delete, and otherwise assign all duties, responsibilities, and position titles as it deems necessary to meet the needs of the organization.</i></p>

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