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&nbsp;Salary Range: $67,995-$76,125 annuallyHybrid Schedule: 2 days from home and 3 days on-siteBenefits (The Good Stuff)<ul><li>3 WKS+ Vacation Paid*</li><li>12 Paid Holidays</li><li>12&nbsp;PTO Paid Days</li><li>Competitive Health Benefits Package</li><li>Wellness Program Reimbursements up to $50/month</li><li>Short Term Disability at NO COST</li><li>Life Insurance &amp; AD&amp;D 2X Annual Salary at NO COST</li><li>Employee Assistance Program</li><li>Retirement Plan UP TO 6% Employer Funding</li><li>Professional Development Opportunities</li><li>Discounted&nbsp;On-Site Early Childhood Care</li><li>Tuition Assistance for Early Education Degree</li><li>Free Monthly Transit Card</li></ul>*Vacation amounts may vary based on roles, schedules, and years of serviceHelp us make a difference in our community. United, we are tackling complex issues and turning contributions into real change. We fight for equitable access to quality education, financial security, and the health of everyone in our community. Join our team and join us in the fight for a stronger Miami!United Way Miami, Inc. is hiring an Associate Director, Special Events to join our team. As an Associate Director, you will &nbsp;manage UWM’s Giving Community event activities including signature events and revenue generation opportunities. Manage auction and curation of auction lots that helps generate revenue for United Way’s work in education, health, and financial stability. Supports income-generating activities associated with events; seeks product donations with purpose to maximize net revenue from events.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Leads the strategy, execution, and outcome analysis of all revenue generating events, initiatives and how they measure against financial goals.<ul><li>Supports the development and execution of special events and initiatives, taking lead on smaller-scale events as assigned.</li><li>Plans and coordinates logistics for special events, including solicitation support, venue research, vendor coordination, audio/visual production, catering, transportation, onsite event management, and travel when necessary.</li><li>Coordinates and conducts site visits with the Senior Director and maintains a centralized vendor and venue tracking system to support efficient planning and informed decision-making.</li><li>Identifies and evaluates vendor options (caterers, AV, production, transportation, etc.) to ensure competitive pricing and quality service.</li><li>Reviews and redlines vendor contracts, preparing for Senior Director review and approval.</li><li>Assists with event budgets by tracking expenses, processing invoices, and preparing reconciliations.</li><li>Supports event compliance by coordinating permits, insurance, and licenses, and ensuring adherence to organizational policies, ADA guidelines, and safety regulations.</li><li>Collects and compiles post-event feedback, prepares outcome reports, and provides recommendations for continuous improvement.</li><li>Manages volunteers for fundraising events, including recruitment via VolunteerMiami/UWConnect, assignment of roles, and facilitation of briefing meetings.</li><li>Supervises and guides interns, providing assignments and support to enhance event operations.</li><li>Serves as a liaison to staff, vendors, and volunteers for special/volunteer events and acts as point of contact when the Senior Director is unavailable.</li><li>Collaborates with Marketing and Communications to develop event collateral (signage, digital assets, etc.) consistent with branding and messaging.</li><li>Provides support for auctions and raffles through item solicitation, curation, and fulfillment, while researching vendors and platforms to optimize guest experience and cost efficiency.</li><li>Advises on other organizational events that advance United Way’s mission.</li><li>Works as a member of the Development team in support of our interdisciplinary and the organization.</li><li>Performs other duties as assigned.</li></ul>RequirementsEducation Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Master’s degree a plus.Experience Requirements: Three to six years’ experience in special event and program logistics; project facilitation a plus.Core Competency Requirements:&nbsp;EXCELS AT CUSTOMER SERVICE – Serves (treats) all customers (internal and external) with utmost respect and responsiveness in order to deepen relationships and advance UWMD’s mission.DRIVES FOR RESULTS – Has a passion for innovation and risk-taking, meets and exceeds qualitative and quantitative goals in a thoughtful and time-driven manner.COMMITS TO THE ORGANIZATION – Has the responsibility for aligning one’s own behavior, leadership and commitment with the needs, priorities, goals and culture of UWMD.LEADS WITH INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE – Respects and embraces engagement of all people, ideas and backgrounds and aligns own behavior with United Way’s values.&nbsp;SEIZES LEARNING – Able and willing to learn new skills and knowledge and accept new challenges to further United Way’s mission.MANAGES MULTIPLE PROJECTS AND TASKS – Effectively manages time and resources to respond to emerging needs while continuing to deliver on organizational goals, objectives and timelines, and seeks help when needed in juggling priorities.PERSONIFIES TEAMWORK – Demonstrates good collaboration and communication to be effective in any team setting.&nbsp;Technology Requirements: Microsoft Office Suite; OneCause; Teams; iAttend; CRM; Others; Knowledge of modern web browsers.Other Essential Knowledge/Skills: Strong oral and written communication skills, customer relations skills, creative problem-solving skills, good judgment; able to assess and engage quality and committed individuals; time management and conflict resolution skills are essential. Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively and present to groups.Career Growth: We encourage you to grow through formal and informal development programs, coaching, and on-the-job challenges. We want you to ask questions, take chances, and explore the possible.Apply with confidence! Research indicates that individuals may hesitate if they don't meet every requirement. If you're enthusiastic about a role, apply, even if your experience or education isn't an exact match. You could be the perfect fit for this position or discover other exciting opportunities within our organization. Please note that while some roles may have specific requirements for funding eligibility, we STILL encourage you to explore our job opportunities.

United Way Miami

Associate Director, Special Events - Hybrid

Position Title: Director of&nbsp;Volunteer Center&nbsp;Status: ExemptSupervisor: Chief Development OfficerClassification: Full TimeSalary Range: &nbsp;$55,000 - $65,000 - DOE Location:&nbsp;Fort Myers, FLApplication Deadline: November 7, 2025 – 5 PMSubmit Cover Letter and Resume:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:resume@UnitedWayLee.org" target="_blank">resume@UnitedWayLee.org</a>&nbsp;United Way of Lee, Hendry, &amp; Glades (UWLHG) is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all people in our community. This is accomplished through fundraising, fund distribution (90+ partners), community building, volunteer advancement, and information and referral. UWLHG is a nonprofit social services organization, with eighty employees in four locations with the main campus being located at 7273 Concourse Drive, Fort Myers, FL.&nbsp;Summary:&nbsp;Responsible for program development and daily operation of the Volunteer Center, including supervision of the Volunteer Center Manager. Ensures the creation and promotion of a high-quality volunteer experience for corporate partners and community members.&nbsp;Establishes and expands positive relationships with members of the community to build a talent pool of volunteers. Tracks program metrics using the Galaxy portal, and Excel spreadsheets. Analyzes program data, identifies trends, and strengthens outcomes. Must be able to accommodate evening and weekend scheduling for volunteer events.Essential Functions<ul><li>Cultivates Nonprofit Partnerships: Proactively engages with local nonprofit organizations to identify, develop, and promote volunteer opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>Strives to increase the number of year-round volunteer opportunities in Galaxy by 25% through strategic relationship-building and collaboration.</li><li>Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement: Builds and maintains a core group of volunteers to facilitate events such as Days of Caring, High School Blood Drives, and community tabling events.&nbsp;</li><li>Works with Campaign team to identify, engage, and collaborate with new corporate groups for Days of Caring.&nbsp;</li><li>Volunteer Tracking and Reporting: Develops and implements a comprehensive plan to accurately capture and record all internal United Way volunteer hours. This includes hours contributed by Board Members, participation in Fund Distribution and Campaign activities, and other internal United Way-related volunteer efforts.</li><li>Promotes principles and values of volunteering, volunteer orientations and tracking of hours.</li><li>Cultivates relationships and manages regular communication with local agencies, schools, and nonprofits to maintain project inventory for individual and corporate volunteers, while maintaining current contact lists.</li><li>Maintains accurate data and prepares reports detailing relevant volunteer metrics, including engagement and impact reports.</li><li>Collaborates with Marketing Department and staff to promote volunteer opportunities, events, and projects on social media</li><li>Organizes annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast.</li></ul>Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Supervisory Responsibilities:&nbsp;Volunteer Center Manager&nbsp;&nbsp;Qualifications:&nbsp;The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to satisfactorily perform the essential job duties.&nbsp;Education and/or Experience: Minimum of bachelor’s degree and 4 years’ experience in nonprofit management, program development, and volunteer coordination.Knowledge:&nbsp;Existing knowledge&nbsp;of local provider network of nonprofit agencies, customer relationship management, project management, and experience in program design and expansion.Engagement Skills: Strong communication skills, relationship building, active listening, problem solving, critical thinking, and sound judgment required.&nbsp;Business writing, analysis, and supervisory skills necessary.&nbsp;Strong administrative and operational skills essential.&nbsp;&nbsp;Language Skills: Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills are necessary. Ability to write reports and business correspondence, and communicate effectively with community partners, employees, managers, and senior level executives.Computer Skills: Requires advanced knowledge of SharePoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Canva, social media, and virtual meeting platforms.Presentations Skills:&nbsp;Excellent public speaking and presentation skills required. &nbsp;Licenses:&nbsp;Valid Florida Driver’s License with a driving record that meets our insurance guidelines.Other Skills: Must be highly organized, have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate with internal and external customers.Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.&nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear.&nbsp;The employee is frequently required to use finger and hand motion and occasionally to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.&nbsp;The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.&nbsp;There may be additional physical requirements associated with volunteer events. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.&nbsp;Requires talking, hearing, and visual acuity sufficient to perform these major functions. Approximately 50% of the work of this position is spent at project sites, in offsite meetings, or traveling to various locations.Work Environment:&nbsp;The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.&nbsp;Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment, off site venues, and outside event areas in various weather conditions. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and includes some evening and weekends hours. Flexibility is essential.&nbsp;United Way is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions.&nbsp; United Way will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.Terms of employment are subject to satisfactory negative drug testing as part of our drug-free workplace program. Background testing will be conducted because of the nature of the position. Applicants may be asked to take an online skills assessment.&nbsp;Additional information:UWLHG is an exceptional workplace that can provide you with:&nbsp;<ul><li>Opportunity to work with smart, passionate, and enthusiastic team members and volunteers</li><li>Working with diverse staff and other constituents</li><li>Culture of high-performance expectations and accountability</li><li>Exciting and challenging work&nbsp;</li><li>Opportunity to help solve the community's toughest problems</li><li>Competitive pay that is commensurate with demonstrated successful performance and experience&nbsp;</li><li>Paid Health and Dental Insurance for employee, 401K, and monthly accrued PTO</li></ul>

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