Community Relationship Coordinator

United Way Maritimes — with teams located in and serving the regions of Central New Brunswick, Colchester & Cumberland Counties, Halifax, Lunenburg County, Pictou County, Prince Edward Island, and Saint John, Kings & Charlotte — is a for-impact organization that brings donors, volunteers, and partners together to create lasting social change. We believe everyone matters and deserves to belong, be safe, and live a life of their choosing. To help, United Way Maritimes alleviates and reduces local poverty by funding, partnering, convening, and advocating for solutions. United Way Maritimes is part of a federated movement of 60+ United Ways across the country.

The staff at United Way Maritimes takes pride in bringing together people who have a range of experience, talents, and backgrounds. Our staff share a passion for each of the places we call home and bring many different skills and strengths to the work we do. Our community and social change priorities include poverty, social isolation, affordable housing, persons experiencing marginalization and vulnerability, and recovery and resilience to environmental, mass casualty and public health emergencies. We provide a supportive and flexible work environment filled with opportunity, support, balance, and laughter.

Reporting to the Manager, Relationship & Development for Prince Edward Island, the Community Relationship Coordinator is responsible for fundraising activities, including workplace campaign, supporting the organization’s community impact and funding work, and providing administrative support. They play a critical role in supporting all aspects of United Way’s work on the Island.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Manage workplace campaigns and support, train, and coordinate volunteers and United Way champions.
• Identify and coordinate engagement initiatives and volunteer opportunities for donors and supporters.
• Implement funding review processes and work directly with agencies on funding applications, reporting processes, and evaluation.
• Support administrative functions of the PEI office including data entry, ordering supplies, and serving as the first point of contact for in-person inquiries.

Our ideal candidate is a highly organized and communicative individual with a strong passion for and experience in service delivery. This individual is very adaptable, looks for new opportunities, and is comfortable executing on priorities with minimal direction. They are interested in issues of housing, poverty, and social justice, and believe in the values and mission of United Way.

Additional Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree (or equivalent experience) with at least 1-3 years of progressive experience in fundraising, business development or professional sales or a related relationship-focused environment.
• 1-3 years of experience working with/for the non-profit sector.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft applications.
• Comfort with learning and using different online software applications.
• Experience with public speaking, making presentations and group facilitation.

United Way Maritimes is committed to a comprehensive compensation package including salary, pension contribution, health and dental benefits, generous vacation time, professional development and training, flexible work hours with a hybrid work environment: required in-office three-four days per week. Salary range for this position starts at $49,300 per year. If you have questions about the role or compensation package, please contact Danielle Tobin at jobs@unitedwaymaritimes.ca or 902.755.1754.

 If this sounds like you, let us know by sharing your resume and cover letter outlining why you could be the right fit for United Way and this role. Submit your application to jobs@unitedwaymaritimes.ca by December 4 at 11:59pm (AST).

United Way Maritimes deeply values equity and is committed to ensuring our staff community reflects the diversity of the wider community. We welcome applications from African Nova Scotian people, persons of African descent, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, persons of varied sexual and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. United Way Maritimes seeks to maintain its commitment to inclusion and equity and recognizes that increasing the diversity of our staff supports this objective.

During the recruitment process, applicants have the right to request an accommodation. Applicants invited to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation should discuss their needs in advance of the assessment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $49,300.00 per year

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-12-04