: The Program Development & Grants Coordinator will support and advance United Way of Adams County’s vision of improving lives by providing support to the Executive Director in the coordination and implementation of programing and fundraising objectives and goals. They will be responsible for the growth of organization programming and the growth of grant funding.
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● Program Support + Development Work with United Way staff to both support and lead community initiatives and programs. Assist in evaluating program/event results, and make improvements as needed. Represent UWAC at public functions.
● Grant Writing + Donor Administration Maintain and grow grant funding as a revenue stream for the organization; assist with donor administration
● Marketing + Fundraising Support digital communication, messaging, and the annual campaign under the leadership of the Executive Director including but not limited to updating UWAC’s web presence (website/social media), acknowledging donor gifts, and other tasks as assigned.
● Volunteer Management Cultivate and maintain relationships with community volunteers. Communicate opportunities and engage new volunteers.
As a small staff, all UWAC Staff members must step up to support other tasks as needed.
: The ideal candidate will have two years of experience working in the fields of
● Volunteer Management
● Program Development/Event Planning
● Grant Writing
● Fundraising
Nonprofit experience preferred
Bachelors Degree preferred
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Ideal candidates will demonstrate the following soft skills in addition to the value based behaviors expected of all UWAC employees.
● Leadership: Ability to motivate and guide others to perform in accordance with clear expectations
● Consensus Building: Ability to interact with others of diverse backgrounds resulting in group agreement or solution.
● Problem Solving: Ability to recognize courses of actions that can be taken to handle problems or potential problems, and apply contingency plans to solve those problems.
● Communications, Oral: Ability to send verbal messages, and listen to others’ responses in order to convey information.
● Communications, Written: Ability to write concise, clear letters, reports, articles, or emails including proofing and editing. Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely for a broad audience. Ability to integrate social media communications with overall business communications.
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● Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 suite, major social media platforms,
● Knowledge of HTML and WordPress editing for website development (preferred)
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This position will demonstrate and advance United Way of Adams County organizational values.
● Integrity: We act with integrity and maintain the highest standards of excellence, accountability, and transparency.
● Volunteerism: Our most effective models of service, excellence, and leadership are created through the spirit of volunteerism.
● Inclusiveness: We aspire to involve every segment of the community in all aspects of our work and act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness, and intrinsic worth of every person. We unequivocally denounce racism/ethnic discrimination because it undermines the well-being and vitality of our communities. Our network seeks to dismantle disparities and strives to engage residents and community members, especially those whose voices have traditionally been marginalized, in the shared work of fortifying equity and empowerment. We commit to leveraging our assets to create more equitable communities.
● Community Leadership: We are leaders in community building and a catalyst for positive change.
● Relationships: We recognize the resources a network of partners brings to the community, and we are committed to working with all stakeholders to make this happen.
: Work is performed primarily indoors in an office environment with regular local travel in the Adams County area. The employee may occasionally travel using a personal vehicle and/or work outside a normal office environment and must possess a valid driver’s license.
The employee frequently is required to sit at a screen for long periods. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The United Way of Adams County reserves the right to review each requested accommodation and determine if such poses an undue hardship. The description given is intended only to provide information about the general nature of the job and is not an all- inclusive list of the job duties, skills or abilities which may change from time-to time.
Pay: $35,000.00 - $37,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Experience:
- non-profit : 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
