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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:40 AM by David Iwatsuki
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updated Oct 29, 2009 11:52 AM
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Employee
Job Description
Reports to: Community
Impact Coordinator
Manage
the South Coast Network’s regional (Greater
Attleboro/Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford)
participation and activities in the Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS) as mandated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and the Inter-Agency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH).
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Work with all McKinney-Vento
funded programs including Emergency Shelter Grant Programs, Supportive
Housing Programs (transitional and permanent), Shelter Plus Care Programs
and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Programs
- Extensive travel
throughout the region
- trainings/seminars/meetings
- Coordinate HMIS training
between DTA and service providers throughout the region
- Have the knowledge
and ability to train new users in HMIS
- Act as the Liaison
between service providers and DTA for data collection and processing
- Work with the four
Community Development Offices to assist with monitoring functions
- Collect and analyze
local and regional data, measure progress, report findings to local
COC’s as well as the Regional Network
- Grant writing
to secure additional funding sources to sustain the regional networks
efforts
- Update and monitor
website regularly
- Oversee bed inventory
data
- Assist in coordinating
and participating in regional meetings and communication amongst the
Regional Network, and marketing available resources
Other Duties:
- Participate in networks,
coalitions, taskforces and various meetings as necessary
- Additional duties
as required
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education
preferred
- Works as part of
a team as well as individually
- Reliable transportation
necessary, valid drivers license, travel required
- Strong interpersonal
and organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal
and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of HMIS
regulations as set by HUD and DTA
- Experience in grant
writing
- Strong technological
and computer database knowledge required, including:
- Database Management
- Website Management
- Proficiency in Microsoft
Word and Excel, and SHORE (Statewide Homeless Operations Research Environment)
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton
Main Telephone: 508-222-2337 Fax: 508-222-4190
http://uwgat.org
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:23 AM by David Iwatsuki
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updated Oct 29, 2009 11:53 AM
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Employee Job Description
Reports to: Community
Impact Coordinator
Facilitate, coordinate, and manage
all activities needed to develop and sustain a regional network.
Assure compliance with grant requirements including effective management
of resources, and assistance with design, development, implementation,
and evaluation of program initiatives. Establish and maintain
relationships with funders, partner agencies, and other stakeholders.
Identify and coordinate the use of existing community resources and
be a catalyst for the creation of additional housing and financial resources
to assist in accomplishing the goals of the South Coast Regional Network,
ICHH, and DHCD.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Interact with all housing
programs including Emergency Shelter Grant Programs, Supportive Housing
Programs (transitional and permanent), Shelter Plus Care Programs, Community
Development Offices and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Programs
throughout the South Coast Region in order to maximize the necessary
resources for individuals and families.
- Interact and communicate
with all ICHH Regions in Massachusetts.
- Convene and schedule Leadership
Council Meetings, South Coast Regional Network Sub-Committee meetings,
and develop agendas
- Serve as a liaison between
the Leadership Council, and all South Coast Regional Network Sub-Committees
to ensure communication and coordination of efforts, and that minutes
are recorded and shared.
- Develop and implement policies
and procedures for data collection and data sharing by and among the
entire South Coast Regional Network consistent with state and federal
laws and guidelines protecting participant privacy and confidentiality
- Ensure that data collection
and management system is compliant with HUD and State HMIS requirements.
- Oversee Sub-Grantee contracts
including data collection and evaluation; review and monitor budget
- Work with Sub-Grantees to
implement data collection, data management and evaluation measures and
tools
- Develop measurable outcomes
for the South Coast Regional Network, collect and analyze local and
regional data, measure progress, report to local COC’s as well as
the South Coast Regional Network
- Grant writing to secure
additional funding sources to sustain the regional networks efforts
- Attend Peer Learning Sessions
and ICHH Coordinators Meeting
- Develop and implement a public
awareness campaign in the South Coast Region
- Provide daily support functions,
such as correspondence, general research, receiving and responding to
inquiries, maintaining all files, updating and maintaining website,
blog, and bed inventory regularly
- Additional duties as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required,
Master’s Degree preferred.
- Five (5) years experience
in housing, homeless, human services or non-profit program administration.
- Working knowledge of subsidized
housing programs, homelessness, and homeless prevention programs.
- Demonstrated leadership skills
and proven ability to motivate, organize and convene people and groups.
- Experience with data collection
and program evaluation.
- Works as part of a team as
well as individually
- Reliable transportation necessary,
valid drivers license, travel required
- Cell phone required
- Strong interpersonal and
organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written
communication skills.
- Knowledge of HMIS regulations
as set by HUD and DHCD
- Experience in grant writing
- Strong technological and
computer database knowledge required, including:
- Database Management
- Website Management
- Proficiency in Microsoft
Word and Excel, and SHORE (Statewide Homeless Operations Research Environment)
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton
Main Telephone: 508-222-2337
Fax: 508-222-4190
http://uwgat.org
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:20 AM by David Iwatsuki
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updated Oct 29, 2009 11:23 AM
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Jewish Family
& Children’s Service of Greater Boston: Social Work Case Manager www.jfcsboston.org
The Center for Family Assistance
(CFA), JF&CS is expanding and looking for an experienced social
work case manager to join our team. The CFA provides case management
and financial assistance grants for basic needs. The case manager will
assess the client's financial needs, eligibility through a screening,
intake and assessment process. Services
are provided by telephone and in individual client sessions. The case
manager will make recommendations for financial grant decisions and
identify additional areas of client need. The case manager will
effectively plan, provide, coordinate and evaluate
intervention plans using the resources of the CFA and other JF&CS
and community resources. CFA is part of the JF&CS Basic Needs Services
and the case manager will work collaboratively with our legal services
and our food pantry as well as other JF&CS programs and staff. This
is a full-time position for a social worker and requires a strengths-based
approach and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
Please send a resume and cover letter to
hr@jfcsboston.org .
Educational/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor degree
in Social Work and at least one year of experience in providing case
management services is required.
- Master degree in
Public Health, Social Work or equivalent degree or experience is preferred.
- Must have excellent
written and oral communication skills as well as excellent organizational
and problem solving skills.
- Must be flexible,
motivated, and comfortable working with people with mental, physical
and emotional challenges.
- Knowledge of the
Jewish community is helpful
- Knowledge of Microsoft
Office Suite (excel, word, outlook, power point)
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:19 AM by David Iwatsuki
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS
BAY AND MERRIMACK VALLEY
Job Description
About Us:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley is advancing the common good in our region by providing help
today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children
are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning
and graduate able to compete, and are nurtured by families that have
the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future
success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence
to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses,
private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision
of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.
POSITION
TITLE: Sr. Development Assistant
DIVISION: Development
REPORTS TO: Assistant Vice President,
Development
STATUS: Exempt
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This individual will provide high-level
administrative support to management and development officers within
the Financial Services Team. They need an assistant who can draft and
compose letters, screen and prioritize calls and correspondence, prepare
presentations, maintain their calendars, interact with board members
and major donors, and other related duties. In this role, you must be
comfortable with a high degree of autonomy, confident in managing multiple
tasks, flexible in taking on a variety of tasks, energetic and enthusiastic.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Customer Service
- Serve as a first-point of
contact with key donors, community leaders, and other departmental staff.
- Respond to donor and volunteer
inquiries.
- Help resolve donor questions
and concerns.
- Conduct follow-up calls regarding
event/meeting attendance.
Meeting Coordination
- Coordinate the work of various
staff and external committees.
- Oversee preparation and distribution
of meeting notices and background material for Committees.
- Assist in the creation of
PowerPoint presentations.
- Monitor attendance plans of
Committee members.
- Coordinate room reservations
and catering as needed.
- Coordinate the development
and production of documents and support materials for meetings and mailings.
- Attend meetings and take minutes
as requested. Manage any follow up required.
Administration
- Screen calls and in-person
communications as needed, based on judgment and discretion, resolve
calls and requests quickly.
- Manage the schedule and calendars,
coordinating internal and external meeting requests.
- Work with the donor database
to enter donor meeting notes and update donor information.
- Conduct development related
administrative duties such as pledge processing, gift reports, pledge
materials and acknowledgement letters.
- Draft correspondence and manage
any mailings to external constituencies.
- Coordinate special projects
as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 2 years' experience
in providing administration support at the executive level.
- Proficiency in a Microsoft
Office environment – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and experience
working with databases required.
- Self-confident, professional
manner, with sound judgment and discretion in managing confidential
information essential.
- Experience managing the calendars
of executive level staff.
- Ability to organize and mange
external staff members.
- Ability to work independently
with efficiency and enthusiasm.
- Proven ability to create formal
meeting minutes.
- Proven follow-up skills to
ensure successful and timely completion of projects.
- Exceptional customer service
skills.
- Desire to learn more about
the development field.
- Excellent written and oral
communication skills important, with the ability to initiate tasks,
be creative in problem-solving and diplomatic in personal and phone
communications.
- Commitment to excellence and
to the mission of the United Way
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper Street,
Boston, MA 02210. Fax: 617- 624-9114
email: humanresources@supportunitedway.org
For Information on
additional opportunities, please access our Web Site at www.supportunitedway.org
UWMB is an EEO/AA Employer
with a Demonstrated Commitment to Diversity in the Workplace.
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:18 AM by David Iwatsuki
UNITED WAY
OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY and MERRIMACK VALLEY
Job Description
About Us: United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley is advancing the common good in our region by providing help
today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children
are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning
and graduate able to compete, and are nurtured by families that have
the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future
success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence
to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses,
private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision
of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.
POSITION
TITLE: Senior Director of Development Marketing
DIVISION: Marketing
REPORTS TO: VP,
Communications & Marketing
STATUS: Exempt
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Senior Director of
Development Marketing holds an integral position in the Communications
and Marketing Division of United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley. UWMBMV seeks to leverage the full portfolio of media, communications
and engagement opportunities to raise awareness of the impact of United
Way’s work in the community. The Senior Director of Development Marketing
would work with the Development team to create strategic plans to market
United Way’s community work to our corporate partners and their employees
and inspire the donor community by the results their support of United
Way make possible. The Senior Director of Development Marketing will
provide the strategic thinking to shape the product development of and
create marketing and communications plans to promote and drive United
Way’s fundraising efforts though corporate partners and their employees.
The Senior Director of
Development Marketing will report to the VP/Communication and will have
the responsibility for developing year-round strategic marketing plans
for our annual Campaign efforts. These efforts include general
fundraising partnerships with companies through workplace campaigns
as well as targeted partnerships with industries such as Health Care
and Life Sciences, Real Estate, Private Equity/Venture Capital and Geographic
regions. The Senior Director of Development Marketing is responsible
for the management of consistent brand and messaging across all appropriate
donor communications channels. He/she is responsible for the ongoing
development of efficient procedures with other areas of the Development
Division, Communications/Marketing Division, including Traffic, Creative
and Public Affairs and Community Impact.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Oversee all facets of corporate
and industry marketing including: the creation of marketing and communications
strategies for corporate and donor audiences, the production of clear,
effective communication pieces that support the United Way’s mission,
vision and strategic goals, maximizing public visibility opportunities
and managing projects against deadline.
- Have an in-depth understanding
of the brand and be able to help conceive and support community engagement
and development marketing programs that best embody brand attributes.
- Work with the Communications
Director and Senior Director of Social Marketing to increase visibility
of CI work through donor communications channels.
- Manage Development Marketing
Managers assigned to Industry and Workplace Teams.
- Cultivate and manage collaborative
internal client relationships and build trust by anticipating needs,
communicating clearly and maintaining a consistent presence.
- Conduct ongoing research to
monitor and evaluate programs and the resultant effect on loyalty and
satisfaction.
- Manage corporate marketing
initiatives to continually evolve brand value, deliver customer-centric
experience and ensure consistent messaging.
- Collaborate on development
of message positioning and develop creative communications strategies
for key donor communities.
- Collaborate with Industry
Team Leaders, the Director of Events and Stewardship and others when
appropriate for the planning and execution of events.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree with a
focus on marketing, communications or advertising or sufficient related
professional experience. MBA a plus.
- 10 plus years agency or client
experience. Account management experiences a plus.
- Strategic, conceptual and
creative thinker.
- Detail oriented with ability
to delegate, prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience analyzing programs
and determining results and insights to refine program enhancements.
- Proven ability to collaborate
with cross-functional teams.
- Direct marketing, e-marketing,
communications, grassroots organizing expertise valuable and event marketing.
- Ability to take initiative
and responsibility to complete projects on time and on budget.
- Strong project management
skills and experience.
- Strong communication skills-
both writing and presentation skills.
- Computer skills required-Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, Access.
- Commitment to excellence and
to the mission of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley.
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way
of Massachusetts Bay, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper
Street, Boston, MA 02210. Fax: 617- 624-9114
email: humanresources@supportunitedway.org
For Information
on additional opportunities, please access our Web Site at www.supportunitedway.org
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley is committed to hiring individuals who reflect the diversity
of the communities it serves.
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:16 AM by David Iwatsuki
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS
BAY & MERRIMACK VALLEY
Job Description
About
Us:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley is advancing the common good in our region by providing help
today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children
are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning
and graduate able to compete, and are nurtured by families that have
the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future
success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence
to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses,
private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision
of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.
Why United Way?
We all want to have the greatest possible impact on our community and
the issues that we care about. Join the movement. Through United Way,
you unite your hopes and strengths with others to accomplish more than
any of us can alone.
POSITION TITLE: Senior Director,
Social Marketing
DIVISION:
Marketing
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Communications
and Social Marketing
STATUS: Regular, Full-time, Exempt
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Communications team at United Way
of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley seeks to leverage the full
portfolio of media and community engagement opportunities to raise awareness
of the impact of United Way’s work in the community. Driving these
strategies is a commitment to working with the Community Impact team
to develop plans to communicate their work and inspire the public and
donor community about the results their support of United Way make possible.
The Senior Director of Social Marketing will provide the strategic thinking
to shape the product development of CI’s work and create marketing
and communications plans that highlight United Way’s work with children,
youth and families as well as the strategic partnerships we have developed
in the community.
Specifically, the Senior Director of
Social Marketing will:
- Work closely with internal
clients (Community Impact team, and marketing/development staff) as
well as external audiences (research groups, community program directors,
and other partners) to understand the needs of individuals within the
community and the programs and practices already in place to meet those
needs.
- Oversee all facets of Community
Impact product development and marketing including: the development
of social marketing and communications strategies, the production of
clear, effective communication pieces that support the United Way’s
mission, vision and strategic goals, maximizing public visibility opportunities
and managing projects against deadline.
- Have an in-depth understanding
of the brand and be able to help conceive and support community engagement
and social marketing programs that best embody brand attributes.
- Work with the Communications
Director and Vice President of Communications and Social Marketing to
increase visibility of CI work in traditional media as well as social
media and blogs.
- Research and produce success
stories highlighting CI work and collaborate with the Communications
Director to develop an online content library accessible to UWMBMV staff
that features statistics illustrating community need and the results
of UW investments;
- Work closely with the Healthy
Child Development team to build Born Learning, a public engagement campaign
around the needs of young children;
- Work in partnership with Community
Impact to promote key United Way partnerships, including a statewide
action plan for youth and Thrive in 5 partnership with the City of Boston;
- Serve as content and knowledge
expert of issues facing children, youth and families; collect pertinent
new research and data on an ongoing basis to support the case for investment.
SKILL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Strategic and conceptual
thinking
- Solid understanding full
portfolio of media and communications opportunities, including advertising/broad
based communications, new and social media, direct mail, etc.
- Market research, communications,
social work, non profit and grassroots organizing are disciplines where
expertise will be useful
- Must have excellent promotional
skills, excellent communication skills
- Project management skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally
- Must be well organized, detail
oriented, able to multi-task, persistent in follow-up, handle tight
deadlines and interact with all levels the organization
- Proficiency MS Word, PowerPoint,
Excel and Internet and knowledge of Social Media
- Commitment to excellence and
to the mission of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley
BACKGROUND REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism,
English, marketing, communications or related field.
- Minimum 8-10 years experience
in marketing and/or communications
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way
of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper
Street, Boston, MA 02210. Fax: 617- 624-9114
email: humanresources@supportunitedway.org
For Information
on additional opportunities, please access our web site at www.supportunitedway.org
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley is committed to hiring individuals who reflect
the diversity of the communities it serves.
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:13 AM by David Iwatsuki
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS
BAY and MERRIMACK VALLEY
Job Description
About Us:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley is advancing the common good in our region by providing help
today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children
are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning
and graduate able to compete, and are nurtured by families that have
the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future
success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence
to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses,
private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision
of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.
Why United
Way?
We all want to have the greatest possible impact on our community and
the issues that we care about. Join the movement. Through United Way,
you unite your hopes and strengths with others to accomplish more than
any of us can alone.
POSITION TITLE: Director, Community Impact
DIVISION: Community Impact (CI)
REPORTS TO: Assistant
Vice President - Community Impact
STATUS: Exempt, Full-time
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Work with staff, volunteers, community
residents, organizations and leaders to further United Way’s mission
and increase its investment in community building activities that focus
on preventing problems, strengthening local assets and increasing neighborhood
leadership. Staff volunteer committees which review and make funding
recommendations regarding human service organizations affiliated and/or
partnering with United Way, serving as primary liaison to these agencies.
Build relationships on behalf of United Way with key community leaders
and constituents. Participate in refining and implementing Community
Impact Division priorities, strategies and initiatives to build on community
assets that address needs and barriers. Contribute to organizational
fundraising efforts. Assist United Way’s efforts to keep abreast
of state, community and neighborhood issues. Represent United
Way in statewide and community meetings.
Experience required in issues relating
to Family Financial Stability (FFS) required. This term is utilized
by United Way to include the programs tools and resource elements necessary
to enable families to achieve economic security (i.e., workforce development,
affordable housing, asset formation, basic needs and financial education).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Family Financial Stability Issue Area
Knowledge:
- Assume content leadership
role in prioritizing FFS objectives, strategies and community impact
targets as a member of the FFS Team;
- Participate in implementation
of FFS impact area funds distribution strategies:
- Manage capacity-building and
special initiatives for targeted impact;
- Help analyze and develop funding
priorities for each funding cycle.
- Agency and community relations:
- Develop relationships with
United Way-funded agencies;
- Become knowledgeable about
components of organizational excellence, program quality and outcome
measurement;
- Facilitate discussions regarding
development of FFS community goals and community agenda;
- Monitor progress in achieving
FFS multi-year outcomes and measures;
- Identify gaps in United Way’s
FFS impact area and initiate new relationships, strategies or initiatives
to address identified needs (internal/external).
- Facilitate partnership, stakeholder,
volunteer and agency portfolio management activities;
- Explore implications of public
policy for the FFS impact area and recommend United Way positions;
- Work with internal/external
resources to help develop and implement effective volunteer strategies
(including working with community partners, volunteer recruitment, event
planning, volunteer training, and program evaluation) to align with
impact goals;
- Build and maintain relationships
with assigned community- based agencies including their leadership staff,
board members and community constituents. Serve as primary liaison
and deepen relationships between UWMBMV and assigned agencies;
- Manage all aspects of the
fund distribution and decision –making process with agencies volunteers
and UWMBMV staff. Develop fund distribution recommendations and write
funding reports for affiliates and grantees;
- Grant management and special
cross-organizational initiatives as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors Degree in related
field required
- Masters Degree preferred
- Five to seven years proven
experience and success in Family Financial Stability programming, including:
experience in one or more of the following: workforce development, affordable
housing, asset formation, basic needs and/or financial education.
- Experience in working with
low-income communities and other diverse groups, with the ability to
build and sustain productive relationships with diverse individuals,
groups, organizations and communities
- Demonstrated experience in
planning and implementing community based initiatives
- Ability to build consensus,
collaborate with and convene multiple partners in efforts that produce
specific deliverables and demonstrable outcomes
- Ability to meet aggressive
deadlines and handle multiple priorities
- Proficiency in attending to
detail with ability to organize, prioritize and effectively contribute
within team setting
- Excellent analytical ability
and superior problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal,
listening, writing and facilitation skills
- Familiarity with request for
proposal (RFP) processes preferred
- Ability to take concepts through
project management to completion with little supervision.
- Knowledge of research pertaining
to issues of financial/economic stability- local and national issues
and trends preferred
- Familiarity with nonprofit
financial management and budget analysis preferred.
- Microsoft Office skills and
experience required.
- Commitment to excellence and
the mission of United Way!
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way
of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper
Street, Boston, MA 02210. Fax: 617- 624-9114
email: humanresources@supportunitedway.org
For Information
on additional opportunities, please visit www.supportunitedway.org
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley is committed to hiring individuals who reflect
the diversity of the communities it serves.
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posted Oct 29, 2009 11:09 AM by David Iwatsuki
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS
BAY & MERRIMACK VALLEY
Job Description
About Us:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley is advancing the common good in our region by providing help
today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children
are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning
and graduate able to compete, and are nurtured by families that have
the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future
success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence
to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses,
private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision
of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.
Why United Way?
We all want to have the greatest possible impact on our community and
the issues that we care about. Join the movement. Through United Way,
you unite your hopes and strengths with others to accomplish more than
any of us can alone.
POSITION TITLE: Development
Director, Leadership Giving
DIVISION: DevelopmentREPORTS TO: Senior
Director, Development
STATUS: Exempt
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This Development Director
builds and stewards relationships with high net-worth donors, corporate
partners and prospects within the financial services industry in the
greater Boston and Merrimack Valley area. This person represents
United Way at corporate and community functions as well as recruits
volunteers to provide support for United Way initiatives. The
Development Director is also expected to work on other related duties
as necessary.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY
AREAS:
- What: Cultivate, solicit
and steward donors within the Alexis de Tocqueville ($10,000+) and Beacon
($1,000-$9,999) Society to move them toward special and major gifts.
Increase and retain existing contributions and attract first time donors.
How:
The Development Director will develop and build relationships with existing
major and leadership contributors and prospects, educating them about
United Way and motivating them to maintain and increase their level
of participation. This includes personal meetings, engagement
opportunities, targeted communications efforts as well as through personal
solicitation. The Development Director will be responsible for:
- Stewardship and solicitation
of 200-250 donors each year.
- Visiting 5 – 7 donors per
week on average at their offices, homes, and events.
- Recruiting donors and/or prospects
to participate as volunteers in fundraising and other committees.
- Writing cultivation strategies
to direct and monitor the progress of donor relationships.
- Working to identify prospects
through screening meetings with donors and staff, referrals and attending
events.
- What: Identify
donors and prospects to expand the base of leadership support.
How: The Development
Director determines donor’s giving potential through research and
individual meetings, as well as identifies prospects for cultivation
and solicitation using volunteer and/or
other organizational resources most appropriate to initiate, maintain
and grow the relationship.
- What: Recruit
volunteers for investment industry and other special projects. Provide
assistance with other industry events during campaign season as requested.
How:
The Development Director will work with volunteers to solicit donors
and establish relationships with new prospects. This includes
but is not limited to: assistance with the Alexis de Tocqueville Society
or other major gifts committees, serving as liaison between members
of the financial services industry and United Way, serving as liaison
between development and Community Impact to create unique volunteer
opportunities for major donors, their colleagues and families.
- What:
Steward major gift donors.
How:
The Development Director will deepen the relationship with major gift
donors so that they continue to give and stay involved with United Way.
Stewardship activities include helping organize community tours, writing
thank you correspondence and meeting special customer service needs
of major donors.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor Degree in related
field required; comparable experience considered.
- 2-5 years or more non-profit
fund raising experience or comparable experience considered.
- Ability and willingness to
be consultative.
- Must be flexible and able
to live with some ambiguity.
- Knowledge of Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) principles preferred.
- Excellent written, oral communication
and presentation skills required.
- Knowledge of local business,
civic and cultural communities highly desired.
- Demonstrated ability to manage
and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficiency in a Microsoft
Office environment required. Previous donor database use preferred.
- Commitment to excellence and
to the mission of the United Way.
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper Street,
Boston, MA 02210. Fax: 617- 624-9114
email: humanresources@supportunitedway.org
For Information on
additional opportunities, please access our
web site at www.supportunitedway.org
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley is committed to hiring individuals who
reflect the diversity of the communities it serves.
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posted Oct 26, 2009 7:45 AM by David Iwatsuki
Position reports to:
Executive Director
Hours: Full-time
Pay Range: $32,000-$40,000
Date: October 11, 2009
Position Overview:
The Operations Manager insures
that the financial systems and daily operations of the Margaret Fuller
House are run effectively and efficiently. The Operations Manager provides
administrative support to the Executive Director and functions as a
member of the MFNH Management Team. As a Team Member, the Operations
Manager helps insure a positive and supportive workplace for all MFNH
staff and volunteers
The Mission of the Margaret
Fuller House (MFNH) is to strengthen and empower youth, families and
community residents. Located in one the most diverse and marginalized
communities in Cambridge, the MFNH is a catalyst for concrete and enduring
change. We focus on building relationships
and connecting people with opportunities that will strengthen our community,
eliminate violence from our streets, and gain access to basic human
service and educational needs. The MFNH provides a board array of services
and support to over 3000 people each year.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF OPERATIONS
MANAGER:
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
and OPERATIONS:
Oversight and implementation
of MFNH financial systems in a timely and professional manner:
- Maintains a non-profit
program-based accounting system on QuickBooks.
- Maintains cash receipts
including: incoming donations, fees, public and private support. Makes
timely deposits and ensures that appropriate acknowledgements are made
before deposits.
- Maintains accounts
payable including: vendor bills, credit cards, petty cash and sub-contractor
payments.
- Manages payroll
and benefits,
- Collects, reviews
and files timesheets.
- Works with CPA to
create monthly financial reports and bank reconciliations.
- Ensures timely billing
and reporting of all MFNH city, state, and federal contracts.
- Oversees bank accounts
and performs transfers as approved by ED or Board
- Preparation for
audit and work with auditors
- Oversees all MFNH
purchasing and researches options for vendors.
- Maintains relationships
with subcontractors: billing and payments
- Maintains relationships
with organizations that the MFNH provides fiscal agency support for.
- Participates in
monthly finance committee meetings and reports progress with accounts
receivable and accounts payable reports
- Supports ED in budget
preparations and enters budgets into QuickBooks.
MFNH GENERAL OPERATIONS:
Administration Support:
- Assists Executive
Director with administrative tasks
- Supervision of administrative
assistant/interns/volunteers etc.
- Administrative support
for board: preparing board packets, recording and distributing minutes
as needed, notifications/reminders, and packets to non-attending board
members, maintaining attendance logs and Board Notebooks.
- General facilitation
and agenda preparation for Staff Meetings
- Designs all needed
financial, personnel and reporting forms
- Reviews insurance
policies and keeps up-to-date.
- As Management Team
Member, takes leadership in supporting fundraising/event or any MFNH
in-house or community activities/events.
Personnel Management
- Coordinates intake
sessions with new staff, maintains and distributes personal policies.
- Maintains and updates
personnel files and designs personnel forms
- Handles benefit
enrollment and payroll deduction for dental, health and vacation benefits
- Hires, trains and
supervises receptionists, administrative interns, assistants, computer
consultants.
- Maintains Board
and staff information: email lists, phone and address lists
- Helps coordinate
staff and/or volunteer appreciation activities
Support for Program Operations:
- Oversees purchasing,
funding reports, database and operations as needed for the Food Pantry
- Oversees computer
lab operations and daily usage.
- Ensures agency and
program information is current and displayed when/where appropriate.
- Hires, trains and
supports volunteer receptionists and maintains relationships with volunteer
agencies
- Responds to general
program inquiries by phone, visits, and list management including: checking
and responding to email, and managing emails to margaretfullerhouse.org
- Oversight of Children’s
program enrollment and payments.
- Supports Program
Director in gathering student and family information, creates and helps
maintain up-to-date student files.
- Solicits parent
payments
- Enters all new students
into EECIMS database
- Ensures that all
student enrollments are up-to-date and inform Director of need for reassessments.
- Supports food purchasing
and maintains DOE food records and reporting
Daily Facilities Oversight:
- Ensures cleanliness
and welcoming presentation of facility.
- Keeps all inspections
up to date and posted as required.
- Makes sure the computer
system, computers, and printers and are operational and properly maintained.
- Participates in
facility improvement efforts.
- Hires, trains and
supervises janitor for building cleaning
- Ensures timely maintenance
and repairs by hiring and oversight appropriate contractors
- Is point of contact
for maintenance and other subcontracts: water delivery, snow plowing,
garbage disposal, pest control, phone, alarm system etc.
Community Relations:
- Is frequently point
of contact for visitors, the community or informational calls to the
MFNH.
- Is Liaison with
schools, organizations and companies that provide Interns & Volunteers
- Recruits, places
and trains programmatic and administrative volunteers & interns.
- Works in collaborative
with Executive Director to identify and cultivate collaborators that
support organizational mission
- Works closely with
and provides oversight for groups and organizations using our facility
and resources.
Assumes other responsibilities
or tasks as requested by the Executive Director
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong financial
oversight and day to day skills of implementing non-profit accounting
systems
- Excellent knowledge
and experience with Quick Books
- Strong non-profit
administrative experience (3-5 years)
- Ability to be
an effective leader and Management Team member in a small non-profit
organization.
- Must be able
to provide support and leadership to
MFNH while encouraging open communication and fostering new ideas
- Excellent supervisory
and mentoring skills (ability to supervise 4-6 staff and/or volunteers)
- Promotes a team
approach in working with staff.
Brings a positive and supportive attitude
- Familiarity with
Department of Early Education licensed program regulations for school-age
programs
- Has experience
working in community based organizations and with diverse communities
and cultures
- Excellent organizational
and computer skills
- Strong work ethic
and proven reliability
- Ability to work
independently and to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility of
work responsibilities and schedule (May include evening and weekend
hours)
- Knowledge of
Area 4, Cambridge
- Minimum of Bachelors
degree
- Bilingual candidates
and people of diversity encouraged to apply
Salary range is $32,000
to $40,000 with health, dental and vacation benefits….and a great
place to work!!!
The MFNH is an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, nationality,
religious belief, or sexual orientation.
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posted Oct 26, 2009 7:42 AM by David Iwatsuki
Positions reports to: Executive
Director
Hours: Flexible: part-time or
full-time
Pay Range: Commensurate
with experience
Date: October 10, 2009
Position
Overview:
The Director of Development & Marketing
is responsible for all fundraising and marketing for the Margaret Fuller
Neighborhood House. This key Leadership Team member initiates and implements
core development programs, external communication and marketing to support
the Executive Director with plans to diversify and increase funding
sources to sustain the organization’s expanding mission. The Director
of Development & Marketing designs and executes the annual development
and marketing plan for the organization. She/he works closely with the
Executive Director, Management Staff, and the Board of Directors in
all fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning initiatives for the
MFNH.
The Mission of the Margaret Fuller House
(MFNH) is to strengthen and empower youth, families and community residents.
We work to address the economic, social and political inequities that
shape the lives and futures of Area 4 residents. Located in one the
most diverse and marginalized communities in Cambridge, the MFNH is
a catalyst for concrete and enduring change. We focus on building relationships and connecting
people with opportunities that will strengthen our community, eliminate
violence from our streets, and gain access to basic human service and
educational needs.
The MFNH is a Settlement House, founded
in 1902, named in memory Margaret Fuller, an early Feminist, writer
and first woman journalist in the United States. The MFNH provides a
board array of services and support to over 3000 people each year.
General Functions of:
- Planning and analysis
- Donor development and relations
- Develop and lead Special Events
- Research and grant writing
- Lead marketing strategy process
- Monitor organizational brand
Job Qualifications:
- Minimum required with preferred
elements included: Bachelor's degree in Business, Administration, Management,
or related field.
- Minimum of 4 years successful
record directing fund development, marketing, or business development
efforts.
- Minimum of 4 years managing
development efforts for non-profit organizations, including: Experience
writing grants, overseeing or producing special events, developing and
implementing direct mail and on-line campaigns, nurturing and managing
donor relationships, leading marketing strategies and working with a
board of directors.
- Self-starter with, advanced
verbal and written communication skills, ability to effectively manage
a multi-dimensional team, can garner enthusiasm, support and deliver
results in a team oriented environment.
- Demonstrated ability to create,
analyze, and function with a formal budget
- Ability to embrace and communicate
the organization’s mission and ability to display appropriate attributes
including critical thinking, creativity, initiative, and a professional
demeanor
- Ability to travel locally
and occasional out of state
- Experience with Donor database
software
Specific Duties:
- Develop an annual comprehensive
plan for fund development and marketing activities for the organization,
including strategies, timelines, costs, and financial goals.
- Work with the Executive Director
and the Board in planning strategically for the future of the organization.
- Prepare Annual Report on activities
of MFNH
- Develop and lead organizational
branding process
- Develop and maintain organizational
website to effectively market the MFNH
- Monitor achievement of fund
development plan goals and adjust plans as necessary to ensure overall
funding goals are met.
- Work in partnership with the
Executive Director in the development of budget goals for fundraising
and marketing.
- In collaboration with the
Executive Director and the Leadership Team, review fund development
process objectives quarterly evaluating effectiveness of process, and
seek feedback from board, staff, and funding community on an ongoing
basis.
- Develop and execute a marketing,
advertising, media strategy
- Manage the efforts of outside
agency and inside public relations, marketing, and media
- Initiate, develop, and distribute
communications materials, literature, online resources, videos, programs
and press releases
Donor Development and Relations:
- Implement and manage a comprehensive
strategy for soliciting funds from individuals, businesses, foundations,
clubs and organizations, etc., to promote Elizabeth Peabody House and
attract new donors.
- Refine and manage initiatives
to cultivate and sustain relationships with major donors.
- Refine direct mail and electronic
campaigns to solicit new and repeat donor support.
- Track campaign results and
monitor trends in giving to maximize effectiveness of future campaigns.
- Refine and monitor donor acknowledgement
and appreciation processes to ensure that all donors receive prompt
and gracious thanks for their gifts to Elizabeth Peabody House (with
in a twenty four hour period).
- Oversee donor database management
systems to ensure all contributions are recorded and that donation and
donor data is accessible for analysis and reporting efficiently.
- Ensure that donors receive
accurate receipts as appropriate for tax purposes.
Special Events:
- Coordinate fundraising event
activities and evaluate for costs/benefits and opportunities for growth.
- Develop strategies and implement
plans to produce annual special events including projections for revenues,
expenses, attendance, and best markets for hosting the events.
Direction, Support and Reporting:
- Provide leadership, support
and direction to Leadership Team, determining annual goals and objectives
for development and marketing, and evaluating performance according
to Elizabeth Peabody House policies and procedures.
- Attend all required staff
meetings and retreats.
- Maintain effective working
relationships with Board members by attending meetings as requested
by the Executive Director, participating in Resource Development and
Strategic Planning discussions, and providing professional assistance
as needed.
- Participate in developing,
monitoring and evaluation of strategic planning goals and objectives.
This position may be full-time based
on skills of applicant and the availability of funds
This position may be part-time with the
expectation that it may become a full-time position in future. As a
part-time position job expectations and responsibilities will be prioritized.
The MFNH is an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, nationality,
religious belief, or sexual orientation. |
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