Careers

The United Way of Greater St. Louis is seeking a Program Manager – Community Outreach who will support a regional collaborative responsible for advancing strategies to promote economic mobility among low-wealth households.  The outreach manager will be responsible for working with volunteer leadership teams to create region-wide community education and banking access campaigns, and develop programs and partnerships with local government, non-profit organizations and financial institutions.

• To perform successfully in this role, the ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least two years experience running a program or project involving community outreach, marketing and/or community education
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including social media
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within teams, meet deadlines and manage projects effectively
• Familiarity with asset building programming, personal finance education, credit counseling, banking products and services, Bank On and the Community Reinvestment Act
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong background in community organizing, coalition management, or multi-sector collaboration

Please submit resume and cover letter to careers@stl.unitedway.org.

Employment is contingent upon passing a screening for illegal drug use.

United Way of Greater St. Louis is seeking a highly-motivated and creative Content and Customer Success Manager who is passionate about storytelling, editing and content creation to be part of our Marketing Department. Working with our Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud team, this individual will help create content for companies on our game-changing platform that inspires, connects and engages employees.

The person in this role will have a deep understanding of content strategy, email marketing and has exceptional writing and editing skills and the ability to create customized digital strategies, including email strategies for United Way’s clients. The role will use digital strategies to brainstorm, write and edit customized client content.  Uses Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Philanthropy Cloud dashboard and other tools to manage projects, deliver success and gain insights.

A Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, marketing or similar field strongly preferred, along with a minimum of three years of experience in communications, content marketing, content management, or digital marketing. Requires exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills along with the proven ability to manage multiple projects at once and strong B2B/B2C examples. Background in AP Style writing and AB testing required.

Please submit resume and cover letter to careers@stl.unitedway.org.

Employment is contingent upon passing a screening for illegal drug use.

The United Way of Greater St. Louis mobilizes the community with one goal in mind — helping people live their best possible lives.  The Portfolio Manager, Basic Needs, works within the Community Impact Division to implement and maintain approaches to basic needs strategies by developing, supporting, and leading a strategic portfolio of investments and partnerships throughout the St. Louis region.

Supervisory Accountabilities:  

Staff: No
Volunteers: Yes

General Responsibilities:

1. Grantmaking

• Within the United Way impact area of basic needs, manage a portfolio of community investments with the goal of reaching and improving the lives of people in the region
• Responsible for the overall management of the basic needs portfolio fund, coordinating and facilitating grant processes including review, due diligence, and distribution of unrestricted and donor directed funds
• Assess organizational and programmatic performance of agencies using standard rubric and common outcomes to ensure resources are effectively and wisely invested
• Communicate regularly with partner agencies, cultivating positive community partnerships
• Monitor partner agency performance through site visits and analysis of reports and documentation
• Assist with recruitment, training, and management of community investment volunteers
• Help build collaborative networks between fund recipients and community stakeholders/partners
• Ensure results and reliable data is available and used by United Way and partners throughout work, working closely with internal evaluation team
• Identify and organize opportunities for capacity building to strengthen providers and network

2. Collaboration

• Connect and align with other appropriate community partners, assets, and resources to optimize impact
• Play a leadership role across collaborative, cross-sector partnerships building trust and commitment among partners to work together for a long-term vision
• Convene and facilitate decisions, plans, action, and joint problem solving at the common table to help move key strategies forward in accomplishing common outcomes
• Continuously build upon field of service expertise in the basic needs areas
• Work collaboratively to align and integrate efforts with internal divisions
• Represent United Way at community meetings, agency events, statewide and local coalitions/task forces, etc.
• Represent the United Way in a professional manner and be responsible for public accountability of the organization
• Facilitate community conversations; listen and seek information from the community

Key Accountabilities: 

• Manage grant and accountability process
• Assess and monitor partner agency performance
• Manage volunteer recruitment and training process
• Convene and facilitate collaborative common tables
• Represent United Way at community meetings
• Align and integrate efforts with internal divisions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Masters degree required in Social Work, Public Health, or related field with a minimum of 5 years in the nonprofit sector
• Demonstrated solid ability to assess and monitor organizational performance
• Experience in grantmaking and collaborative work
• Ability to effectively facilitate and convene common tables with relevant key stakeholders
• Possesses subject matter expertise in basic needs, including knowledge of evidence-based practices, pertinent outcomes, and local stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Team player, positive attitude, mature, confident, self-starter
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of community groups, partner organizations, internal customers, and volunteers
• Ability to adapt and keep current in a rapidly changing and organic environment

Please submit resume and cover letter to careers@stl.unitedway.org.

Employment is contingent upon passing a screening for illegal drug use.