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Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As a team, we are also committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who Are We Looking For?

Do you have a knack for relationship-building and a talent for executing memorable fundraising and donor events?  We are looking for a proactive Fundraising and Events Coordinator to work independently and as a member of the Resource Development team to implement and support the fundraising initiatives at UWGNH that raise $3.5 million annually.

 
What You'll Do

Workplace Fundraising:

• Execute best practices for successful United Way workplace fundraising campaigns with local businesses to achieve revenue goals.
• Provide outstanding customer service with a focus on growing meaningful relationships.
• Support the Sr. Director of Development in managing priority workplace campaigns and partnerships.

Special Events:

• Plan and manage logistics for creative and engaging in-person and online community fundraising events including the annual Trike Race and our new Martini Competition and donor stewardship events.
• Provide support and service to company-sponsored employee engagement events including peer-to-peer fundraisers.

Department Coordination:

• Coordinate departmental and inter-departmental projects including mailings, donor touchpoints, recognition programs and promotional materials.

Corporate Engagement

• Identify new business prospects and participate in strategy development and solicitation.
• Represent United Way at networking and community events to increase visibility of United Way and build new relationships.

What You Need:

• Related Experience: One to two years of work experience, preferably at a non-profit. Bachelor’s degree a plus.
•  Communication Skills: Strong verbal communication and writing skills to effectively present United Way’s message to businesses, employees and the community. Comfort and ability to represent and speak about United Way in a variety of settings and with diverse audiences.
•  Project Management Skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritizing and planning for highest productivity.
•  Relationship Building: Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders and create a consistent, positive experience for donors and organizations at every touch point. Collaborate and build relationships across the organization. Ability to work with diverse staff, partners, and volunteers.
•  Technology Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams. Experience with personalized large scale and small mailings required. Demonstrated comfort in learning new software/online tools as needed.
•  Database/CRM: Experience with Salesforce or other CRM products preferred. Knowledge of online giving platforms a plus.
•  Flexibility: Occasional evening or weekend hours are required. Reliable transportation with the ability to travel to and from meetings in greater New Haven is necessary.
•  Personal Qualities: Integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH

The pay range for this position is $45,000-$49,000. 

United Way staff currently work in a hybrid environment, and this role is expected to work 3 days per week in our New Haven office.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment. 

About United Way

We bring people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven's most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability, grounded in racial and social justice.  We operate according to our organizational values.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Don’t check off every box in the listed requirements? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

Too apply: Careers | United Way of Greater New Haven (uwgnh.org)

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Are you passionate about community building and bringing people together for good? Do you enjoy executing fun and engaging activities that will inspire members of our community to provide their time, talents, and resources to further our mission?

If so, our Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator position may be perfect for you! United Way of Greater New Haven is in search of a new Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator who will primarily help execute volunteer events within our 12-town service area, along with tabling at community events and providing additional support across the Marketing & Engagement team. This position will also help provide tech support for our new 30|30 Experience, a virtual financial hardship simulator.

What you’re great at:

• You are a great communicator and well-organized. At volunteer activities and tabling opportunities, you will be the point person for United Way. As part of this role, you will be expected to speak to groups of up to 25 volunteers and community members to share United Way’s work. You will help craft and send volunteer email communications, solicitations, and thank you cards.

• You are tech savvy. You are comfortable with technology and will use your skills to update volunteer postings on United Way’s website, manage volunteer registrations, and communicate with volunteers to share key details about each activity. You will help maintain an organized United Way volunteer database. You are comfortable using Zoom, can manage the backend of a Zoom meeting/webinar, and can help meeting attendees troubleshoot tech problems.
  
  
• You are comfortable with social media. We’re looking for someone who can navigate social media and highlight our volunteers’ impact on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. By showcasing our various volunteer projects, you will help raise community awareness and expand UWGNH’s reach.
• You’re a team player. The Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator will collaborate with different departments within the organization to develop new ways to partner with community organizations, local businesses, and individuals looking to give back to the community. As part of the Marketing & Engagement department, you will be a part of weekly team meetings and will report to the Volunteer Manager. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Experience in event coordination, fundraising, volunteer engagement, community engagement preferred or 2+ years related professional experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and a sharp attention to detail.
• Ability to manage many concurrent projects, prioritizing and planning for highest productivity.
• Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders and create a consistent, positive experience for volunteers and organizations at every touch point.
• Experience connecting community outreach to fundraising success.
• A positive, team-focused, can-do attitude with a commitment to excellent customer service.
• Comfortable speaking to groups. Experience working with volunteers preferred.
• Video conferencing/ webinar tech support and set-up (particularly Zoom experience).
• Proficient with MS Office365, including Word, Excel, and Teams and demonstrated comfort in learning new software/ online tools as needed.
• Experience with CRM databases and online giving platforms; Salesforce experience a plus.
• Knowledge of various social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok.
• Experience with Canva preferred but not necessary.
• Ability to work with diverse staff and volunteers.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH. 
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• The ability to lift 40 lb. boxes to a height of 3-4 feet and load them into and out of vehicles as necessary for volunteer projects.
• Occasional evening and weekend availability required.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, this position is expected to work at least three days per week in our office in New Haven.

The pay range for this role is $42,000 – $45,000.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

To apply: Careers | United Way of Greater New Haven (uwgnh.org)

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For?

Are you passionate about using your organizational talents as a force for good in our community? Are you the type of person who has an attention to detail and can support a team to reach their goals such as ending homelessness in greater New Haven?

United Way is seeking a CAN Exit Coordinator that is passionate and organized to serve as the support that keeps CAN back-bone staff and community partners operating at their highest potential to ultimately end homelessness in our region.  This person will provide critical landlord engagement and data management support to the Greater New Haven Coordinated Exit system, to ensure that progress is continually made towards meeting system goals and housing homeless households as quickly as possible.

This is a full-time exempt position. The salary range is between $45,000-$50,000. 

What You Will Do

• Support Landlord Engagement Efforts.

Landlord engagement is necessary in finding quick affordable rental units for households experiencing homelessness. You will assist the CAN Landlord Engagement Specialist in the tracking, engagement, retention, and mitigation of landlords working with our system. This includes but is not limited to creating and maintaining a shared database of landlord partners and available units in our region and processing mitigation requests.

• Facilitating Quick Exits to Housing.

There can be multiple barriers for someone experiencing homelessness to access affordable housing. You will provide support to our Exit Manager and Landlord Engagement specialist to remove barriers for clients to access housing. This includes but is not limited to conducting inspections, collecting housing applications, reviewing security deposit applications, and processing flexible fund requests from partner agencies.

• Data Maintenance.

Data accuracy is integral to ensuring the equitable delivery of services within our system. If this excites you keep reading, if not this might not be the position for you. You will support the Exit Manager in data entry in our shared database as well as cleanup for our By Name List, which is the active registry for all homeless households within greater New Haven.  

• You will work as part of a team.

You will work closely with every department at United Way. You will collaborate with our marketing team to tell the story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact of ending homelessness in our community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail are required.
• Strong communication skills, including basic business writing skills and a positive phone personality with active listening skills is required.
• Ability to work independently, adjusting to changing priorities is required.
• Local and statewide travel is required; Out of state travel as needed.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills required. 
• Experience working in the housing rental market is preferred.
• Experience working with various types of databases and content management systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of CT HMIS is preferred.
• Knowledge of the challenges and barriers that homeless people face is preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely for a broad audience.
• Ability to analyze and exercise sound judgment.
• Highly motivated and creative problem solver.
• Ability to relate to people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to be diplomatic when working with staff from other agencies and clients in crisis.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred with at least one year of similar experience; equivalent life experience may be substituted for education.
• Preference given to bi-lingual, Spanish speaking applicants.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! 

To Apply – Go to our website and click on the Careers Page to upload your resume and cover letter: https://www.uwgnh.org/careers

United Way of Greater New Haven has 3 brand new open positions we would like to fill.

Please click on these links to learn more about these open positions and apply!

Community Impact Education Manager

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1933201

Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) Coordinator (PT)

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1932966

Community Impact Operations Manager

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1923156

FINANCE AND DATABASE ASSOCIATE

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who Are We Looking For?

Are you a goal-oriented problem solver who enjoys working with data and numbers? Do you have outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills?  Do you want your work to help create positive change in our community?

United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) is seeking a Finance & Database Associate who is comfortable with deadlines, numbers and databases to support the Finance and Fundraising Teams.  You will provide general finance support, record gifts in the donor database and participate in database maintenance projects.  This is a full-time hourly position that includes benefits with a salary range of $20-$23/hour.

What You'll Do

• Provide general support to our Finance Team, assisting with monitoring grant expense, providing data entry support into accounting software for vendor payments, responding to inquiries from vendors, donors and partners, filing finance documents and assisting with the annual audit.

• Record gifts in the database in a timely and accurate manner that conforms with United Way's accounting standards and donor stewardship best practices. This includes responsibility for cash receipt functions such as depositing incoming checks, preparing cash deposits, recording bank EFT receipts, processing credit card statements, and supporting the month end receipts and revenue reconciliation process utilizing reporting from the CRM database.

• Work closely with the Database and Operations Manager to support ongoing data maintenance that is critical to stewarding donors and monitoring fundraising efforts. 

• Generate reports from the CRM database (Salesforce) and financial systems to ensure accurate recording of gifts as well as perform periodic vetting of non-profit agencies who receive funds through United Way’s Donor Choice program.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting preferred
• Good numerical ability
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Applications
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to multi-task and ability to prioritize, plan and coordinate responsibilities
• Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with databases - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms and experience with Salesforce is a plus
• Experience or willingness to work in cross-functional settings to support multiple people or departments

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

This position will work in our New Haven office and staff currently work in a hybrid environment with expectation to be in the office a minimum of 3 days/week.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply:  www.uwgnh.org/careers

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As a team, we are also committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who Are We Looking For?

Are you a results-oriented fundraiser with a passion for building relationships to create change in the community? Do you excel at customer service and consistently practice responsiveness and accountability? The Corporate Fundraising Manager applies their relationship and project management skills along with fundraising best practices to create mutually beneficial partnerships to secure funds. You’ll work independently and as a member of the Resource Development team to raise $3.5 million annually.

 
What You'll Do

Corporate Workplace Fundraising: Serve as the lead account manager to plan and implement successful United Way workplace fundraising campaigns with local businesses. Develop and implement strategies to achieve revenue goals with each account taking into consideration company objectives, goals, and culture.  Develop and grow meaningful relationships with key company leaders, ambassadors and employee groups.  Support the Sr. Director of Development in managing priority workplace campaigns and partnerships.

Department Coordination: Coordinate departmental and inter-departmental projects including mailings, fundraising events, donor touchpoints, recognition programs and promotional materials.

Corporate Engagement

Identify, cultivate, and solicit new businesses for partnership opportunities including corporate giving, volunteerism, and employee engagement.  Participate and represent United Way at networking and community events to increase visibility of United Way and build new relationships.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Fundraising Experience: Two to three years of proven work experience as a fundraiser or similar role in a non-profit, strong leadership qualities with relevant training and/or certifications in fundraising preferred. Bachelor’s degree a plus. 

• Relationship Building: Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders and create a consistent, positive experience for donors and organizations at every touch point. Collaborate and build relationships across the organization. 

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal communication and writing skills that translate into a variety of work products such as effective presentations, solicitation emails, and strategic proposals. Comfort and ability to represent and speak about United Way in a variety of settings and with diverse audiences. 

• Project Management Skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritizing and planning for highest productivity. 

• Technology Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams. Experience with personalized large scale and small mailings required. 

• Database/CRM: Experience with Salesforce or other CRM products preferred.  Knowledge of online giving platforms a plus. 

• Flexibility: Occasional evening or weekend hours are required. Reliable transportation with the ability to travel to and from meetings in greater New Haven is necessary.

The salary for this position is $50,000-$55,000.  In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment. 

United Way staff currently work in a hybrid environment, and this role is expected to work 3 days per week in our New Haven office.

ABOUT UNITED WAY

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Basic Needs, and Financial Stability. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to our organizational values.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

To apply: United Way Of Greater New Haven Inc - Corporate Fundraising Manager (paylocity.com)

We Love What Makes You Unique 

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who We Are Looking For 

Are you passionate about living in a community where people have the skills, access, and confidence to build the life they want for themselves and their families? Do you like connecting dots, people and ideas? Do you like to listen and guide people through difficult times? Are you highly skilled at building relationships and navigating complex systems? 

If so, our Community Navigator position may be perfect for you. 

An Overview of the Role

United Way is committed to helping community members live a more financially stable life. To do so, people must navigate many systems and programs to get what they need, which can be confusing and time consuming. To support our community, United Way is creating the position of Community Navigator to support community members by helping them identify their needs and connecting them to resources to address them, ultimately breaking down barriers to achieve their goals.

The Community Navigator will be based in high traffic community locations, will meet with individuals one-on-one to assess their needs to increase their financial stability and then make direct referrals to appropriate community partners. Our vision is that our community can more quickly access the right resources to achieve their goals.

This is a full-time hourly position that includes benefits with a salary range of $23-$25/hour.

What You Are Great At  

• You are a creative network-builder. You are connected across diverse networks of service providers, community organizations, and community leaders and leverage those networks to recruit participants and supporters. You invest in community relationships in a way that benefits the community in all directions.
• You enjoy talking with people about issues that impact families. You have experience advocating for change, with a particular passion for children and families.  You bring the spirit, creativity, and voice of working with parents and children into the work!
• You are a strong communicator. You have strong writing skills that show up as clear emails to colleagues and partners and thorough project documentation. You are also comfortable speaking to groups about the needs and resources in our community and the work you do. Your communication skills (which includes good listening skills!) also help you build productive relationships with partners and participants. 
• You value data to shine light on the most impactful stories. You have experience with collecting and tracking individual level and outcome specific data. 
• You’re a team player.You work well with others, including both internal and external audiences. You proactively help colleagues when you see the need.  And, you have experience contributing to a positive organizational culture that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

What You Will Do 

• Support and guide families within greater New Haven to access supports such as workforce training, child care, basic needs and more. Meet with individuals one-on-one to assess and support warm hand-offs to partner agencies.  
• Record and track all referrals to wrap-around services, education programs, etc. in order to identify trends and monitor effectiveness of program.
• Build an understanding of local programs and services that will support the needs of clients.
• Communicate barriers that families face while trying to access services to program leadership.

What You Need

• Substantive knowledge of the Greater New Haven landscape of nonprofit and city partners who provide services and/or programs that address education, early childcare, financial stability, workforce development, and other issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interface with key stakeholders and represent the program and UWGNH in many settings.
• Positive customer-service orientation to external partners and our internal UWGNH team. Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent organization skills and sharp attention to detail. Ability to proactively see what actions are needed and take initiative.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Demonstrated comfort in learning new software/ online tools as needed.  
• Highly motivated and creative out-of-the-box problem solver who demonstrates sound judgement.
• Community minded with high-level active listening skills and the ability to connect with people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds. Ability to balance a variety of perspectives representing all areas of diversity including race, ethnicity, gender, ability, age, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs/faith practices.
• Spanish speaker preferred, but not required.
• Local and statewide travel is required; out of state travel as needed.

About United Way 

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to our organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment. Pay for this full-time position is $23 - $25/hour. 

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! 

To apply: www.uwgnh.org/careers

Who We Are Looking For

Are you a passionate advocate for building equitable economic change in our community? Do you come alive listening and learning from community members, and looking for opportunities to help households thrive? Are you always looking for ways to improve your work and grow your impact? Do you enjoy organizing and managing new projects that impact the community? If you answered yes to the questions above, this position may be an opportunity for you to use your talents as a force for good in our community! 

United Way is seeking a Community Impact Manager of Financial Stability who is enthusiastic and organized to coordinate efforts to help households meet their basic needs and move them along a path to financial stability.  This person will collaborate with multiple community partner organizations supporting existing initiatives to ensure that progress is made towards meeting regional goals. This role will also have the opportunity to build new community-driven initiatives to improve access to financial stability resources.  Salary is $50,000-$60,000/year, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits.

What You Will Do

• Design and help implement equitable solutions to increase the financial stability of households in greater New Haven. United Way is committed to driving equitable solutions that improve the lives of everyone in our region. You will work closely with community partners and community members to map the landscape of existing programs and identify opportunities to eliminate barriers and improve access to resources across the region.

• Identify opportunities and partnerships for innovation and continuous improvement. Are you always thinking about how a process could be improved? The work to meet basic needs and help households thrive is complex and you will be asked to apply critical thinking and creativity to explore opportunities for growth.

• You will work as part of a team. You will report to the Senior Director of Financial Stability. You will collaborate with our Marketing team to tell the story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact in our community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree with five+ years of relevant experience in a nonprofit OR the equivalent of lived experience in related fields.
• Experience in workforce development and financial stability strategies preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent writing, public speaking, and presentation skills, including in front of large audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize material, both verbally and in written form for a broad audience.
• Experience designing and launching new programs, ability to navigate uncertainties, and entrepreneurial minded to identify new program opportunities.
• Experience with group facilitation, training, and working in a collaborative environment.
• Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Flexible thinker who can balance systems thinking and on-the-ground implementation. Ability to proactively see what actions are needed, take initiative, and implement projects.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Community minded with high-level active listening skills and the ability to connect with people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience working with various types of databases and content management systems is preferred.
• Local and statewide travel is required; Out of state travel as needed.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply:  United Way Of Greater New Haven Inc - Community Impact Manager, Financial Stability Application (paylocity.com) 

Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network (GNH CAN) Exit Manager

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As a team, we are also committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Do you enjoy managing data, organizing information, and facilitating effective communications between community organizations? Are you the type of person who takes pride in getting the details right and is excited to support a team to reach the goal of ending homelessness in greater New Haven? Are you passionate about using your organizational talents as a force for good in our community?

United Way is seeking a CAN Exit Manager who is passionate and organized to manage the exit side of the homeless system to end homelessness in our region.  This person will facilitate critical meetings, maintain data, and collaborate with multiple partner organizations in the Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network system, to ensure that progress is continually made towards meeting system goals. Salary for this position is $50,000 to $55,000 a year, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits.

What You Will Do

• Collect and analyze data to monitor system performance and drive improvement.

If that statement gets you excited, keep reading. If not, this position is not for you. This position will maintain accurate lists for households seeking housing support. They will also compile, monitor, and report on data and trends for the CAN, including monitoring data quality. The right candidate will be comfortable and proactive with viewing and analyzing data to provide recommendations for constant system improvement.

• Review, revise, and approve documentation for housing eligibility.

Federally funded housing programs require specific documentation. When a homeless household is added to our region’s active list you will be responsible for collecting and maintaining the threshold of documentation needed. The CAN Exit Manager will be responsible for reviewing documentation in a timely manner, maintaining high quality documentation, and collaborating with CAN partners for revision, when necessary.

• Facilitation and coordination of meetings and training among partners.

The CAN Exit Manager will be responsible for the preparation, facilitation, and follow-up of housing meetings. These meetings are comprised of multiple CAN partners. You will create and distribute the agenda as well as be the neutral facilitator pushing the work forward. You will ensure that CAN policies and procedures are being followed during housing matching with the primary goal of equity delivery of services. You will elevate trends on barriers for clients to access housing and propose solutions. You will create and facilitate training for community partners on current and new processes.

• You will work as part of a team.

You will report to the CAN Senior Manager and meet regularly with the CAN team. You will collaborate with our Marketing team to tell the story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact of ending homelessness in our community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of course, there will be other duties assigned as new needs and coverage present themselves.

What You Need

• Education: bachelor’s degree preferred with at least three+ years of relevant experience OR the equivalent of lived experience in a related field. Knowledge of the challenges and barriers that people who experience homelessness face is preferred.

• Technology Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially managing and analyzing data in Excel is required. Experience working with various types of databases and content management systems is preferred. Knowledge of CT HMIS is preferred. Ability to develop visual presentations of data/metrics is preferred.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills – able to interface with all departments internally and ability to represent United Way in a variety of settings. Demonstrated ability to synthesize material, both verbally and in written form for a broad audience. Able to present information at meetings in a clear and consistent way.

• Partnership Skills: Positive customer-service orientation to both external partners as well as our internal United Way team. Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Ability to be diplomatic when working with staff from other agencies and clients in crisis.
• Planning Skills: Excellent organization skills and sharp attention to detail. Flexible thinker who can balance systems thinking and on-the-ground implementation. Ability to proactively see what actions are needed, take initiative, and implement projects. Ability to work independently, adjusting to changing priorities is required.
• Facilitation Skills:  Ability to facilitate meetings efficiently and effectively is required. The ability to facilitate meetings effectively while balancing multiple points of view is required.
• Relationship skills: Community minded with high-level active listening skills and the ability to connect with people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds. Ability to balance a variety of perspectives representing all areas of diversity including race, ethnicity, gender, ability, age, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs/faith practices is required.
• Project Management Skills: Ability to take initiative and implement projects. Ability to analyze and exercise sound judgment. A highly motivated and creative out-of-the-box problem solver is required.
• Local and statewide travel is required; Out of state travel as needed.

This position would be hybrid with a minimum of two days working from the office.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability, grounded in racial and social justice. United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply: United Way Of Greater New Haven Inc - Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network (GNH CAN) Exit Manager Application (paylocity.com)

Do you enjoy working with numbers and data?  Are you the type of person who takes pride in getting the details right and is excited to support programs that help families thrive in greater New Haven? Are you enthusiastic about using your organizational talents as a force for good in our community?

United Way is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant who is passionate and organized to support our finance department with Accounts Payable and other finance functions.

This is a part-time, 20 hour/week, hourly position.  The pay range is $20 - $22/hour.

What You Will Do

• Process Accounts Payable invoices and disbursements; input into MIP Abila accounting system utilizing proper coding for departments and grants
• Record daily cash receipts
• Assist with reconciling cash receipts
• Review expense submissions from grant sub recipients
• Assist with data entry into accounting software
• General Accounting Support tasks
• Other duties as assigned

What You Need

• Associates Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting preferred
• Knowledge of basic bookkeeping principles
• Numerical ability
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word
• Ability to multi-task and ability to prioritize, plan and coordinate responsibilities
• Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.    

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

Initially this position will be on location in our offices in New Haven.   Possible remote possibilities in the future.  20 hours/week during regular office hours with some flexibility regarding scheduled hours.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who Are We Looking For?

Are you a goal-oriented problem solver who enjoys working with data? Do you want your work to help create positive change in our community?

United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) is seeking a Development Operations Coordinator who is comfortable with deadlines and data management to support the administrative components of our fundraising and donor stewardship activities. This person will be a critical part of helping UWGNH reach its annual fundraising goals.

This is a full-time salaried position that includes benefits with a salary range of $40,000-$44,000.

What You'll Do

Process revenue

• United Way is privileged to have the support of thousands of individuals and companies in our community. It will be your responsibility to record gifts from various donation streams (including mail, online giving platforms, stock gifts and third-party vendors) in the database in a timely and accurate manner that conforms with United Way's accounting standards.

Provide exceptional customer service

• You will play an integral role in building and maintaining the trust of our donors through exceptional customer service. You will work closely with fundraising staff to troubleshoot donor data issues and make sure that donations and donor inquiries are handled in a professional manner and are resolved quickly.

Become a database expert

• You will become an expert on larger-scale data entry, data management and reporting. With training and support, you will be able to anticipate how fundraising strategies will impact data entry, reporting and analysis.

Support the fundraising and finance teams

• You will work cross-functionally to support the operational components of fundraising activities including mailings, events and donor stewardship, and work with the finance team to reconcile gifts recorded in CRM with accounting systems and bank records. You will also support administrative projects that further our organization’s mission.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with data entry and working with strict deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft products including Word, Excel, and other Office 365 applications
• Knowledge of Excel lookup and database formulas, pivot charts, Power Query
• Experience working in cross-functional settings and/or meeting the needs of multiple people or departments.
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms or other databases; Salesforce or fundraising platforms preferred
• Ability to make use of available resources to solve problems on the fly
• Comfort in summarizing and transforming data
• Willingness and ability to learn new workflows and an openness to change

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

This position will work in our New Haven office and staff currently work in a hybrid environment.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply:  United Way Of Greater New Haven Inc - DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR (paylocity.com)

Coordinated Access Network (CAN) Entry Coordinator

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For?

Are you passionate about using your organizational talents as a force for good in our community? Are you the type of person who pays attention to details and can support a team to reach their goals such as ending homelessness in greater New Haven?

United Way is seeking a CAN Entry Coordinator who is passionate and organized to serve as the support that keeps CAN back-bone staff and community partners operating at their highest potential to ultimately end homelessness in our region.  This person will provide critical administrative and data management support to the Greater New Haven Coordinated Entry system, to ensure that progress is continually made towards meeting system goals. Salary is $40,000-$42,000/year and includes benefits.

What You Will Do

• Support Coordinated Entry.

Coordinated Entry is the process of assessing and connecting households experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness to resources and supports. You will assist the CAN Entry Manager in ensuring this process runs as efficiently as possible. This includes but is not limited to filling emergency shelter beds in a timely manner and covering assessment appointments whenever needed.

• Provide support to monitor system performance and drive improvement.

If that statement gets you excited, keep reading. If not, this position may not be for you. This person will provide technical support to our Entry Manager. They will also monitor and maintain accurate lists for households seeking emergency shelter. The right candidate will be:

• Skilled in viewing and analyzing data to provide suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Comfortable with being client facing and fielding phone calls from clients who continue to need emergency shelter.

• Support collaborative activities for the CAN.

Coordination and collaboration are key ingredients to the success of the CAN and reaching our goal of ending homelessness. As part of the United Way team, the CAN Entry Coordinator will assist in setting up committee meetings, and work with co-chairs to develop, circulate and distribute meeting materials. This position will also ensure transparency of the CAN by maintaining and updating CAN policies and procedures and other CAN documents.

• You will work as part of a team.

You will work closely with every department at United Way. You will collaborate with our marketing team to tell the story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact of ending homelessness in our community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, including basic business writing skills and positive phone personality with active listening skills.
• Ability to work independently, adjusting to changing priorities.
• Ability to work with groups and balance multiple points of view.
• Local and statewide travel is required; out of state travel as needed.
• Experience working with various types of databases and content management systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of CT HMIS is preferred.
• Ability to develop visual presentations of data/metrics is preferred.
• Knowledge of the challenges and barriers that homeless people face is preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely for a broad audience.
• Highly motivated and creative problem solver.
• Ability to relate to people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to be diplomatic when working with staff from other agencies and clients in crisis.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred with at least one year of similar experience; equivalent life experience may be substituted for education.
• Preference given to bi-lingual, Spanish speaking applicants.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To Apply – Go to our website and click on the Careers Page to upload your resume and cover letter: https://www.uwgnh.org/careers

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Are you a passionate advocate for building equitable economic change in our community? Do you come alive listening and learning from community members, and looking for opportunities to help households thrive? Are you always looking for ways to improve your work and grow your impact? Do you enjoy organizing and managing new projects that impact the community? If you answered yes to the questions above, this position may be an opportunity for you to use your talents as a force for good in our community! 

United Way is seeking a Community Impact Manager of Financial Stability who is enthusiastic and organized to coordinate efforts to help households meet their basic needs and move them along a path to financial stability.  This person will collaborate with multiple community partner organizations supporting existing initiatives to ensure that progress is made towards meeting regional goals. This role will also have the opportunity to build new community-driven initiatives to improve access to financial stability resources.  Salary is $50,000-$55,000/year and includes benefits.

What You Will Do

• Design and help implement equitable solutions to increase the financial stability of households in greater New Haven. United Way is committed to driving equitable solutions that improve the lives of everyone in our region. You will work closely with community partners and community members to map the landscape of existing programs and identify opportunities to eliminate barriers and improve access to resources across the region.

• Identify opportunities and partnerships for innovation and continuous improvement. Are you always thinking about how a process could be improved? The work to meet basic needs and help households thrive is complex and you will be asked to apply critical thinking and creativity to explore opportunities for growth.

• You will work as part of a team. You will report to the Senior Director of Financial Stability. You will collaborate with our Marketing team to tell the story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact in our community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree with three to five years of relevant experience in a nonprofit OR the equivalent of lived experience in related fields.
• Experience in workforce development and financial stability strategies preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent writing, public speaking, and presentation skills, including in front of large audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize material, both verbally and in written form for a broad audience.
• Experience with group facilitation, training, and working in a collaborative environment.
• Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Flexible thinker who can balance systems thinking and on-the-ground implementation. Ability to proactively see what actions are needed, take initiative, and implement projects.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Community minded with high-level active listening skills and the ability to connect with people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience working with various types of databases and content management systems is preferred.
• Local and statewide travel is required; Out of state travel as needed.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To Apply – Go to our website and click on the Careers Page to upload your resume and cover letter: https://www.uwgnh.org/careers

Senior Director of Marketing

and Engagement

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Are you passionate about using your marketing and engagement leadership talents as a force for good in our community? Are you the type of person who speaks up for those who need a voice? Can you inspire people to get involved – as a donor, a volunteer, and an advocate – through your ability to design and deliver meaningful messages and attention-grabbing marketing campaigns? Are you excited to design volunteer and engagement opportunities that help people connect to their community and make a difference? If so, our Senior Director of Marketing and Engagement position may be perfect for you. Pay range is $85,000-$100,000/year.

What You Will Do

• Your number one job is to be a passionate United Way cheerleader. If that statement gets you excited, keep reading. If not, this may not be for you. You will succeed in this position if you can build relationships within our organization and beyond. As a United Way brand ambassador, we need you to be loud and proud about your passion for United Way and our work in the community. You will be required to work some evenings and weekends to represent United Way at our signature events, professional networking meet-ups in the region, and other community events.
• You will find joy in both strategy and execution. You will set the direction and manage a team of staff and contractors focused on UWGNH’s external and internal communications as well as our community engagement work, including volunteerism and affinity groups. You will create and implement an annual marketing and engagement plan with your team, including managing the Marketing and Engagement budget. You will enhance our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and excellent customer service.
• You will help United Way build a movement. LIVE UNITED is our slogan at United Way, and we want you to help us bring that to life in all aspects of our work. You will harness the insight and experiences of our staff, partners, volunteers, and community members to raise awareness and spur action to create a more equitable community that provides opportunity for all. As we move into our second century of service, you will help United Way provide leadership and advocacy to advance the common good.
• You will bring United Way’s work and community impact to life. You will be able to translate our work into stories – both written and visual – that help people see the impact of their involvement with United Way. Your storytelling skills will make people excited to take action and will help position United Way of Greater New Haven as one of the most cutting-edge United Ways across our 1300-member network.
• You will be an organizational leader who works well across departments. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help the organization prioritize and think about what’s next. You will report to the President and CEO and meet weekly with your Marketing and Engagement team. You will collaborate with our fundraising team to dream up new ways to reach local businesses and individuals looking to give back to the community. You will also maintain good working relationships with community, nonprofit, and business leaders. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• A positive, can-do attitude with a commitment to excellent customer service.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a sense of humor, humility, and hopefulness.
• Experience leading a team.
• At least 5+ years of experience in marketing and communications.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent writing, public speaking, and presentation skills, including in front of large audiences.
• Ability to problem solve in the moment and juggle multiple priorities.
• High degree of professional integrity to deal ethically with confidential information.
• High comfort level with MS Office 365 and social media.
• The ability to lift 40-pound boxes to a height of 3-4 feet and load them into and out of vehicles as necessary for events and volunteer projects.
• A driver’s license and a reliable vehicle because you will need to travel throughout our region. You will be able to expense your mileage.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To Apply – Go to our website and click on the Careers Page to upload your resume and cover letter: https://www.uwgnh.org/careers

Who We Are Looking For?

Are you a finance professional with strong strategic thinking skills? Do you find joy in making systems run more effectively and efficiently? Are you interested in developing staff and consultants into a team with cutting-edge skills and a strong focus on customer service? If so, our Finance Director position may be perfect for you.

Position

The Finance Director will play a critical role in partnering with the senior leadership team in financial management, systems development, and operations. The successful candidate will be a hands-on and participative manager and will lead and develop an internal team of staff and consultants to support the following areas: accounting, business planning and budgeting, and IT.

This is a tremendous opportunity for an experienced leader to maximize and strengthen the internal systems and capacity of a well-respected, high-impact organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly and annual financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; and oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting.
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary.
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the President/CEO; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status.
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting.
• Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the accounting department’s overall policy and procedure manual.
• Effectively communicate critical financial matters to the President/CEO and board of directors.
• Act as a liaison for external relationships with accountants, auditors, banks, and other financial services.
• Play a key role in the transition to a new donor database and develop appropriate processes between fundraising and accounting staff for data conversion, data entry, and reporting.
• Manage external vendor relationships and contracts.
• Identify and analyze cost-reduction strategies (workflow efficiencies, vendor accounts, etc.) across the organization.
• Supervise a team of two FT employees and work with consultants in IT and HR.

Qualifications

 Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.

• At least 7-10 years of overall professional experience; ideally six-plus years of broad financial management experience, with significant experience managing complex projects from start to finish.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• The ideal candidate has experience of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting and audit coordination for a division or significant program area.
• Ability to translate financial concepts to and to effectively collaborate with programmatic and fundraising colleagues who do not necessarily have finance backgrounds.
• A track record in grants management.
• Technology-savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision making.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

• A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment.
• A team player who inspires collaboration and functions decisively.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH.

Job Opening:  Coordinated Access Network (CAN) Housing Coordinator

We Love What Makes You Unique
Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are
committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and
lived experience. As a team, we are also committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice
in our community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who We Are Looking For
Do you enjoy managing data, organizing information, and facilitating effective communications
between community organizations? Are you the type of person who takes pride in getting the
details right and is excited to support a team to reach the goal of ending homelessness in
greater New Haven? Are you passionate about using your organizational talents as a force for
good in our community?
United Way is seeking a CAN Housing Coordinator who is passionate and organized to
coordinate the exit side of the system to end homelessness in our region. This person will
facilitate critical meetings, maintain data, and collaborate with multiple partner organizations in
the Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network system, to ensure that progress is
continually made towards meeting system goals.

What You Will Do
● Collect and analyze data to monitor system performance and drive improvement.
If that statement gets you excited, keep reading. If not, this may not be for you. This
position will maintain accurate lists for households seeking housing support. They will
also compile, monitor, and report on data and trends for the CAN, including monitoring
data quality. The right candidate will be comfortable with viewing and analyzing data to
provide suggestions for constant system improvement.
● Review, revise, and approve documentation for housing entry. Federally funded
housing programs require specific documentation. When a homeless household is
matched to a housing program you would be responsible for maintaining the threshold of
documentation needed. The CAN Housing Coordinator will be responsible for reviewing
documentation in a timely manner, maintaining high quality documentation, and
collaborating with CAN partners for revision, as necessary.
● Facilitation and coordination of housing meetings among partners. The CAN
Housing Coordinator will be responsible for the preparation and facilitation of housing
meetings. These meetings are comprised of multiple CAN partners. You will create and
distribute the agenda as well as be the neutral facilitator pushing the work forward. You
will ensure that CAN policies and procedures are being followed during housing
matching.
● You will work as part of a team. You will report to the CAN Senior Manager and meet
regularly with the CAN team. You will collaborate with our Marketing team to tell the
story of United Way to ensure that our community understands the work and impact of
ending homelessness in our community. You will also maintain good working
relationships with community, nonprofit and business leaders in the community. And of
course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred with at least one year of relevant experience
OR the equivalent of lived experience in a related field.
• Knowledge of the challenges and barriers that people who experience homelessness
face, is preferred.
• Technology Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially
managing and analyzing data in Excel is required. Experience working with various
types of databases and content management systems is preferred. Knowledge of CT
HMIS is preferred. Ability to develop visual presentations of data/metrics is preferred.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills; able to interface with all
departments internally and ability to represent United Way in a variety of settings.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize material, both verbally and in written form for a
broad audience. Able to present information at meetings.
• Partnership Skills: Positive customer-service orientation to both external partners as
well as our internal United Way team. Skills to establish and maintain high quality
relationships with a variety of stakeholders Ability to be diplomatic when working with
staff from other agencies and clients in crisis.
• Planning Skills: Excellent organization skills and a sharp attention to detail. Flexible
thinker who can balance systems thinking and on-the-ground implementation. Ability
to proactively see what actions are needed, take initiative, and implement projects.
Ability to work independently, adjusting to changing priorities is required.
• Facilitation Skills: Ability to facilitate meetings efficiently and effectively is required.
Ability to facilitate meetings effectively while balancing multiple points of view.
• Relationship skills: Community minded with high-level active listening skills and the
ability to connect with people of different economic and ethnic backgrounds. Ability to
balance a variety of perspectives representing all areas of diversity including race,
ethnicity, gender, ability, age, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs/faith practices.
• Project Management Skills: Ability to take initiative and implement projects. Ability to
analyze and exercise sound judgment. Highly motivated and creative out-of-the-box
problem solver.
• Local and statewide travel is required; Out of state travel as needed.

Compensation and Benefits
Compensation includes generous paid time-off, health and dental insurance, and a 403(b)-
retirement plan with employer matched contributions. Starting salary will be between $40,000 -
$43,000 commensurate with demonstrated skills, experience, and background.

About United Way
United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions
to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and
Financial Stability, grounded in racial and social justice. United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter, telling us about why we should bring you in for an
interview to employment@uwgnh.org. No phone calls, please, but we encourage you to explore
uwgnh.org to learn more about what we do. The position will remain open until filled.

We Love What Makes You Unique
Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are
committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived
experience. As a team, we are also committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our
community, our partnerships, and our practices.

Who We Are Looking For
Do you enjoy accounting and being part of a mission-driven team? Do you work well in a fastpaced environment in which you are involved with a variety of financial tasks? Do you find satisfaction in setting up finance processes to make the department and organization work more efficiently? Do you enjoy working with colleagues from all departments and being an integral part of making an organization work? If you answered yes to the questions above, this position may be an opportunity for you to use your talents as a force for good in our community!

The Staff Accountant position will play a critical role in our Finance Team.

Key responsibilities will include Accounts Payable, Payroll, Journal Entries, Balance Sheet and Bank Reconciliations.

What You Will Do
• Perform all Accounts Payable duties within the agency utilizing Abila/MIP, maintain vendor
files, process 1099s
• Obtain required approval, code invoices for proper expense allocation and issue payments to
vendors and partner agencies, including payments related to Fiscal Sponsorship Agreements
• Designation Payments: prepare designation payouts using data from donor database system
and prepare payments through Abila/MIP. Verify nonprofit status and maintain demographic
data for recipient agencies. Perform reconciliation of designation payables between Abila/MIP
and donor database
• Perform all Payroll related functions; maintaining and updating employee records in payroll
software, process bi-monthly payroll, retirement account deposits, and reconciliation of payroll
related general ledger accounts
• Prepare necessary journal entries to record transactional data in general ledger, including
banking transactions
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts; perform/assist in bank reconciliations
• Maintain supporting schedules for grant related expenses to facilitate reporting and budgeting.
Assist in reviewing partners reports, evaluating requests of partners and submitting reports to
funders
• Assist in providing reports to fiduciary partners
• Assist with annual audits, preparing necessary schedules
• Serve as back-up for Finance Manager
• Identify areas of continuous improvement on finance functions and document processes
• Other duties as assigned

What You Need
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Preferred
• A minimum of three years of non-profit accounting experience with a working knowledge of
non-profit accounting principles and standards, including GAAP.
• A minimum of three years of experience in Accounts Payable and Payroll
• Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Team Player who inspires collaboration and communicates effectively
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and dedication to the mission of UWGNH
• Proficiency in Excel
• Experience with Abila/MIP a plus

Compensation and Benefits
Compensation includes generous paid time-off, health and dental insurance, and a 403(b)-
retirement plan with employer matched contributions. Starting salary will be between $55,000 -
$58,000 commensurate with demonstrated skills, experience, and background.

About United Way
United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to
Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial
Stability, grounded in racial and social justice. United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter, telling us about why we should bring you in for an interview
to employment@uwgnh.org. No phone calls, please, but we encourage you to explore uwgnh.org
to learn more about what we do. The position will remain open until filled.

Who We Are Looking For?

Are you someone who wants to use your accounting experience to improve lives in your community? Do you enjoy interacting with colleagues from all departments and being an integral part of making an organization work? Do you find joy in working with numbers, and find satisfaction in accuracy?  This might be the position for you!

Position

The Accounting Specialist is a key position within our Finance Team and is responsible for payables, receivables, data entry, and other accounting functions.  The successful candidate is detailed oriented and thrives when multi-tasking in a fast-paced office environment.  This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week) reporting to the Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities

 Performs daily A/P and A/R functions.

Enters data into our accounting databases.

Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

 Some accounting education, associates preferred

3 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience, A/P preferred

Capable of quickly learning our systems

A team player who collaborates across the organization.

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH.

Application Procedure

 Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to employment@uwgnh.org with the following subject line: Application for Accounting Specialist.

Position open until filled.

On May 2nd, United Way of Greater New Haven will be having it's first Over the Edge fundraiser event!

100 brave participants will be stepping over the edge and rappelling off the AVANGRID building in Orange with the goal of

raising funds to help families thrive!

If you are interested in volunteering, rappelling, sponsoring the event or just interested in knowing more:

https://uwgnh.org/over-the-edge/

Contact:

Maria Gomez

magomez@uwgnh.org

203.691.4223

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Who We Are Looking For
Are you a finance professional with strong strategic thinking skills? Do you find joy in making systems run
more effectively and efficiently? Are you interested in developing staff and consultants into a team with
cutting-edge skills and a strong focus on customer service? If so, our Director of Finance and Administration
position may be perfect for you.

Position
The Director of Finance and Administration will play a critical role in partnering with the senior leadership
team in financial management, systems development, and operations. The successful candidate will be a
hands-on and participative manager and will lead and develop an internal team of staff and consultants to
support the following areas: finance, business planning and budgeting, human resources, administration,
and IT.
This is a tremendous opportunity for an experienced finance and operations leader to maximize and
strengthen the internal systems and capacity of a well-respected, high-impact organization.

Responsibilities
Financial Management
 Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate
monthly and annual financial statements; and oversee all financial, project/program and grants
accounting.
 Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance
committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary.
 Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the President/CEO;
administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep
senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status.
 Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting.
 Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the
finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual.
 Effectively communicate critical financial matters to the board of directors.
 Act as a liaison for external relationships with accountants, auditors, banks, and other financial
services.

Operations
 Manage the transition to a new donor database and develop appropriate processes between
fundraising and finance staff for data conversion, data entry, and reporting.
 Manage external vendor relationships and contracts related to operations.
 Play an active role in creating an organizational culture of philanthropy.
 Identify and analyze cost-reduction strategies (work flow efficiencies, vendor accounts, etc.) across
the organization.
 Supervise and support a customer-oriented and effective team of staff and consultants, including
outsourced support for IT and HR functions.
Qualifications
 Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
 At least 10 years of overall professional experience; ideally six-plus years of broad financial and
operations management experience, with significant experience managing complex projects from
start to finish.
 Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 The ideal candidate has experience of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial
data, reporting and audit coordination for a division or significant program area.
 Ability to translate financial concepts to and to effectively collaborate with programmatic and
fundraising colleagues who do not necessarily have finance backgrounds.
 A track record in grants management.
 Technology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing
relationships with software vendors; knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
 A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills
which support and enable sound decision making.
 Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and
work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
 A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment.
 A team player who inspires collaboration and functions decisively.
 Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH.

Application Procedure
 Send resume and cover letter describing why you are interested in and qualified for the position to
employment@uwgnh.org with the following subject line: Application for Director of Finance and
Operations.

 Review of applications will begin by June 12.

Organization
Founded in 1920, United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) brings people and organizations together to
create solutions to our region’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Income, and Health. We
tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone, building on our long history of
partnerships and creative problem solving. For more information about us, visit www.uwgnh.org.