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
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