Job Description
About Us:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (United Way) is focused
on improving the quality of life for the region's children and families. We
partner across the community to design and execute prevention-based programs
within four focused areas: Healthy Child Development, Increasing Youth
Opportunities, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Employment. United Way
invests over $34M annually in community based organizations working together
to promote school readiness, support youth so they graduate with meaningful
options for the future, help families earn sustaining wages and end family
homelessness.
POSITION TITLE: Director, Community Impact
DIVISION: Community Impact (CI)
REPORTS TO: Assistant Vice President - Community Impact
STATUS: Exempt, Full-time
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Work with volunteers, community residents, and staff to further United Way's
mission and increase its investment in community building activities that
focus on preventing problems, strengthening local assets and increasing
neighborhood leadership. Staff volunteer committees which review and make
funding recommendations regarding human service organizations affiliated
and/or partnering with United Way, serving as primary liaison to these
agencies. Build relationships on behalf of United Way with key community
leaders and constituents. Participate in refining and implementing
Community Impact Division priorities, strategies and initiatives to build on
community assets that address needs and barriers. Assist United Way's
efforts to keep abreast of state, community and neighborhood issues.
Represent United Way in statewide and community meetings.
Applicant will be expected to have experience in issues relating to "Healthy
Child Development" (HCD). This term is utilized by United Way to include
the constellation of factors necessary to enable families and communities to
ensure that all children are nurtured and ready to learn when they enter
school. The focus is on children birth through six years.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Healthy Child Development (HCD) Issue Area Knowledge:
a) Assume content leadership role in prioritizing HCD objectives,
strategies and community impact targets as a member of the HCD Team;
b) Participate in implementation of HCD impact area funds distribution
strategies:
. Manage capacity-building and special initiatives for targeted
impact;
. Help analyze and develop funding priorities for each funding cycle.
c) Agency and community relations:
. Develop relationships with United Way-funded agencies;
. Become knowledgeable about components of organizational excellence,
program quality and outcome measurement;
. Facilitate discussions regarding development of HCD community goals
and community agenda;
. Monitor progress in achieving HCD multi-year outcomes and measures;
. Identify gaps in United Way's HCD impact area and initiate new
relationships, strategies or initiatives to address identified needs
(internal/external).
d) Facilitate partnership, stakeholder, volunteer and agency portfolio
management activities;
e) Explore implications of public policy for the HCD impact area and
recommend United Way positions;
f) Work with internal/external resources to help develop and implement
effective volunteer strategies (including working with community partners,
volunteer recruitment, event planning, volunteer training, and program
evaluation) to align with goals of four CI impact areas;
g) Grant management and special cross-organizational initiatives as
assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
. Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Development,
Human Services or related field required
. Masters Degree preferred
. Five to seven years proven experience and success in Healthy Child
Development, including: experience in early childhood education; public
policy, program development and evaluation, strategic planning and analysis
. Experience in working with low-income communities and other diverse
groups, with the ability to build and sustain productive relationships with
diverse individuals, groups, organizations and communities
. Demonstrated experience in planning and implementing community based
initiatives
. Ability to build consensus, collaborate with and convene multiple
partners in efforts that produce specific deliverables and demonstrable
outcomes
. Ability to meet aggressive deadlines and handle multiple priorities
. Proficiency in attending to detail with ability to organize,
prioritize and effectively contribute within team setting
. Excellent analytical ability and superior problem-solving skills
. Excellent communication, interpersonal, listening, writing and
facilitation skills
. Familiarity with request for proposal (RFP) process preferred.
. Ability to take concepts through project management to completion
with little supervision.
. Knowledge of current early childhood research, local and national
issues and trends preferred
. Familiarity with nonprofit financial management and budget analysis
desirable;
. Basic Microsoft Office skills and experience required.
. Commitment to excellence and the mission of United Way!
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS SHOULD FORWARD A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Human Resources Coordinator,
51 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA 02210-1208. Fax: 617/624-9114
email: humanresources@suportunnitedway.org
For Information on additional opportunities, please access our Web Site at
www.uwmb.org
UWMB is an EEO/AA Employer with a Demonstrated Commitment to Diversity in
the Workplace.
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