Community Relationship Coordinator

Overview

We're Hiring a Community Relationship Coordinator!

Permanent Full-Time Position.

Work Location:

Charlottetown, PEI. Hybrid work environment: required in-office three
-four days per week. Final date to receive applications:
December 4, 2024.

United Way Maritimes — with teams located in and serving the regions of Central New Brunswick, Colchester & Cumberland Counties, Halifax, Lunenburg County, Pictou County, Prince Edward Island, and Saint John, Kings & Charlotte — is a for-impact organization that brings donors, volunteers, and partners together to create lasting social change. We believe everyone matters and deserves to belong, be safe, and live a life of their choosing.

To help, United Way Maritimes alleviates and reduces local poverty by funding, partnering, convening, and advocating for solutions. United Way Maritimes is part of a federated movement of 60+ United Ways across the country.

The staff at United Way Maritimes takes pride in bringing together people who have a range of experience, talents, and backgrounds. Our staff share a passion for each of the places we call home and bring many different skills and strengths to the work we do. Our community and social change priorities include poverty, social isolation, affordable housing, persons experiencing marginalization and vulnerability, and recovery and resilience to environmental, mass casualty and public health emergencies.

We provide a supportive and flexible work environment filled with opportunity, support, balance, and laughter.

Reporting to the Manager, Relationship & Development for Prince Edward Island, the Community Relationship Coordinator is responsible for fundraising activities, including workplace campaign, supporting the organization’s community impact and funding work, and providing administrative support. They play a critical role in supporting all aspects of United Way’s work on the Island.

Responsibilities

• Manage workplace campaigns and support, train, and coordinate volunteers and United Way champions.
• Identify and coordinate engagement initiatives and volunteer opportunities for donors and supporters.
• Implement funding review processes and work directly with agencies on funding applications, reporting processes, and evaluation.
• Support administrative functions of the PEI office including data entry, ordering supplies, and serving as the first point of contact for in-person inquiries.

Our ideal candidate is a highly organized and communicative individual with a strong passion for and experience in service delivery. This individual is very adaptable, looks for new opportunities, and is comfortable executing on priorities with minimal direction. They are interested in issues of housing, poverty, and social justice, and believe in the values and mission of United Way.

• Post-secondary degree (or equivalent experience) with at least 1-3 years of progressive experience in fundraising, business development or professional sales or a related relationship-focused environment.
• 1-3 years of experience working with/for the non-profit sector.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft applications.
• Comfort with learning and using different online software applications.
• Experience with public speaking, making presentations and group facilitation.

United Way Maritimes is committed to a comprehensive compensation package including salary, pension contribution, health and dental benefits, generous vacation time, professional development and training, flexible work hours and location. Salary range for this position starts at $49,300 per year. If you have questions about the role or compensation package, please contact Danielle Tobin at

Behind every changed life is someone like you who made it happen. All donations to the United Way of PEI stay on PEI to help Islanders.