Chief Strategic Partnership Officer

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Management Main Office, Lakeland, FL, US

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About Our Organization:

At United Way of Central Florida, your career is more than just a job -- it’s an opportunity to change lives and strengthen our community. Every day, our team works with passion and purpose to create lasting change, ensuring individuals and families have the resources they need to thrive.

When you join us, you become part of a positive, dedicated team that believes in collaboration, innovation, and the power of giving back. Whether you’re helping connect people to vital services, empowering local organizations, or leading initiatives that drive real change, your work will make a tremendous impact on the lives of those who need it most.

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Why Choose United Way Central Florida?

Imagine ending each day knowing your leadership has strengthened one of the most significant corporate partnerships in the United Way network, creating impact across communities nationwide while advancing philanthropy, volunteerism, disaster resilience, and meaningful social change.

At United Way of Central Florida (UWCF), we believe the most impactful partnerships are rooted in trust and a shared commitment to strengthening communities. We foster a collaborative culture where innovation is welcomed, relationships matter deeply, and leaders are empowered to shape strategy, foster collaboration, and leave a lasting legacy.

Few roles offer the opportunity to influence strategy across a nationally recognized corporate partnership while helping drive meaningful outcomes in communities nationwide. This role offers a rare opportunity to steward and elevate a partnership at the intersection of corporate philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, and community change.

If you are an enterprise thinker, exceptional relationship builder, and strategic leader energized by influencing across complex networks, we invite you to consider joining our organization.

The Chief Strategic Partnership Officer serves as the executive architect and steward of one of the most significant corporate partnerships within the United Way network.

Reporting directly to the President & Chief Executive Officer, this executive leadership role functions as the enterprise relationship leader for a nationally significant, multi-state corporate partnership while also overseeing the corresponding relationship within Central Florida. The role provides strategic leadership for partnership infrastructure, engagement, philanthropy, workplace giving, volunteerism, disaster resilience, and collaborative initiatives spanning more than 100 participating local United Ways.

The Chief Strategic Partnership Officer works closely with United Way Worldwide, State United Way Associations, and leadership across multiple markets to shape strategy, strengthen alignment, and ensure consistent, measurable impact across diverse communities.

This role offers meaningful leadership for someone who enjoys cultivating high-level partnerships, strengthening systems, mentoring teams, influencing across complex networks, and advancing mission-driven outcomes on a national scale.

• Serve as UWCF’s executive relationship leader and primary ambassador for a nationally significant corporate partner, cultivating trusted executive-level partnerships that align corporate priorities with United Way community impact strategies.
• Lead the long-range strategy and infrastructure for a multi-state corporate partnership while overseeing local engagement within Central Florida, ensuring alignment, coordination, and measurable outcomes across corporate, nonprofit, and community stakeholders.
• Provide national leadership for a workplace giving campaign involving more than 100 participating local United Ways, strengthening campaign strategy, stewardship, messaging, and infrastructure.
• Partner closely with United Way Worldwide, State United Way Associations, and market…