Position: Director of Community Impact

White Plains, NY (In-Person 4 Days, Remote 1 Day at the discretion of supervisor and when scheduling permits it )

As a senior member of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Impact Department, this position is responsible for the management and implementation of many of the organization’s community initiatives including but not limited to its Essential Good for Basic Needs Program, its community investment process, its capacity building efforts including the Nonprofit Leadership Summit, volunteers, and so much more.

At the United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) we believe that WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER and that it is only by being UNITED that we can change the world for the better.

In Westchester and Putnam more than 40 percent of households are living in poverty or paycheck to paycheck, what we call ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). These are often hardworking families struggling to make ends meet and provide a better life for their children. But for these families, when funds run short, they are forced to make impossible choices between childcare, paying the rent, filling a prescription, or fixing a car.

They are our preschool teachers, home health aides, and retail salespeople – workers essential to keeping all our communities and economies humming, yet who struggle to pay their own basic bills.

We achieve results in three ways. First, by investing dollars or essential goods in programs with proven results. Second, by providing direct services to the community such as our free 211 Information and Referral Helpline, our Ride United Food Distribution program, our Education United free, bilingual After school Program, and so much more. And finally, by fostering collaborations with community stakeholders, leaders, and partners to change the way we look at and solve problems.

Every year, we collaborate with hundreds of nonprofit partners and governmental agencies, and our work positively impacts hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Our United Way has a $11 million budget and 35 FT and 50 PT staffers, who collectively generate almost $36 million in impact for Westchester and Putnam families in crisis.

Our United Way has a purpose-driven, results-oriented, caring culture, that prioritizes the greater good, working hard, and getting things done, while building mutual trust amongst our teammates, taking risks, and having fun in the process.

• Work with the Chief Impact Officer to provide leadership and oversight for the organization’s Impact efforts.
• Responsible for overseeing the Essential Goods for Basic Needs Program, which distributes over $5 million in product donations to the community each year.
• Coordinate Community Drives with local corporate, school, and agency partners.
• Manage the organization’s community investment processes as well as the contract management and reporting procedures for funded partners and administer the Emergency Food & Shelter Program for Westchester and Putnam County.
• Manage the organization’s Environmental Health Initiatives, including but not limited to its Shred Day and e-waste events.
• Manage the organization’s participation in the Ride United Last Mile Delivery and Dolly Parton Imagination Library direct service programs and oversee staff responsible for the logistics associated with each program.
• Manage the continuous planning and implementation of the Focus Areas/Visions/Target Issues/Objectives/Strategies as developed by the Board of Directors and senior leadership of UWWP.
• Identify and engage businesses, volunteers, and community resources.
• Research and collect community-level indicator data from a variety of sources to assist with Community Impact Performance…