Community Impact Coordinator

United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Annual performance-based increases

Job summary

United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area is seeking a part-time Community Impact Coordinator to join our team in Cloquet, MN. The role focuses on driving impact strategies, supporting programs such as Backpack and Weekend Food, and coordinating community partnerships.

You will assist the Executive Director with program management, data analysis, and fundraising tasks while promoting volunteerism and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in program development/management, event coordination, public speaking, and community collaboration.
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultures.
• Proficiency with data; strong technical skills; proficient in MS Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support United Way programs and initiatives.
• Promote advocacy and volunteerism; convene community partners.
• Analyze performance measures and provide technical assistance to funded programs.
• Support grants process, including recruitment/training of volunteers and reporting.
• Collaborate across departments for communications, events, and outreach.
• Build year‑round relationships with key community members and organizations.

Skills

Communication

Data proficiency

MS Office

Google Suite

Public speaking

Collaboration

Program management

Event coordination

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

WordPress

Constant Contact

Canva

Illustrator

Job description

Community Impact Status: Part-time (32 hours/week)

Location: The position is located at the United Way's office at 902 Highway 33 Cloquet, MN 55720. This position requires flexibility to work primarily between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM with some evening or weekend hours expected.

Salary: $23-26/hour starting salary range depending on qualifications, with paid holidays and anticipated annual performance-based increases.

The Community Impact Coordinator assists the Executive Director and is responsible for driving United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area in impact strategies, which guides program and initiative investments of financial and non-financial resources.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and support United Way directed programs and initiatives.
• Promoting advocacy and volunteerism.
• Convening community partners.

In addition, the position will help analyze and monitor performance measures and provide technical assistance to funded programs that advance the work toward organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage programs and initiatives, including but not limited to Backpack program, Weekend Food program, Neighbor Meal kits, Imagination Library, Homeless Youth, Operation Community Connect and Day of Action.
• Track and analyze progress toward work plan goals and outcomes, develop periodic progress reports, handle information requests and other tasks as assigned.
• Monitor program and initiative revenue and expenses and assist with fundraising and grant writing efforts.
• Provide support for United Way's grants process, including recruitment and training of grant review volunteers, meeting and site visit coordination, partners on reporting achievements and outcomes.
• Support cross-departmental activities, including communications, social media, special events, fundraising, and outreach opportunities.
• Establish and maintain year-round relationships with key community members, ensuring their knowledge of United Way's impact goals, developments, and achievements.
• Engage and seek out opportunities to participate and represent United Way in community initiatives and organizations that align with United Way's impact goals, such as issue advisory boards, networks, and coalitions.
• Maintain homeless youth resource space in the United Way office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a comparable combination of education and work experience.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in program development and/or management, event coordination, public speaking, and community collaboration efforts.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully across cultures and individuals the United Way will represent within our communities.
• Proficiency and comfort working with data.
• Strong technical skills and ability to learn new platforms. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and Google Suite.

Desired Skills and Qualities:

• Embraces United Way's core values of integrity, commitment, collaboration, and accountability and models diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in all operations
• Collaborator with a positive attitude; enthusiastic and creative Experience grant writing and grant management
• Experience managing and supporting volunteers Knowledgeable about community needs and resources
• Experience facilitating conversations with groups small and large
• Familiar with these apps: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Canva, Illustrator, and Premiere); WordPress; and Constant Contact
• Able and willing to learn new skills and knowledge and accept new challenges to further United Way's mission.