Community Investment Manager

United Way; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Vacation time

Health insurance

Dental and Vision

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Job summary

United Way of Greater St. Louis is seeking a Community Investment Manager to design, implement, and steward strategies within the Community Impact Division. You will lead a portfolio of community investments and partnerships across the St.

Louis region, collaborating with nonprofits, funders, and internal teams to deepen impact and drive measurable outcomes. The role requires a Master’s degree in Social Work or Public Health and at least five years in the nonprofit sector.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Social Work, Public Health, or related field with a minimum of 5 years in the nonprofit sector.
• Solid ability to assess and monitor organizational performance.
• Subject matter expertise in basic needs, including knowledge of evidence-based practices, outcomes, and local stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt and keep current in a rapidly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage grant and portfolio processes including review, due diligence, and distribution of funds.
• Assess organizational performance of agencies using standard rubric and outcomes.
• Communicate with partner agencies through site visits and reports to cultivate partnerships.
• Build networks between fund recipients and community stakeholders/partners.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building to strengthen providers and networks.
• Connect with internal partners and external allies to optimize impact.
• Lead cross-sector collaborations and convene decision-making for shared outcomes.
• Oversee volunteer recruitment and training related to grants.

Skills

Grantmaking

Performance assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

Masters degree in Social Work/Public Health

Job description

United Way of Greater St. Louis mobilizes people, resources, and partnerships around a single, powerful goal: helping individuals and families live their best possible lives. The Community Investment Manager plays a key role within the Community Impact Division by advancing this mission through the design, implementation, and stewardship of assigned strategies. This role leads and supports a strategic portfolio of community investments and partnerships across the St. Louis region, working collaboratively with nonprofit partners, funders, and internal teams to strengthen outcomes, deepen impact, and drive meaningful, measurable change.

General Responsibilities

Grantmaking

• Responsible for the overall management of the assigned portfolio fund, coordinating and facilitating grant processes including review, due diligence, and distribution of unrestricted and donor directed funds
• Assess organizational and programmatic performance of agencies using standard rubric and common outcomes to ensure resources are effectively and wisely invested
• Communicate regularly with partner agencies, through site visits and analysis of reports and documentation cultivating positive community partnerships
• Help build collaborative networks between fund recipients and community stakeholders/partners
• Identify and organize opportunities for capacity building to strengthen providers and network

Collaboration

• Connect and align with other appropriate community partners, assets, and resources to optimize impact including internal partners
• Perform a leadership role across collaborative, cross-sector partnerships building trust and commitment among partners to work together for a long-term vision
• Convene and facilitate decisions, plans, action, and joint problem solving at the common table to help move key strategies forward in accomplishing common outcomes

Key Accountabilities

• Manage Assess and monitor grant and accountability process as well as partner agency performance
• Manage volunteer recruitment and training process
• Convene and facilitate collaborative common tables

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Masters degree required in Social Work, Public Health, or related field with a minimum of 5 years in the nonprofit sector
• Demonstrated solid ability to assess and monitor organizational performance
• Possesses subject matter expertise in basic needs, including knowledge of evidence-based practices, pertinent outcomes, and local stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to adapt and keep current in a rapidly changing and organic environment

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a hybrid work schedule, 12 days of vacation earned over the first 12 months of employment, sick pay, 10 company holidays, 5 1/2 flexible/personal holidays, 3 volunteer days, parental leave, health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family beginning the first of the month after employment, life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, and a 403(b) with an organization match and 3-year vesting schedule.

Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

United Way of Greater St. Louis is an equal opportunity employer.