Impact-Driven Strategic Investments Manager

United Way of Greater Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Way of Greater Los Angeles is seeking a strategic leader to design and oversee our investment portfolio, advancing equity across Los Angeles. You will drive multi-million-dollar funding opportunities, manage donor-aligned investments, and optimize contract and payments workflows within a collaborative team environment.

In this role, you will coordinate opportunities, lead funders collaborations, and implement robust communications plans to engage stakeholders and accelerate community

Responsibilities

• Lead design and deployment of assigned funding opportunities to support team in investing at least $15M into mission-advancing projects that both meet the expectations and requirements of our donors and are meaningfully driving change in community.
• Lead planning and implementation of at least 2 significant Funders Collaborative investments aligned with evolved strategy.
• Finalize and execute enhanced communications and engagement plans for Funders Collaborative that results in at least 4 meaningful touchpoints beyond standing meetings.
• Manage newly implemented opportunity intake and assignments process to support an effective team workflow and maximize team capacity and capabilities.
• Oversee Contracts Coordinator in operational management and improvement of payments and contracts processes for UWGLA’s 400+ active commitments, increasing accuracy and reducing processing time and errors.

Job description

United Way of Greater Los Angeles is seeking a strategic leader to design and oversee our investment portfolio, advancing equity across Los Angeles. You will drive multi-million-dollar funding opportunities, manage donor-aligned investments, and optimize contract and payments workflows within a collaborative team environment.

In this role, you will coordinate opportunities, lead funders collaborations, and implement robust communications plans to engage stakeholders and accelerate community