Responsibilities

• Direct the company’s charitable giving programs, nonprofit partnerships, and sponsorship strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with nonprofit organizations, civic groups, and community partners across the company’s footprint.
• Lead employee volunteer initiatives, service days, and community-focused programs.
• Manage budgets, logistics, reporting, and documentation for community investment programs.
• Represent the company at community events, meetings, and partnership activities.
• Utilize digital giving platforms such as Blackbaud, Benevity, or similar systems to manage requests and track impact.
• Lead corporate communications strategy with a focus on connection, culture, and clarity.
• Develop company-wide messaging, announcements, leadership communications, and storytelling that reinforce community.
• Maintain a visible, approachable presence to understand communication needs and gather insights.
• Partner closely with Marketing to align on social media and digital presence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in corporate communications, community relations, culture-building, or related functions.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in relationship-based roles such as community engagement or partnership management.
• Experience collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with giving/volunteer platforms like Blackbaud, Benevity, or YourCause is preferred. Including the ability to know the ins and outs of a system and effectively use it to provide program insights.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort with both strategic planning and hands-on work.
• Naturally engaging and comfortable being a visible representative of the organization.