Job Number: 8
Department: Community Impact
Job Type: Term
Close Date: 05/11/2018
Professional Areas: Career Opportunities
Description :Full time Term Opportunity
Start Date: June 18, 2018
End Date: December 21, 2018

Want to make a difference and help people learn the difference that United Way makes?

The Speakers Bureau Coordinator is the primary connector between United Way workplace campaigns and Speakers who tell the story of how United Way and its funded agencies make a difference.

Reporting into the Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, this role provides overall coordination and administrative support services to the Speakers Bureau Program. A member of Unifor Local 191, the Speakers Bureau Coordinator works collaboratively with volunteers, Sponsored Executives (SEs), Partnership Development Managers (PDMs), and other members of the Donor Relations & Resource Development and Community Impact departments to ensure that the Speaker needs of workplace campaigns are effectively fulfilled. Specifically, s/he will:

• Be the Speakers Bureau main contact for SEs, PDMs and Speakers Bureau members during the Campaign
• Coordinate the requests for Speaker bookings, agency visits, and meetings
• Collaborate with other staff on collecting and responding to feedback on the United Way Speakers Bureau
• Maintain accurate and complete data files and records in the United Way database Be accessible to SEs and PDMs including keeping them apprised of progress in all bookings including escalating issues and contributing to problem solving
• Prepare routine correspondence and handle telephone enquiries by providing accurate and sensitive responses
• General word processing and administrative duties
• Schedule meetings
• Participate in regular SE meetings and be a general support resource for the SE team

You are a detail-orientated, results-driven team player who possesses the following attributes:

• Relevant post secondary education and two years’ related experience (or some equivalent combination)
• Business application software experience to include intermediate to advanced Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills. Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system experience would be an asset
• Exceptional organizational skills, with particular attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Respect of confidentiality
• Ability to learn and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, changing environment and manage several tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, to take initiative and demonstrate imagination and resourcefulness

To apply, please visit our website at https://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/careers/

Application deadline is May 11, 2018