Job Description

Job title: Philanthropy Officer / VP – Head of Philanthropy and Social Impact Communications

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: 6 Months

The Head of Philanthropy will oversee and manage a variety of philanthropic activities, including, but not limited to:

• Bank-wide volunteer events: We partner with local nonprofits to create volunteering service projects that produce tangible benefits externally in our communities and internally for our employees to get involved in. Through our volunteering, we instill pride amongst employees and provide leadership opportunities, while promoting and cultivating civic change.
• Matching gift program: The Bank will match donations to eligible organizations dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum of $500 per employee per calendar year.
• Help2Help program: Group level initiative that honors employees who are substantially and personally involved in charitable organizations outside of their work at that Bank.
• Rescue & Recover fund: Launched in 2012, the Rescue & Recover Fund is an innovative device for collecting donations, which permits the bank to react quickly and effectively in case of a humanitarian disaster.
• The Head of Philanthropy will also be an evangelist for the 1MillionHours2Help program which has been created to unite staff globally in making a tangible and sustained impact by offering ways to contribute time and efforts to local charities and non-profits. The program encompasses all philanthropic actions such as individual volunteering, pro bono initiatives and immersive skills-based experiences.
• The candidate will also be responsible for communications activities promoting philanthropic initiatives, as well as more broad social impact communications, which would include communications for our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Responsibilities:

Philanthropic Strategy:

• Create and develop the bank’s philanthropic strategy, leveraging employee feedback
• Work with the Head of Enterprise-Wide and Engagement Communications and other parties to determine relevant philanthropic partners for the Bank, and manage these relationships.
• Continually evolve Philanthropic Initiative program to maximize community impact and employee engagement

Volunteering:

• Implement and organize non-profit employee engagement volunteer programs:
• With Core partners
• Increasing impact of programs
• Increasing volunteer engagement
• Increasing skills based volunteering
• Work in conjunction with other countries in the Region and beyond to ensure increasing consistency of volunteering / philanthropic efforts
• Work on quarterly and annual reports of Philanthropic Activities

Operational:

• Prepare, track and allocate funds for client and non-client charitable requests / donations
• Manage employee matching gift program via external vendor relationship
• Prepare documentation and detailed reports for Leadership Committee, CSR Committee and others - and develop content and ideas
• Update policy and procedures for areas of responsibility
• Work on ad hoc projects as needed

Social Impact Communications:

• Write email, intranet and digital screen communications showcasing philanthropic activities
• Partner with our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) on their heritage months to help prepare and distribute their staff communications
• Serve as a communications resource on all philanthropic and social impact activities

Preferred Experience:

• 5 – 7+ years of Experience in two or more of the following fields: Non-profit Organization, Philanthropy Management, Events, Employee Engagement
• A Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of the financial services industry and non-profit sector is a plus but not required

About US Tech Solutions:

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US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Recruiter Name: Shubham Gupta

Designation: Assistant Manager

Job Id: 25-39069

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