Rural Engagement Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The Rural Engagement Coordinator will work in partnership with the Associate Director of Community Impact and other departments to advance United Way's engagement with stakeholders in rural communities, including agencies, businesses, donors, and volunteers.

This position works closely with community impact, resource development, operations, and marketing and communications staff and with all UWLC staff and departments; businesses; donors; nonprofit agency partners; community service groups; government agencies. This position is connected to and engaged with peer Local United Ways and United Way Worldwide colleagues for continuous learning, growth and consideration of new ideas.

Work time approximately:

• In Office (Springfield): 10%; may include things like board/staff meeting presentations, staff retreats, United Way events, and occasional meetings with other stakeholders
• Remote: 40%
• County-wide Community Engagement: 50%; will include travel to rural communities throughout Lane County; mileage will be reimbursed

**Percentages may vary from month to month, depending on current needs and activities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF POSITION

Individuals must be able to perform each essential functions of the job, listed below at a satisfactory level:
• Ground community engagement activities in anti-racism, equity, intersectionality, and other areas important to social justice.
• Sustain, elevate, and nourish the organization's rural engagement efforts across departments
• Support strategies to advance rural agency partners' work, including technical assistance, trainings, programmatic activities, and resource sharing.
• Represent United Way of Lane County at forums, meetings, and other rural community events (e.g. Florence Area Community Coalition, Siuslaw Vision, Be Your Best Cottage Grove).
• Lead formal and informal community engagement efforts in rural communities, in order to regularly refresh our understanding of community challenges and priorities.
• Identify, pursue, and leverage funding opportunities that could bring resources to rural communities in response to community-identified priorities.
• Provide responsive, courteous assistance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Nurture internal department collaboration to ensure integration of a rural lens across all departments, including supporting volunteerism and resource development efforts in rural communities.
• Provide a high degree of accuracy and quality in creating documents, reports, proposals, presentations, and other correspondence.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant innovations, development
and trends in the field both inside and outside the United Way network.
• Support resource development and fundraising by providing stories of impact to Marketing/Communications, participating in workplace fundraising campaign planning and activities, and assisting with relationship management with current and prospective donors.
• Perform additional duties as assigned and work in other departments as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements include:
• Must live in one of Lane County's rural communities (outside of Eugene/Springfield)
• At least 2 years' full-time work experience
• Experience in community organizing, rural engagement, nonprofit management, equity advancement, project management, or related area.
• Consistent access to reliable transportation with insurance

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all required duties, responsibilities and skills. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job. Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet 100% of the described qualifications. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and encourage applicants to think broadly about how their lived and/or professional experience has prepared them to fulfill the duties of this position.

SALARY STATEMENT
The budgeted lifespan salary range for this position is currently $17.64 to $22.05 per hour. The targeted salary for this hire is $19.00/hour. Proffered salaries are determined by several factors including applicant's knowledge, skills, experience, position, equity, and market.
This position is eligible for mileage reimbursement, monthly stipend for work related meals, and a generous benefit package including PTO (4-weeks) and employer covered medical, dental, and vision.

COMPETENCIES
*Individuals must be able to demonstrate the following competencies at a satisfactory level:

Commitment to Anti-Oppression - Committed to advancing in anti-racism and anti-oppression and embedding it at the core of all facets of work. Considers various perspectives and prioritizes marginalized voice and experience in decisions and actions. Willingly learns, adapts, and grows continually personally and professionally.

Accountability/Results Orientation - Assumes accountability for the achievement of assigned work activities/tasks. Collaborates with others to agree upon desired results/outcomes and timeframe. Takes ownership of work methods/processes and seeks to continuously enhance them. Behaves ethically and honestly in all activities done on behalf of UWW and the movement. Demonstrates a commitment to UWW's values, including diversity and inclusiveness.

Decision-Making/Risk-Taking - Gathers and analyzes pertinent information to aid in decision-making. Helps others to make effective decisions by providing needed information in an organized and thoughtful way.

Teamwork Collaboration - Contributes to the achievement of team objectives by helping others to complete tasks on own initiative. Shares information/ideas with other team members. Carries out assigned work projects. Identifies ways to make a greater contribution to the team. Able to adapt quickly to changing conditions or performance expectations. Able to focus on assignments during periods of change and/or uncertainty.

Relationship Management - Utilizes rapport to build trust and collaboration with others. Identifies and shares mutual benefits/needs in working together. Is ethical in dealing with others to achieve the desired results. Interacts and communicates with diverse stakeholders effectively. Fosters and maintains working relationships across the United Way system.
Communications - Expresses basic ideas in a clear, concise manner. Writes routine office correspondence. Communicates work results to team leaders in a timely manner. Shares information with team members willingly.

Innovation/Creativity - Adopts techniques to new situations. Finds new ways of utilizing existing information, ideas, concepts and/or strategies. Willingly shares recommendations for improvements to work systems, procedures or products. Uses initiative and ingenuity to decide how best to meet commitments.

ABOUT UNITED WAY OF LANE COUNTY
United Way of Lane County brings people, organizations, and systems together to create a community where every child succeeds in school and life. We work toward this vision by focusing on four primary outcomes: families are healthy and stable; kids enter kindergarten ready to learn; students are successful in elementary school; and youth have the knowledge, skills and credentials to pursue their dreams.

We know that when we invest in our children today, we benefit our collective future.

We are a member of a national network of local United Ways, each bringing people together from all walks of life to address local challenges and be a part of local solutions.

United Way of Lane County is located in Springfield, OR with local and remote employment opportunities. We offer a competitive salary and generous benefits package including flexible work schedules and professional development opportunities; "dress for your day" dress code; volunteering opportunities and leave; and paid time off (PTO). Additionally, we offer access to comprehensive health, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance; employee assistance program (EAP); and a 403(b) plan. We encourage growth and upward mobility-and want you to succeed in a diverse, inclusive, and ethical workplace.

United Way of Lane County seeks diverse, qualified professionals who want to make a difference in our local communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics, in accordance with applicable laws. Learn more in the "EEO is the Law" poster here. If you need reasonable accommodations because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please e-mail jreynolds@unitedwaylane.org or call 541-741-6000 and provide the nature of your request and your contact information.

UNITED WAY OF LANE COUNTY'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLE
We value the visible and invisible qualities that make you who you are.

We welcome that every person brings unique perspective and experience to advance our work building a community where every child succeeds and we all thrive.

We strive to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work.

We believe that every community member, donor, volunteer, advocate, and employee has an equally valuable role in helping solve community problems.

We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities.

Join us in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion and creating a community where every child succeeds in school and life.

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