Partnership Coordinator

Title: Partnership Coordinator
Department: Community Partnerships and Programs
Reports to: VP Community Partnerships and Programs
Employment status: Full-Time
FLSA status: Exempt (salary)
Salary Range: $45,000-$50,000

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO:
United Way of Southeast Minnesota (UWSEMN) responds to the greatest needs across our region by inspiring people to get involved, give back, and take action. We envision a resilient region defined by care and collective action where residents are healthy, households are financially secure, and young people succeed in school and life. 

You can learn more about our organization, our impact, and our values at www.uwsemn.org

Full Job Description LINK

HOW YOU’D FIT IN & STAND OUT: 

• This role is managed by the Vice President of Partnerships and Programs and sits on United Way’s Community Partnerships and Programs team, which is a team of five. Our team has strengths-based culture and finds value in diverse skills and strengths.
• Our team is a group of strong, social justice-oriented individuals who believe in high quality work to achieve community-level change. We are interested in continuous growth and improvement, as well as having hard conversations. We know that the best strategies aren’t always the easiest ones. We welcome dissenting views and would like a team member who doesn’t shy away from disagreements.
• We are looking for someone to take on the partner-facing operations of our work with local nonprofit programs and the facilitation of community partner meetings. This includes supporting community investment decisions, organizing, facilitating, and evaluating

THIS JOB IS FOR YOU IF YOU:

• Feel passionate about creating equitable community change 
• Enjoy working with both people and processes 
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills in English 
• Are comfortable working on a PC and using or learning Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Excel, Microsoft Forms, grants management software 
• Possess the following core competencies:
  • Focus on relationships:
  • Plan wisely and stay organized:
  • Learn from data and communicate it effectively:

TO APPLY:
To apply, please email Zeni Aly at zenia@uwsemn.org with the following information:

1) 2-3 paragraphs in the email (not attached, write in the body of the email) telling us why you are interested in this position and how you believe you meet the qualifications.

• By paragraph we mean a set of 3-7 sentences, meaning your email should be approximately 6- 21 sentences long.
• You will not receive more or less consideration because of a shorter or longer email.

2)  It is preferred that you do not send us a traditional cover letter. A summary of your work/skills/training/educational history as an attachment OR a link to your LinkedIn profile 

• We do not have a preference on which one.
• You will not receive special consideration for sending both.
• Our aim is to understand where you have worked or volunteered before and the types of roles you have had. Maybe you have led research projects in the nonprofit sector, maybe you have incredible relational and organizational skills from the education sector, maybe you have experience facilitating groups through your faith community—we are open and interested in learning from folks across the spectrum of experience and industry. 

Qualified applicants will receive a reply within five business days to schedule a conversation. Applications submitted before April 20th at 11:59 pm will have priority in this process. We will keep the position open until filled. Start date is flexible—ideally someone will begin full time by May 18th.

Volunteer

If you'd like to get more involved with our work, please visit our volunteer opportunities page.

If you are interested in volunteering your time and talents to United Way of Southeast Minnesota while pursuing educational credit, we respond to inquiries received three months before typical semester start dates. Please send a resume, a description outlining what type of experience you’re hoping to gain, and scheduling considerations to impact@uwsemn.org by the following dates:  

• Fall semester volunteer placement: June 1st 
• Spring semester volunteer placement: October 1st 
• Summer semester volunteer placement: February 1st  

Our ability to provide a meaningful volunteer experience depends on staff capacity, project availability, and mission alignment. If you submit an inquiry, you can expect to hear from staff within two weeks of the dates listed above to coincide with typical semester schedules.