Job Summary:

The Children's Home is seeking an experienced Community Engagement Manager to join our team. The Community Engagement Manager will work as part of a small team in a highly collaborative Community & Donor Relations Office dedicated to increasing the awareness of and advocacy for the Mission and Vision of the Children’s Home and Southern Tier Community Center’s programs and operations.

They will work with Senior Management, Leadership Council and program supervisors/managers in the areas of community outreach, fundraising, special events, and marketing communications to develop partnerships, manage relationships and collaborate with the communities served by CHWC and STCC.

The Children’s Home / Southern Tier Community Center has raised in excess of $1 million through fundraising, donor development, targeted campaigns and special events to support toward their Mission over the last 3 years, allowing the agency to grow programs to continue to support children and families to build positive futures in Broome County and beyond. This role is critical to that continued expansion.

*Pay will commensurate with education and experience.*

Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute marketing and fundraising strategies including:

• Donor engagement
• Sponsorship acquisition
• Targeted appeals, campaigns, newsletters and assorted marketing collateral

- Organize and coordinate special events (approx. 6 scheduled events per year) to promote the Mission of CHWC and STCC (including detailed tasks & timelines, main point of contact, budgeting and logistics)

- Oversee the development, management and maintenance of the agency’s online presence (including public-facing websites), administration, content planning and updates on a regular basis

- Guide communications by playing a key role in producing engaging content across all platforms (esp. social media and websites) and serve liaison with outsourced/third party marketing communications

- Actively pitch story ideas about the organization to local, regional and national media outlets as appropriate

- Coordinate and manage small established volunteer base as requested

- Oversee minor administrative duties, data collection and reporting, and foster interdepartmental coordination and other general duties as requested

Skills:
- Experience in fundraising, event planning, relationship management, community engagement and/or nonprofit preferred

- Superior verbal, written communication skills

- Ability to multitask and work both independently and as part of a team

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, various digital tools and knowledge of website design

- Must maintain confidentiality, manage work-flows effectively and be self-motivated

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree Required and should be in one or more of the following fields:

• Communications
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Professional Writing
• Business Management

This is a full-time position offering competitive compensation. We value work-life balance and offer benefits such as paid time off. If you are a highly motivated individual with a passion for engagement strategies, we encourage you to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $56,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• related: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Binghamton, NY 13901: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person