Community Impact Program Specialist for United Way of Southern Nevada

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Community Impact Program Specialist serves as a supportive member of the UWSN's Community Impact team by providing administrative and project support to CI Managers, Directors and the Senior Director. They support the general administrative and project functions of a wide variety Community Impact activities including data entry and cleaning, preparing reports and documents, compiling and filing documents, scheduling meetings, organizing files (physical and electronic), responding to phone and email inquiries, and other duties to support the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF POSITION

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below:

• Provide administrative support to UWSN Program Directors and Program Managers overseeing emergency assistance programs, community impact grant programs, and supportive service programs.
• Respond to requests for assistance from community members and agency contacts in both English and other languages.
• Support CI Team in compiling and submitting regular reports to funders.
• Create agendas, meeting invitations, and meeting minutes.
• Process incoming applications and requests for assistance from members of the community and employees of corporate partners.
• Make referrals to community-based service providers for food, housing, shelter, and other basic needs assistance
• Conduct data entry, data cleaning, and development of spreadsheets specific to project needs.
• Assist in the development and dissemination of reports and related documents promoting UWSN Community Impact Programs.
• Maintain organized and updated files, documents and reports for multiple projects and in collaboration with multiple team members.
• Act as liaison between CI team and Marketing team.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills.
• They will also demonstrate empathy and understanding in connecting community members in need with available resources, as such, the ability to speak, read and write in English and a second language (preferably Spanish, Chinese, or Tagalog) is strongly preferred.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements include:

• An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Social Work, Urban Studies, Emergency Management, or a similar field.
• Preferred two years of experience in administrative support or social services.
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet project deadlines.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to accurately extract data from reports or forms, posting information as required.
• Ability to perform basic math functions (addition, subtraction, division and multiplication), including an understanding of common formulas and equations (determining average, median, percentages, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide customer service and guidance to people with a wide range of cultural backgrounds, age ranges, emotions, training, and experience.
• Ability to speak, read and write in English and a second language (preferably Spanish, Chinese, or Tagalog) is strongly preferred.
• Access to and ability to use reliable transportation, which may include a personal vehicle or public transportation
• Experience with early childhood or K-12 education, human services, basic needs assistance, housing programs, and/or volunteerism.
• Experience working in deadline-driven environments.
• Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The environment for this position is an open office area that is clean and comfortable. It may include some minor annoyances such as noise, odors, drafts, etc. The incumbent is in a non-confined office-type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will. Also, the incumbent will travel to client sites, workplace events, meetings, etc.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

In the course of performing this work, the incumbent:

• Will spend substantial time standing, sitting, speaking, and listening
• Will regularly work on a computer and/or related office equipment
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job

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.

UWSN's Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion –

We believe that every person in Southern Nevada must have equal access to solving community problems.

We welcome the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals bring to advancing our mission and progressing our fight for the success of every person in our community.

We take the broadest possible view of diversity understanding that everyone has different values, beliefs and lived experiences. We value the intersectionality, the interconnected fabric of experiences including but not limited to race, class, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and disability, that develops each person's unique identity.

We commit to entering partnerships and programs that address the inequities keeping Nevadans from success.

We dedicate ourselves to using these principles for our business and our communities and invite others to join us in uniting for Nevada's success!

Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply