Community Investment Manager

United Way • St. Louis, MO

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Investment Manager plays a key role within the Community Impact Division by advancing this mission through the design, implementation, and stewardship of assigned strategies. This role leads and supports a strategic portfolio of community investments and partnerships across the St. Louis region, working collaboratively with nonprofit partners, funders, and internal teams to strengthen outcomes, deepen impact, and drive meaningful, measurable change.

Requirements

• Masters degree required in Social Work, Public Health, or related field
• minimum of 5 years in the nonprofit sector
• Demonstrated solid ability to assess and monitor organizational performance
• Possesses subject matter expertise in basic needs, including knowledge of evidence-based practices, pertinent outcomes, and local stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to adapt and keep current in a rapidly changing and organic environment

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall management of the assigned portfolio fund, coordinating and facilitating grant processes including review, due diligence, and distribution of unrestricted and donor directed funds
• Assess organizational and programmatic performance of agencies using standard rubric and common outcomes to ensure resources are effectively and wisely invested
• Communicate regularly with partner agencies, through site visits and analysis of reports and documentation cultivating positive community partnerships
• Help build collaborative networks between fund recipients and community stakeholders/partners
• Identify and organize opportunities for capacity building to strengthen providers and network
• Connect and align with other appropriate community partners, assets, and resources to optimize impact includeing internal partners
• Perform a leadership role across collaborative, cross-sector partnerships building trust and commitment among partners to work together for a long-term vision
• Convene and facilitate decisions, plans, action, and joint problem solving at the common table to help move key strategies forward in accomplishing common outcomes
• Manage volunteer recruitment and training process
• Convene and facilitate collaborative common tables

Benefits

• hybrid work schedule
• 12 days of vacation earned over the first 12 months of employment
• sick pay
• 10 company holidays
• 5 1/2 flexible/personal holidays
• 3 volunteer days
• parental leave
• health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family beginning the first of the month after employment
• life insurance
• short term disability
• long term disability
• a 403(b) with an organization match and 3-year vesting schedule

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level