As an Employee Engagement and Volunteerism Manager, you will develop strategies and execute employee engagement programs as part of the US EEV team, aligned to the firm’s talent and culture priorities and corporate responsibility impact agenda. This role reports the U.S. Head for EEV.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop skilled volunteerism strategies across targeted U.S. markets and priority themes, building a portfolio of employee volunteering initiatives that meet market-specific needs internally and externally
- Design and execute best-in-class volunteering programs that leverage employees’ skills to deliver CR’s impact and advance talent and culture priorities for lines of business
- Cultivate strong relationships and regular communication with business leadership to understand business priorities, opportunities, and trends that will influence EEV strategy in markets
- Work closely with colleagues and peers across GP and CR to ensure a holistic and integrated approach that expands that firm’s potential to advance an inclusive economy in priority markets
- Source, onboard, and manage implementation partners, including grant contracting and management
- Lead employee recruitment and outreach efforts, leveraging communications tools to promote programs and drive engagement
- Collaborate with Communications partners to amplify program impact with internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively build relationships with firm-wide partners to align strategy and execution, including HR, Tech for Social Good, Legal Pro Bono, DEI, etc.
- Design with value and impact to both external and internal stakeholders in mind, and utilize participation and impact data, feedback from volunteers and beneficiaries, and insights from stakeholder relationships to refine and improve strategy over time
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in employee engagement, volunteerism, philanthropy, and/or social impact
- Commercial mindset, strong project/program management and interpersonal skills
- Experience in building, running and iterating programs to multiple stakeholders; managing relationships and collaborating with senior executive stakeholders
- Demonstrates a high degree of initiative; results-oriented, strong attention to detail and deadlines
- Excellent writing, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to distill and present complex information plainly and succinctly
- Creative, flexible, and collaborative with an ability to work in a team-oriented environment
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Relevant experience in a corporate environment
- Experience working within a global team preferred, including working across different geographic contexts