Corporate Social Responsibility Program Manager

CoBank • Full-time • United States • $85.90k - $98.24k / year • 1h ago

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Benefits Offered by CoBank

Careers with a purpose
Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
Competitive Compensation & Incentive
Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
Tuition reimbursement for higher education
Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution & Student Loan Match
Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

Responsible for managing CoBank’s stakeholder engagement programs, including the bank’s signature customer-directed giving program, associate-directed giving, board-directed giving, and associate volunteerism. Manages these giving programs end-to-end, coordinating applications, internal review and approvals, and timely payment to community partners within the grants management system while supporting strong partner relationships and a consistent customer experience. Supports a comprehensive associate volunteerism program, including the development, planning, and execution of CoBank-sponsored and team volunteer events; partners with nonprofit organizations to identify and coordinate volunteer opportunities; and collaborates with Internal Communications to promote participation and share volunteer impact. Owns data management for giving and volunteerism programs in the grants management system and produces analysis and dashboards that demonstrate impact through quantitative and qualitative outcomes. Partners with CSR team members to build multi-faceted community partnerships, develop CSR stories, and support the annual Sustainability Report and related materials while identifying opportunities for thought leadership and continuous process improvement.

Essential Functions

Owns end-to-end management of CoBank’s customer-directed giving program. Works with business relationship managers and Corporate Communications on customer communications, coordinates customer applications, approvals, and payment to community partners within grants management system.
Owns end-to-end management of CoBank’s associate-directed giving program. Coordinates promotion of program to associates with Corporate Communications and HR, manages associate applications, approvals, and payment to community partners within grants management system.
Leads associate volunteerism program, including the development, planning, and execution of CoBank sponsored volunteer events and team volunteer events. Manages inventory of volunteer t-shirts for associate volunteers.
Serves as a liaison with Corporate Communications on internal and external communication about CSR programs and impact. Identifies and develops compelling content for CSR story bank to be shared through corporate communication channels in support of the bank’s reputation.
Serves as operational manager for grants management system. Provides necessary updates to data management and reporting as needed.
Performs data analysis and creates dashboards on grant portfolio and volunteerism as needed for reporting to key stakeholders. Demonstrates impact through quantitative and qualitative measures including outcomes.
Works with CSR team members to build multi-faceted partnerships with layered assets, such as grants, volunteerism, board service, etc.
Supports the development of the annual Sustainability Report and supporting materials.
Identifies opportunities for CoBank to serve as a thought leader.
Leverages market trends and stays current on industry best practices to inform strategic decision-making. Conducts benchmarking and research as needed.
Collects, synthesizes and summarizes information for inclusion in reports, projects, and content development. Conveys complex subjects into actionable initiatives.
Contributes to advancement of company’s overall CSR strategy.

Education

Bachelor's Degree required

Work Experience

3 years of related experience, preferably in corporate social responsibility, ESG, government relations, nonprofit, foundation, grantmaking, or corporate citizenship required
Prior Experience with the development of strategic partnerships and effective working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders across the community, philanthropic, business, and government sectors. required
Understanding of corporate social responsibility and community investment best practice and trends.
Must be an action-oriented doer who can enact positive and impactful change quickly.
Ability to achieve solutions to meet the company’s CSR objectives, proactive in providing solutions, resolving issues and overcoming hurdles to achieve results.
Demonstrates comfort with ambiguity and the ability to problem solve, test and learn.
Developed project management skills, ability to multi-task and manage many work streams with different stakeholders
Strong communication (written and verbal) organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with various parties of different subject areas.
Proficiency with data analysis and reporting, as well as with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Detail-oriented and organized.

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $85,900 - $98,240. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance. The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing recruiting@cobank.com. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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