Social Responsibility Program Coordinator – Dallas or San Antonio, Texas

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This position is responsible for the coordination of day-to-day social responsibility activities including volunteering, fundraising, and partner/stakeholder relationship development on behalf of WellMed/South Region and the WellMed Charitable Foundation in the assigned markets. The position will focus on volunteering and fundraising activities among WellMed/South Region employees and external fundraising for the foundation, including the planning and execution of special events such as annual golf tournaments, check presentations and community receptions. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists with planning of special events including foundation fundraisers, check presentations and community receptions
• Supports the recruitment and growth of employee community councils in assigned markets
• Coordinates quarterly promotion for employee giving
• Leads regular volunteer council meetings and organizes employee service days at least quarterly
• Assists team with internal and external promotion of social responsibility activities
• Partners with market leadership to communicate and coordinate social responsibility activities
• Processes sponsorship requests and deliverables in assigned markets
• Represents the WellMed Charitable Foundation at internal and external events
• Performs other related duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience working with volunteer programs, event planning, coordinating programs, facilitating fundraising work or similar experience
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and data entry skills
• Some weekend and after-hours work required
• Must be willing to travel to local WellMed Markets in Texas; position is hybrid working in El Paso, Dallas, Austin or Corpus Christi

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nonprofit Management, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, and Business Administration or a related field 
• Prior experience with fundraising to include solicitation, event planning and donor relations   
• Prior experience working in non-profit environment or organizational communication  
• Prior experience with donor database, preferably Blackbaud products (Raisers Edge, eTapestry, etc)

 

Physical & Mental Requirements: 

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to use fine motor skills to operate office equipment and/or machinery
• Ability to properly drive and operate a company vehicle
• Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing
• Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving

 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.   

 

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

 

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