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Temporary Deputy Director, Employee Engagement and Workplace Giving (Fundraising role)- Portland, OR, Washington, DC or US Remote
Mercy CorpsWashington, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Feb 2025
💰 $82,000/yr($76,800/yr – $82,000/yr)
About the role
Location: Portland, Oregon or US remote Position Status: Full-time, Exempt, Temporary (5 months) Salary Level: Starting salary range for this role will be from $76,800 to $82,000 USD annually, commesurate with experience.Risk Level: ☐ Level 3 ☐Level 2 [X]Level 1 (Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability. Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children. Level 1: Likely to have no contact with participants or sensitive data) About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future. Program / Department Summary Resource Development (RD) works to raise private funds, cultivating and maintaining relationships with private donors; define the agency’s brand, raising our public profile and sharing stories about our work by engaging with the media, the public, and our supporters; and producing a wide range of online and offline communications. We are passionate about Mercy Corps’ mission and dedicated to supporting our worldwide team that is improving the lives of 30 million people in more than 40 countries. In support of that mission, the Corporate Partnerships Team manages Mercy Corps’ relationships with major US companies by raising unrestricted revenue, co-creating strategically restricted grants and elevating Mercy Corps’ brand profile. We set bold agency-wide strategies, develop and manage relationships with corporate partners, and advance Mercy Corps’ mission through funding and partnerships. General Position Summary The Temporary Deputy Director, Employee Engagement and Workplace Giving, will lead the employee engagement and workplace giving team and be responsible for managing and growing the workplace giving program to raise critical funding from employees of key corporate partners and prospects in close coordination with the senior leadership on the corporate partnerships team. The successful candidate will have direct experience in deploying employee engagement and corporate social responsibility strategies (from the corporate or nonprofit sectors), business development and relationship management experience, an understanding of industry trends in corporate social responsibility and workplace giving, and a successful fundraising track record. Essential Job Responsibilities WORKPLACE GIVING PROGRAM STRATEGY, PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future. Program / Department Summary Resource Development (RD) works to raise private funds, cultivating and maintaining relationships with private donors; define the agency’s brand, raising our public profile and sharing stories about our work by engaging with the media, the public, and our supporters; and producing a wide range of online and offline communications. We are passionate about Mercy Corps’ mission and dedicated to supporting our worldwide team that is improving the lives of 30 million people in more than 40 countries. In support of that mission, the Corporate Partnerships Team manages Mercy Corps’ relationships with major US companies by raising unrestricted revenue, co-creating strategically restricted grants and elevating Mercy Corps’ brand profile. We set bold agency-wide strategies, develop and manage relationships with corporate partners, and advance Mercy Corps’ mission through funding and partnerships. General Position Summary The Temporary Deputy Director, Employee Engagement and Workplace Giving, will lead the employee engagement and workplace giving team and be responsible for managing and growing the workplace giving program to raise critical funding from employees of key corporate partners and prospects in close coordination with the senior leadership on the corporate partnerships team. The successful candidate will have direct experience in deploying employee engagement and corporate social responsibility strategies (from the corporate or nonprofit sectors), business development and relationship management experience, an understanding of industry trends in corporate social responsibility and workplace giving, and a successful fundraising track record. Essential Job Responsibilities WORKPLACE GIVING PROGRAM STRATEGY, PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
- Develop and lead the employee engagement workplace giving team’s FY26 global strategy and workplan in consultation with the Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships. With a focus on growing workplace giving revenue and building Mercy Corps’ profile and influence among global employee audiences.
- In partnership with Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, establish
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