Community Investment Coordinator

Reporting to the Manager, Community Investment, the Community Investment Coordinator will work with stakeholders, industry and community partners to coordinate and execute local community investments for UFA.

The successful candidate will have strong work ethic and organizational skills and approach their work with creativity and passion. The Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and executing community investment contributions UFA makes to local communities.

At UFA, building and maintaining strong relationships is a priority. The Coordinator will cultivate positive working relationships with external partners, UFA’s Calgary Support Office, field teams, and delegates in order to deliver local community investment programs. The Coordinator may be required to travel up to 25%, which may include evenings, weekends and out of town travel.

This is a full time one-year term position.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for request intake, review, support and tracking for community requests and proposals.
• Working closely with the Program Manager for Grassroots Giving, the CI Coordinator will assist with planning, coordination and execution of UFA’s local community investment programs. This includes reviewing and responding to requests from communities; developing comprehensive timelines and plans; tracking budget; and assisting with reporting data.
• Coordinate with CI team, UFA communications, and marketing on schedule and activations. Create relevant and timely communication to inform UFA internal stakeholders of upcoming events and sponsorships to ensure that they have the required information to participate/execute successfully.
• Collaborate with UFA team members on a regular basis to ensure community investment opportunities are communicated internally and externally in a timely and engaging way.
• Analyze, monitor, track, and report on sponsorships and donations.
• Maintain brand standards and guidelines to ensure content across all channels are consistent with UFA’s brand position.
• Provide support and backup to CI Manager in activating brand partnerships as requested.
• Budget tracking, timely submission of invoices and payments, and budget reporting.
• Responsible for distribution and retrieval of community event materials and signage.
• Responsible for inventory of community investment promotional items and giveaways.

Required Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in marketing, communications, non-profit sector or related work experience.
• 3-5 years’ work experience; minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in community investment, marketing, event management, project coordination or communications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Teams is essential.
• SAP, Benevity, CRM tools and other workflow management experience are considered an asset.
• Exceptional communication skills, problem solving and collaboration skills a must.
• Outstanding organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• High energy, sense of urgency, decisiveness, strong work ethic and ability to work well under pressure.
• Willingness to network, share thoughts and ideas, and connect with people.
• Proactive, self-starter who can troubleshoot problems and share solutions
• Ability to nurture positive relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Some evenings, weekends and travel out of town will be required.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

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Application Instructions:

External Applications: Please send your cover letter and resume to[email protected] and quote the posting number in the subject line.

Internal Applications: Please email your resumes and Complete Form –Application For In-House Position, posting number, and forward to [email protected] .

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

About UFA:

UFA Co-operative Limited is an Alberta-based agricultural co-operative with more than 120,000 member-owners. Founded in 1909, UFA's network comprises more than 111 bulk fuel and Petroleum Cardlock locations, 34 Farm & Ranch Supply stores and a support office located in Calgary. Independent Petroleum agents and more than 1,000 employees provide products, services and agricultural solutions to farmers, ranchers, members, consumers and commercial customers in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.