Regional County Director, Bryan County

• Bachelor’s degree required, with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years’ supervisory experience preferred.
• Non-profit fundraising experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of tools required. Valid driver’s license and reliable mode of transportation required.

• Collaborate with the Resource Development team to create and execute strategies for maximizing fundraising results.
• Lead annual workplace campaigns with a strong focus on donor cultivation, retention, and growth.
• Build and maintain relationships with businesses, individuals, and key stakeholders to drive year-round engagement and giving.
• Identify and pursue grant opportunities and in-kind support to support services and amplify impact.
• Support and mobilize the local Advisory Board in fundraising efforts, helping them leverage personal and professional networks.

• Lead and facilitate Advisory Board meetings to ensure community voice and leadership are embedded in all local efforts and fundraising.
• Serve as the visible, local face of United Way, fostering a strong presence through regular participation in community events, initiatives, and civic activities.
• Build authentic relationships with community leaders, nonprofit partners, schools, businesses, and government agencies.
• Represent United Way on relevant committees, coalitions, and community collaborations to address systemic challenges.
• Promote the United Way mission, values, and impact through public speaking and public engagement.
• Serve as a collaborative liaison between the county and all departments of United Way of the Coastal Empire, ensuring seamless connection, communication, and alignment with the services and initiatives provided across the region.

• Manage and implement local programming that aligns with United Way’s mission and responds to community needs - including collaborative implementation of Read United initiatives, housing support programs, and disaster relief efforts in coordination with relevant United Way departments.
• Partner with UWCE’s 211 Information and Referral Service team to administer available financial assistance and connect Bryan County residents with essential resources.
• Support the monitoring and effectiveness of programs and services through data collection, outcome tracking, and community feedback.
• Provide capacity-building support and technical assistance to local partner agencies as needed.

• Gives input to and helps create a departmental budget and is accountable for control of resources, if applicable and once approved.
• Responsible to ensure all legal obligations of the agency are met.

• Supervises and directs Bryan County staff in the performance of their duties.
• Evaluates the performance of staff members. Serves as liaison to UWCE office in Savannah.

• Skilled at developing and maintaining effective relationships to advance the goals of the United Way in the community.
• Maintains exceptionally high standards of integrity and confidentiality.
• Takes ownership of work and demonstrates a willingness to accept responsibility for decisions and actions.
• Well organized with strong attention to detail, and able to work independently.
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills that engage community leaders and effectively collaborates with UWCE staff.
• Ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate budgets.
• Ability to manage and lead others.
• Ability to organize, plan and implement activities appropriate to further organizational goals.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Must be self-motivated and able to task orient in accordance with time management. Must be able to carry out plans to completion.

• Mission-Focused: Catalyze others’ commitment to mission to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives their performance and professional motivations.
• Relationship-Oriented: Understands that people come before process and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal.
• Collaborator: understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement.
• Results-Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.
• Brand Steward: Steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network.

• Much of the work of this position is completed while sitting at a desk, using a computer and phone. Requires talking, hearing, and visual acuity sufficient to perform these major functions.
• Occasionally includes reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist, or lifting up to 50 pounds for events, office equipment, supplies, and materials.

United Way of the Coastal Empire