Regional Program Manager I

The role of Regional Program Manager I is to establish and maintain donor and distribution partner relationships that allow Samaritan’s Feet to impact children, adults, and seniors through shoe distributions in the United States. The Regional Program Manager will cultivate sponsors within their region, introducing them to the mission, providing compelling partnership proposals, and providing outstanding stewardship during and after events.

Additionally, the Regional Program Manager I will research schools or other organizations supporting people in need to qualify them as recipient hosts for distributions. The Regional Program Manager will then plan and execute all event planning, lead volunteer recruitment, and ensure meaningful sponsor engagement so distributions celebrate recipients and inspire hope.

Primary Responsibilities

Development

• Identify potential sponsors, grants, and individual donors to raise a minimum of $75,000 annually in assigned geographic region.
• Introduce the SF mission to businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals, through 1:1 meetings, networking events, and speaking engagements.
• Maintain accurate pipeline to document prospects and outreach activities.
• Prepare and present compelling partnership proposals and accurate memoranda of understanding for small sponsorship partners.
• Secure sponsorship of eight hundred pairs of senior shoes as part of the overall fundraising goal.
• Provide stewardship of all relationships to both recruit and retain support in the assigned region.
• Enter and track all constituent information and related activities in Bloomerang CRM, ensuring that data is always current.
• Maintain records in shared Google Doc including all partner contact information, dates, funding plans, volunteer numbers, etc.
• Work with the Finance Department in all matters related to funding, from requesting the invoice to ensuring that payment is received and accounted for.

Domestic Distribution Management

• Identify appropriate recipient organizations that meet established requirements.
• Assist recipient organizations to communicate the event and to collect shoe sizes for distribution.
• Assist sponsor and recipient organizations with recruiting volunteers necessary for the event.
• Lead all planning calls to ensure event logistics including event schedule, shipments, volunteer requirements and set up requirements, are clearly communicated.
• Submit Work Order to SF Logistics and Domestic Program Management at least three (3) weeks prior to Distribution Date.
• Ensure that all parties (sponsor, location, volunteers, and recipients) have clear direction regarding roles.
• Lead and execute domestic shoe distribution events according to SF standards, including location setup, volunteer orientation, shoe distribution or other engagement, closeout reporting, and thank participants.
• Collect compelling stories and images that can be used to share the event on social media, the SF website and or the SF newsletter.
• Complete all post event reporting including updating Google Doc and Event Wrap Up form.
• Ensure all participants are properly acknowledged for their assistance with the event.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend bi-weekly NAPT meetings (unless unable to due to travel, PTO, or conflicting meetings)
• Reconcile Bill/Divvy transactions in a timely manner (no later than 2 weeks of expense).
• Plan and book necessary travel at least 4 weeks prior to event date.
• Respond to interested parties in assigned geographic territory that express interest in becoming involved with SF.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Individual Qualities Needed to Be Successful

• Ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and independently.
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities.
• Ability to speak publicly to small & large groups.
• Ability to motivate/influence others.
• Strong relational skills including patience, enthusiasm, kindness, and compassion
• Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Suite- Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Flexible schedule

• PAID TIME OFF (PTO)
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 10 Paid Holidays Per Year
• 25% Discount for Samaritan’s Feet Mission Trips: Samaritan’s Feet employee and their partner who wish to participate in Samaritan’s Feet mission trips will receive a 25% discount off the base cost of the trip.
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Insperity Voluntary (employee-paid) Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Voluntary Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement
• Wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Program
• 24/7 Telemedicine
• Insperity Perks (Marketplace)

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