Job description

“You can’t walk away from the experience of being a Sponsored Employee and not think differently about your city and your own life.” —Dan Villeneuve, Intact Financial Corporation

Primary Role

As part of the 2011 Sponsored Employee Team, to provide support to approximately 900 United Way Toronto workplace campaigns on a full-time basis during the fall fundraising campaign. Project management, customer service, public speaking and teamwork skills are used in the role. The Sponsored Employee works under the management of a professional United Way fundraiser.

Key Responsibilities

The following represents the key responsibilities of a Sponsored Employee:

• Support workplace volunteers in planning, execution and wrap up of employee workplace campaigns
• Develop relationships with and provide excellent customer service to workplace volunteers
• Attend campaign meetings and events as required
• Provide workplaces with materials and arrange for speakers and tours
• Deliver training sessions to volunteer committee members and ambassadors
• Promote United Way’s Community Fund to employee groups through speeches and presentations at campaign kick-off and wrap-up events
• Track campaign progress identifying problem areas and solutions with direction from United Way staff
• Ensure that all workplaces and volunteers receive appropriate recognition
• Complete a detailed final report on all assigned United Way workplace campaigns

Skill Set

Sponsored Employees will build upon their existing experience by developing and enhancing the following:

• Outstanding customer service skills
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Time and project management skills
• Public speaking skills
• Organization, facilitation and analytical skills
• Leadership skills

Accountability and Support

Sponsored Employees and their employers should be aware of the following time commitment and role expectations:

• Mandatory training takes place from Tuesday, September 6 to Friday, September 9, 2011
• For the duration of the 15-week program—Tuesday, September 6 to Friday, December 16, 2011—Sponsored Employees will work out of the United Way Toronto office located at 26 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Ontario
• Employees are engaged full time and are not available to perform regular workplace duties during this time
• Sponsored Employees report to a United Way Toronto Resource Development Manager
• Sponsored Employees receive ongoing verbal and written evaluation throughout the program

For more information on the Sponsored Employee Program, please contact Mia Holmgren at 416-777-1444 ext 324 or sep@uwgt.org.