Community Partnerships and Outreach Coordinator – Soles4Souls

Title of the Job: Community Partnerships and Outreach Coordinator

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Position: Community Partnerships and Outreach CoordinatorReports To: Senior Director, Business Development CanadaSoles4Souls Mission: Soles4Souls creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world.Our CORE values: Transparency, Entrepreneurial, Accountable, Meaningful – represent who we are!Job Summary: The Community Partnerships and Outreach Coordinator works within the Business Development team and is responsible for supporting business development in addition to growing community outreach, programmatic and technical support for Soles4Souls Canada’s relief programs that serve those in crisis, which include 4Relief and 4EveryKid. The Community Partnership and Outreach Coordinator will be managing a range of duties focused on business development, program execution, partner relations, and event planning.Location: Toronto, Canada – HybridPrimary Responsibilities:

• Focus on cultivating and growing shoe drives with apparel/footwear companies and non-retail industries (insurance, finance, fitness, etc.) as well as opportunities for financial contributions to support S4S Canada.

• Engage with existing supporters and assist in their execution of shoe and financial drives for mission (i.e., providing advice, marketing assets, etc.). Additionally, Coordinator must be comfortable engaging with supporters from all areas and levels.

• Motivate and retain assigned supporters to meet shoe donation and financial goals.

• Solicit new donors and introduce them to our mission.

• Conduct prospect research to elevate funding and product donation opportunities.

• Administrative support including meeting preparation and notes, developing impact reports, drafting presentations, collaborating with marketing to update necessary materials, etc.

• Oversee Project Management tools (Wrike/NetSuite/Freshdesk/DocuSign), fielding incoming requests, prioritizing work, and liaising between other departments.

• Create and manage reports on corporate shoe drive wins, misses, and quarterly goals. Respond to and follow-up on shoe drive requests

• Providing support to manage and cultivate the growth of Soles4Souls’ programs focused on domestic and international relief.

• Collaborating with the Outreach team to implement on-going strategies for partner development for 4Relief and 4EveryKid programming.

• Monitoring partner activity and impact measurement through surveys and partner feedback.

• Event planning and execution for Soles4Souls’ 4Relief/4EveryKid volunteer engagement events.

Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Travel required.

• Bilingual preferred (English and French)

• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Strong external and internal relationship management skills.

• Ability to remain flexible in an ever-changing nonprofit setting.

• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and Wrike.

• NetSuite experience preferred.

• Non-profit background preferred.

• Event planning experience preferred but not required.

• Valid driver’s license and active passport required.

• Flexible hours to support position needs.

Company Name: Soles4Souls

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