Position: Director of Corporate Engagement
Department/Location: Community Relations and Development
Availability of Position: Immediate
Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt, Monday through Friday
Reports to: Divisional Director of Advancement
Salary and Grade: $85,000 per year; 16

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview:

The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division is seeking a full-time Director of Corporate Engagement to join its Community Relations & Development Department. The Director of Corporate Engagement will lead The Salvation Army of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware's Corporate Engagement team, with duties focused on, but not limited to, fundraising for the Greater Philadelphia region. This individual is responsible for building a caseload of 100 corporate donors and providing ongoing stewardship with an emphasis on securing gifts of $10,000 and higher. The Director of Corporate Engagement will spearhead Divisional corporate initiatives such as the annual Red Kettle fundraising. This individual will also supervise a team that oversees digital communications and foundation partnerships.

Description of Position:

Primary expectations of this role include:

• Manage a caseload of 100 corporations with an emphasis on annual gifts of $10,000 of higher.
• Establish and manage a corporate giving plan, focused primarily on Greater Philadelphia, to effectively solicit and steward corporate gifts on caseload through face to face solicitation, phone solicitation, proposal-writing, gift stewardship, and networking.
• Work with the Director of Advancement to continually identify and prioritize new corporate prospects and develop strategies for communication and approach to these potential funders.
• Responsible for securing five- and six-figure corporate financial sponsorships for Salvation Army campaigns and special events, including Greater Philadelphia annual events.
• Write, edit, and submit proposals and reports in conformance with guidelines issued by corporate grantors.
• Oversee EITC renewals for Division and develop strategy to increase ElTC corporate gifts.
• Recruit and develop volunteer leadership groups for digital and/or physical events or campaigns. Solicit various level sponsorships and make presentations to pitch lead sponsorships. Work cooperatively to support event success.
• Manager and oversee The Salvation Army Matching Gift program
• Oversee Divisional Red Kettle Campaign by being the liaison between THQ Corporate Engagement and the Divisional Field staff by disseminating important Red Kettle updates and providing THQ with timely Corporate Partnerships requests.
• Lead Divisional Digital Fundraising campaigns by using electronic mailings, website, and social media. Oversee campaign related webinars.
• Supervise and support the Development Communications Manager to ensure the timely completion and maintenance of digital fundraising resources, including websites, event registrations, and virtual donation pages.
• Supervise and support the Divisional Grants Manager to ensure individual units are completing grant proposals and reports in a thorough and timely manner. Provide direct grant writing support to units on as-needed basis.
• Collaborate with Greater Philadelphia staff to refer professionals of corporations to The Salvation Army's Advisory Board and young professionals' group, Echelon.
• Provide support to Divisional Field staff through corporate grant and engagement opportunities, providing communication updates, and through Red Kettle assistance. Review Field staff corporate fundraising proposals prior to submission.
• Perform administrative duties in a timely and professional manner, including, but not limited to, acknowledgement letters, internal and external reports, documenting all relevant actions, record activity in Salesforce database, and other tasks related to ensuring an effective office system in support of Salvation Army objectives.
• Participate as staff representative at advisory board team meetings when assigned and as staff point person for other volunteer committees as directed by the Director of Advancement. Develop corporate contacts through advisory board member networks.
• Provide periodic reports on the status of work, particularly the status of current projects and fundraising progress. Complete information for the Annual Command Review.
• Ensure that relevant information concerning corporate fundraising is entered into the Donor Database.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Advancement in collaboration in support of Salvation Army development and communications objectives.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field, with relevant development experience and administration.
• Must be committed to and embrace the mission of The Salvation Army and must have a passion for the role of Development in furthering that mission.
• Familiarity with the specific disciplines within development (i.e. major gifts, planned giving, direct marketing, corporate and foundation giving, capital campaigns, board development, etc.).
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to relate to professionals and leaders in the community as well as to key stakeholders in The Salvation Army.
• Must demonstrate good judgement, leadership characteristics and work well as part of a team. Able to work effectively and in harmony with officers, staff, and volunteers.
• Must have a valid ID and be willing to travel as needed, flexible on scheduling (including attendance at early morning, evening or weekend meetings/events).
• Adherence to the AFP Code of Ethics.
• Adherence to The Salvation Army's Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Child Protection Clearances PA Act 153 requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks prior to employment: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check. Meets the Child Protection Clearances required by PA Act 153 to include PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record Check along with renewals every five years.
• Must have an understanding of and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below.
External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org.
Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.

No Phone Calls Please.

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department on 4/30/2025

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army will not hire any applicant for employment if the criminal background check reveals a conviction (or a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendre) for any sexual or violent crime.  This policy is intended to help ensure safety in Salvation Army workplaces.

Requisition No. 2387

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The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.