Community Relations Coordinator- Carolina Division

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop effective relationships with president, local managers and line of business leaders to determine goals and strategy for each community
• Establish professional connections within each community in region such as chambers, United Ways, foundations, economic development, and tourism
• Strengthen knowledge of the community and non-profits in order to be proactive/reactive to the changing needs
• Analyze all community donations for impact and opportunities for additional involvement (volunteers/speakers/donation of promo items)
• Manage administrative tasks for region, including but not limited to, community checklists and tracking and budget
• Build volunteerism in the community through the STARS program
• Work with Human Resources and business line leaders on individuals with growth potential to fill board openings with local community non-profits
• Organize representation for the bank in the community at public events
• Understand the business objectives for all bank events working with Central Marketing to identify and develop goals
• Manage all logistics of the events enlisting help as needed
• Represent the bank at events by participating in professional networking
• Support region by creating, posting, and monitoring relevant, local content for social media and intranet
• Individually and if applicable, as a manager, participate in identifying, measuring, monitoring, controlling and mitigating departmental and enterprise-wide risks
• Maintain awareness of and adherence to Bank’s compliance requirements and risk management concepts, expectations, policies and procedures and apply them to daily tasks
• Deliver a consistent, high level of service within our Serving More standards
• Other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES

• Interpersonal/Customer Service Skills
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Ability to understand and follow directions
• Adaptable to change
• Basic Computer Skills
• Organizational Skills/Detail Oriented
• Able to Multi-task or Juggle Priorities
• Creativity
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Comfortable with public speaking

EDUCATION - CERTIFICATIONS - WORK EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in field related to communication preferred
• 3 to 5 years of experience in marketing, public relations, or sales required
• Experience with small to medium sized event planning
• Understanding of bank's products and services required

SCHEDULE

Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  This position is part time and hourly.  Additional evenings and Saturdays required throughout the year based upon event schedules. 

This is a hybrid position. Some scheduled onsite hours are required.  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel throughout assigned region is required; throughout bank's total footprint as needed and determined by business need.