Job Description
Level: Experienced
Job Location: Headquarters - Atlanta, GA 30303
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Bachelor's Degree
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Job Shift: Any
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA) is undergoing transformational change to raise and earn revenue, for their mission to unite people and resources to improve the well-being of half a million lives across the region. By tripling unrestricted revenue by 2029, UWGA plans to become the best-in-class investor in child well-being, eliminating barriers related to zip codes and significantly amplifying its impact.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The Regional Development team of United Way of Greater Atlanta enhances the organization's presence, reputation, and impact across 13 counties. By engaging local stakeholders, the team drives improvements in Child Well-Being (CWB) and addresses community issues in a customized, future-forward way. They build local relationships, increase revenue, and ensure United Way's representation, thereby expanding presence, improving reputation, and amplifying impact.
JOB SUMMARY
The Regional Director leads the development and execution of relationship-driven strategies across Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, North Fulton, and Paulding counties to strengthen UWGA’s presence, partnerships, and impact in advancing economic mobility. This role focuses on cultivating and managing high-value relationships across government, education, business, and community sectors while aligning local engagement with regional and organizational priorities. The Regional Director operates within a tiered market approach, prioritizing time and effort based on opportunity, influence, and impact.
Regional Directors serve as connectors across systems and stakeholders, driving collaboration, strengthening regional councils, and positioning UWGA as a backbone organization for economic mobility across the region.
The role is also responsible for proactively identifying, cultivating, and advancing a healthy pipeline of prospective donors, partners, and revenue opportunities that support subregional growth, market penetration, and long-term organizational sustainability.
QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: 5+ years in nonprofit, community development, partnership management, or related
Communication Skills: Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills
Supervision Skills: Not required (focus on influence over direct management)
Programs/Tech: Microsoft 365, CRM systems, partnership tracking tools
Metrics Required: Number and quality of strategic partnerships, engagement and effectiveness of County Board/ Regional Councils, alignment of regional strategies to organizational goals, contribution to revenue pipeline (in partnership with AVP/CR team), stakeholder engagement across tiered markets
Skills Needed: Relationship development, stakeholder engagement, strategic alignment, systems thinking, facilitation, community engagement
Competencies: Community-centric, collaborative, adaptable, strategic, data-informed
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for:
- Building and managing relationships across government, civic, education, workforce, and community sectors
- Executing partnership and relationship building strategies across Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, North Fulton and Paulding counties with differentiated intensity
- Leading County Board/Regional Council strategy and volunteer recruitment, stewardship.
- Aligning local stakeholders to advance economic mobility and Child Well-Being outcomes
- Supporting revenue efforts by identifying partnership and funding opportunities for the regional pipeline
- Convening partners and facilitating cross-sector collaboration of child well being and economic mobility
- Representing UWGA in key community, civic, and regional forums
Works with: AVP, Regional Development; Corporate Relations team; local government, schools, nonprofits, business leaders
Supervises: Maintains a dotted line relationship with the Senior Director/Director of Corporate Relations to align corporate engagement, donor pipeline development, and revenue opportunities within the subregion.
Culture fit looks like: Relationship-driven, collaborative, proactive, adaptable, accountable, and community-focused
IDEAL CANDIDATE
A successful Regional Director is a relationship-driven leader who thrives in a highly collaborative, influence-based role. They bring strong community credibility, excel at building partnerships across sectors, and are able to align diverse stakeholders around shared goals. They are strategic yet execution-focused and comfortable working across varied county contexts with a tiered engagement model.
