**Job Description** **Work Arrangement:** This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to GM’s Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan three times per week, at a minimum. **The Role:** At General Motors, we are committed to philanthropic giving in our communities, both domestically and internationally. As a Portfolio Lead for Hometown Communities, you will manage a portfolio of grant partners and giving initiatives. This meaningful work will be fast-paced and deal extensively with manufacturing, public policy, sustainability, human resources, communications, innovation and growth teams within the organization. You will be instrumental in collaborating with external stakeholders and various community organizations. A poised and professional demeanor as well as exceptional judgement is required. If you are passionate about corporate giving, social issues and desire to be a part of delivering high impact results, we invite you to apply for consideration to join our GM team. **What You’ll Do:** **_Portfolio Management_** + Lead the execution of GM’s Community Impact Grant Program, a giving initiative that drives philanthropic investments into the communities where GM operates + Assist facilities with the identification and solicitation of prospective grantees + Review and process grant applications + Monitor funded projects, progress toward impact and manage grant reporting + Manage additional giving initiatives with employee resource groups (ERGs) and dealer diversity teams + Develop strategy and growth plan to increase philanthropic giving in the international markets where GM operates + Research and understand charitable giving needs as well as international giving regulations to determine and recommend strategically aligned organizations for grant consideration + Conceptualize a signature program that can be implemented across multiple international markets + Maintain global knowledge of philanthropy and international benchmarking trends + Coordinate GM’s disaster readiness/response, with primary responsibility for philanthropic giving + Support grant partnership and sponsorship activations in GM’s hometown of Detroit + Serve as a local giving philanthropy subject matter expert for the company + Integrate local giving philanthropy into larger corporate citizenship strategies **O** **_perational Requirements_** + Leverage existing CyberGrants system to receive and evaluate grant applications + Build and manage relationships among grant partners + Develop and maintain supplemental documents and budget for giving initiatives + Manage responses to general inquiries and grant application status with external organizations in a timely manner + Assist with production and quality control of outgoing work products + Facilitate strategy development and implementation with stakeholders **_Communications and Relationship Management_** + Develop portfolio communication strategy/roadmap to highlight social investments and related activations + Write programmatic overviews, develop reports for various levels of leadership + Collaborate with other portfolio leads to leverage work across the grantmaking portfolio + Collaborate with employee volunteerism team to develop and post employee engagement opportunities related to grant activations + Function as a point of contact for, and prioritize ongoing tasks related to the Hometown Communities grantmaking portfolio + Collaborate with product and brand teams on local giving philanthropy to support their programs + Partner with Data & Analytics team to integrate the company’s local giving efforts into the team’s corporate reputation research **Additional Job Description** **Required Skills and Abilities:** + Bachelor’s Degree required + 5+ years of experience in the corporate giving/foundation and/or nonprofit sector working on community-related programs + Experience or knowledge within CSR, ESG nonprofit organizations or corporate grantmaking + Experience executing multi-million dollar funding strategies + Experience or knowledge of international grantmaking + Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with various corporate, nonprofit and public audiences, and senior-level leaders + Experience with project management + Must be highly proficient in working with web-based contributions/grants management systems for administering philanthropic contributions + Must demonstrate excellent research and analytical skills + Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team while making informed decisions in a complex and fast-paced environment + Must have exceptional time management and organization ability + Must be comfortable and flexible to accommodate changing priorities + Strong planning, project management, financial, administrative, and organizational skills + Strong Microsoft Office skills, as well as experience with digital and social media + Strong skills and ability with presenting, coordinating, and organizing meetings and/or workshops **What Will Give You a Competitive Edge:** + Master’s Degree + Accredited certificate program in philanthropy \#LI-LS1 *This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. 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