Philanthropy and Community Engagement Leader

Job Description

Director of Philanthropy & Community Engagement | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, located in New York, USA, requiring a hybrid presence at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and one remote day. MUFG is one of the world’s leading financial groups, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community they serve by putting people first and fostering sustainable growth. This role is crucial for building and executing the Americas’ philanthropy and community engagement strategy, ensuring alignment with global initiatives and making a meaningful impact on society while complementing stakeholder value.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid, New York, USA
• Pay: $180000–$210000 yearly
• Team: Manages a small team and provides oversight to the EMEA CSR Team.
• Mission: To build and execute a comprehensive philanthropy, volunteerism, and community engagement strategy for MUFG Americas, aligned with global counterparts and enterprise DEI.
• Tech Stack: Grants management software systems, new platforms for tracking initiatives, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, Virtual Applications.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategy: Establish and operationalize an integrated philanthropy strategy for MUFG Americas, ensuring alignment with the enterprise DEI strategy.
• Governance: Own the community engagement governance and operating model, including standards, decision rights, escalation paths, and process documentation across teams and locations.
• Grants Management: Enhance and improve grants management processes, including systems transformation, operations management, and the creation of grant making protocols.
• Reporting & Measurement: Establish impact measurement frameworks, KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting to evaluate community investment and employee engagement outcomes.
• Team Leadership: Manage, coach, and develop direct reports and team members, including setting priorities, clarifying ownership, and strengthening team capability and performance.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, community development, or public affairs, or an equivalent combination of training.
• Experience: 10+ years of professional experience in Philanthropy or Corporate Social Responsibility, including demonstrated success leading strategic community outreach plans and managing, coaching, and developing teams. Requires business experience and a strong understanding of the financial services industry.
• Skills: Strong analytical skills, self-starter with excellent attention to detail, proficiency in program and project management and planning, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bonus: Graduate degree preferred; general awareness of local community organizations serving non-profits and LMI communities strongly preferred; strong ability to build networks with nonprofits in major US cities; experience providing oversight for regional CSR or community engagement teams (e.g., EMEA); experience working with Chief of Staff teams and Site Champions.