Corporate Giving Specialist - Old Republic Specialty Insurance Group : Job Details

Title: Corporate Giving Specialist

Reports To: VP, Strategy

Department: Strategy

Location/Schedule: Chicago/Hybrid, 3 days in-office

Classification: Full-Time/Exempt

Who We Are:

Old Republic International Corporation (ORI), which traces its beginning to 1923, is a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation's 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance organizations. Our subsidiaries actively market, underwrite and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages, mostly in the general and title insurance fields.

Our Mission is to provide quality insurance security and related services to businesses, individuals and public institutions, and be a dependable long-term steward of the trust that policyholders, shareholders and other important stakeholders place in us.

Position Overview:

The Corporate Giving Specialist will play a crucial role in optimizing our company's philanthropic initiatives to enhance community relations and improve employee engagement through volunteer and community programs. This role will be responsible for rolling-out and managing our enterprise-wise corporate giving platform and will be the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, non-profit partners, and community organizations. The ideal candidate brings a strategic mindset and leverages data-driven insights to create, execute, and assess impactful community programs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and elevate our CSR profile.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage the implementation and ongoing administration of a new, enterprise-wide corporate giving platform.
• Manage corporate match program; monitor program performance and generate regular reporting for stakeholders.
• Act as key point of contact and subject matter expert the platform for all subsidiaries.
• Design and oversee grant programs and employee volunteer events aligned with corporate social responsibility (CSR) focus areas.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with local and where applicable, national, nonprofit organizations.
• Collaborate with various subsidiaries to enhance their philanthropic efforts within their business.
• Coordinate volunteer opportunities, matching gifts, and in-kind giving programs in partnership with internal volunteer committees and department leads.
• Prepare regular impact reports, presentations, and executive briefings to communicate result and lessons learned.
• Ensure accurate tracking, forecasting, and compliance with internal policies and external regulations
• Maintain thorough documentation for grants, sponsorship agreements, and audit purposes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in nonprofit partnerships, program management, or related philanthropic roles.
• Strong understanding of corporate social responsibility frameworks and strategic planning.
• Strong project- management and execution abilities with a proven track record of delivering complex program on time and within budget.
• Experience working with Benevity platform preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at crafting proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional partnerships with various teams to integrate CSR strategies into core business processes and maximize program reach.
• Ability to analyze data and translate metrics into actionable insights.

ORI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ORI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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