Cisco’s Social Impact and Sustainability Office (SISO) powers the company’s purpose: to build an inclusive future for all. As a Program Coordinator for Community Impact, you will support the global infrastructure that helps employees engage in philanthropic efforts and lead initiatives that align with Cisco’s mission and performance goals.
Help build a best-in-class Community Impact Program and experience for employees
Drive global community impact engagement by providing support to employees, Community Impact Champions, Inclusive Communities (ERGs), and business units through the Community Impact Portal (Cisco’s Benevity platform), facilitating seamless volunteer management, fundraising, and donation matching
Review and approve/decline employees’ external donation match requests
Review and approve/decline employees’ match eligible volunteer hours
Review and approve/decline employee created volunteer opportunities
Respond to employee inquiries about the Matching Gifts Program and the Community Impact Portal
Collaborate with the broader Community Impact Team to provide general Community Impact programmatic administrative tasks
Support relevant global community focused teams to support their use of the Community Impact Portal
Demonstrate a commitment to supporting fellow team members to ensure a cohesive and high-performing work environment
Qualification
Required
1.5+ years' work experience in corporate social impact, corporate social responsibility, or ESG, spaces
1.5+ years' experience managing Benevity's Spark platform, specifically reviewing employee match requests, employee volunteer time, and employee volunteer opportunities
Bachelor's degree in Communications, minor in Marketing
1 year experience building Airtable Bases and Forms, managing SharePoint Folders and Sites, scheduling Webex meetings and participating in Webex Spaces
Preferred
Master's degree in Digital Marketing
1+ years of work experience with strong preference toward experience in social impact, corporate social responsibility, or ESG, spaces
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders
Natural communicator and collaborator, adept at building rapport
Proven dedication to community engagement through active volunteerism, or professional experience within the nonprofit sector
Adaptable and comfortable in an ever-changing environment, able to shift and redirect efforts and focus as required
Proficiency in tools such as Airtable, SharePoint, and Outlook
Benefits
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.
For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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