Director, Nordson Foundation and Corporate Giving - Nordson

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Job Summary

Director, Nordson Foundation & Corporate Giving is responsible for creating strategies and leading activities related to the Nordson Corporation Foundation and Corporate Giving, which includes fostering positive relationships with community members, non-profit organizations, and fellow employees within Nordson. This role will also leads Nordson Impact, the portfolio of programs that manage the Nordson Foundation, the Community Relations, Matching Gifts, Time ‘n Talent (volunteerism), A Time to Give (annual campaign), the BUILDS Scholarship program and corporate donations.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Director, Nordson Foundation & Corporate giving will be responsible for:

• Creating strategies and policies and executing activities to ensure high level achievement of Foundation and Corporate giving goals and outcomes.
• Creating strategies to enhance Nordson’s reputation through partnerships and volunteer initiatives.
• Building goodwill, fostering positive perceptions, and promoting the organization’s image in local communities where Nordson does business
• Designing and maintaining the global charitable giving budget, including overseeing its allocation and distribution.
• Partnering with corporate communications to promote Nordson’s mission.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders in the community and internal partners while engaging our employees to ensure company-wide programs deliver maximum impact.
• Ensuring a Foundation culture of integrity, accountability, and responsibility.
• Oversee global implementation of community related programs.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

   Experience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in leading corporate foundations and community relations

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead and influence multiple stakeholders (external and internal).
• Organizational skills necessary to manage project plans, budgets, documents, and deliverables.
• Experience in designing and implementing community outreach programs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess and apply excellent problem-solving skills to continuously improve all processes and practices within area of responsibility through simplification.
• Self-starter with a knack for compelling communications (oral and written).
• Keen understanding of the importance of strong community relations, and the skills to moderate between the company and the communities served.
• High attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in public forums.
• Strong MS office skills (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel) and variety of eLearning platforms and tools.

Travel Required

  Estimated _10%

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.