Senior Community Relations Specialist, North Florida and South Georgia

About this role:

This position will collaborate with senior business leaders and community stakeholders to advance Wells Fargo’s reputation as a premier corporate citizenship leader in the North Florida and South Georgia markets.  This highly visible position will sit in Jacksonville, FL and offers a hybrid work schedule.  The Wells Fargo job profile is Senior Community Impact & Sustainability Specialist.

In this role, you will:

• Execute on regional strategies that align with community relations programs and philanthropic initiatives

• Implement stakeholder engagement strategies that position company as a corporate citizenship leader

• Manage grant programs, measure impact, progress against commitments and portfolio effectiveness 

• Support Wells Fargo’s community development strategic initiatives around CRA

• Champion employee engagement initiatives to support volunteerism and community leadership

• Collaborate with Corporate Communications to secure positive news coverage for proactive storytelling and strategic reputation management 

• Partner with civic and nonprofit community-based organizations to execute on philanthropy strategies 

• Support a strong risk culture and compliance with federal, state and local banking regulations

• Drive market activations and amplify storytelling opportunities along with the Foundations mission

• In partnership with Government Relations & Public Policy, engage with key government, stakeholders

• Develop strong relationships with community leaders and line of business leaders and functional partners

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Community Impact or Sustainability experience, demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience executing on strategic plans for community-based initiatives for a Fortune 500 company

• Experience driving transformational change objectives to align with philanthropic initiatives 

• Experience supporting community development initiatives around CRA

• Experience developing financial projections and analyzing variances for community impact initiatives

• Experience partnering with community organizations such as non-profits and activist groups

• Experience presenting information that persuades, and enhances understanding at all levels

• Experience building strong relationships and collaborating across large organizations

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Office Location:

• 1 Independent Drive - Jacksonville, FL

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.