Senior Vice President, Corporate Programs

Join Points of Light and Change the World

As the world’s largest organization dedicated to increasing volunteer service, Points of Light engages more than 3.8 million volunteers across 32 countries. 

Cast from the vision of one thousand points of light shared by its founder, President George H.W. Bush, in his 1989 inaugural address, Points of Light was founded in 1990 as an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to encourage and empower the spirit of service. The organization extends President Bush’s vision that “any definition of a successful life must include serving others.” Today, Points of Light continues to transcend politics and borders to inspire millions of individuals worldwide to take action. 

Join Us: Be part of a movement that changes lives and communities. Please read the position description below. For more information, visit pointsoflight.org. 

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Department: Corporate Programs 

Location: Points of Light is a remote-first organization. Any U.S. location in the Eastern or Central time zone in a market with a major airport. Washington, DC preferred. 

Core Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET 

Position Summary:
 Through our corporate programs – employee activation, consulting and advisory services, the Corporate Service Council, The Civic 50 and corporate insights – Points of Light mobilizes and equips companies to fulfill their essential social impact role. This role leads the corporate revenue strategy and is accountable for growth across the full portfolio of corporate programs.

The Senior Vice President (SVP) is responsible for developing and implementing high-impact corporate programs that drive people-powered change in communities around the globe, both directly and through collaboration with the Points of Light Global Network. Serves as a key external leader and executive-facing representative for corporate partnerships. In partnership with Development colleagues, they will cultivate and steward relationships with Points of Light’s corporate partners and members to ensure revenue goals are achieved. The SVP will supervise 4-5 direct reports who oversee a portfolio of programs and program managers. 

This is an exciting time for corporate programs at Points of Light. Consumer and employee expectations for companies to make a positive social impact is growing, and Points of Light is well-positioned to guide companies in meeting those new standards. We are making new investments in deepening and measuring the impact of our programs, and the SVP will play a key role in driving innovation for our corporate work.

Position Functions and Responsibilities:

Lead implementation of Points of Light’s corporate programs

• Develop and refine program models that advance corporate social impact in alignment with Points of Light’s mission, address shifting corporate volunteer landscape, and deliver on target outcomes.
• Establish clear KPIs and outcomes for corporate programs and implement strategies for measuring and reporting results.
• Oversee systems, resources and structures to ensure corporate programs are implemented with excellence and efficiency and result in high NPS scores.
• Stay current on trends and research in corporate social impact and employee volunteer engagement to inform key in person and virtual Points of Light gatherings.
• Establish strategic partnership with external organizations. 
• Serve as senior spokesperson in external forums and corporate engagements.
• Oversee the development and effective management of corporate program budgets and partner with Finance department colleagues to ensure accurate revenue recognition. 
• Track and report progress toward corporate program KPIs and goals.

Drive Corporate Revenue Strategy and Growth

• Support corporate revenue targets, pipeline strategy, and deal conversion.
• Assist executive-level sales conversations and high-value partnership negotiations.
• Participate in executive-level partnership development conversations with companies.
• Set product and portfolio strategy based on market demand and revenue potential.
• Determine program investment priorities, including scaling high-growth offerings and sunsetting low-performing programs.
• Cultivate and expand partnership opportunities with existing clients, helping them to discover their next step with Points of Light.

Coach, inspire and develop a talented staff of senior leaders and program managers.

• Coach and manage a team of approximately 5 senior program leaders overseeing Points of Light’s corporate activation, corporate social impact consulting, Corporate Service Council, The Civic 50 and corporate thought leadership as well as the teams they supervise.
• Ensure that team capability and capacity evolves in alignment with market dynamics, program requirements, and internal and external customer expectations. 
• Collaborate with leaders from across the enterprise, including marketing and communications, development, and finance, to establish partnership priorities and enable successful partnership implementation. 

Core Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

The SVP must be passionate about Points of Light’s mission and demonstrate proven leadership, program implementation, partnership development and consulting skills.

• Experience building, implementing and measuring the success of CSR and corporate social impact programs or employee volunteer programs.
• Knowledge of corporate community engagement models and best practices and experience evolving programs and strategies accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to manage programs across the project lifecycle from scoping/planning to implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Capability to analyze company and market needs, formulate consultative solutions to address needs and customize existing offerings according to company needs.
• Exceptional presentation and influencing skills; experience in a sales or fundraising environment.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit thrives in a fast-paced environment and successfully meets aggressive growth and revenue goals. 
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to consistently deliver a professional and polished presentation or facilitate a meeting with corporate or NGO partners across the world. 
• Experience managing teams to achieve complex goals in a fast moving environment.
• Excellent project management skills including developing organizational consensus, work planning, and executing projects.
• Experience building and managing program budgets.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in corporate social responsibility, corporate employee volunteer programs or corporate program management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and motivate and develop employees.
• Occasional travel overnight and/or internationally (estimated 15-20%)Strong computer skills, including 
• Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Salesforce, program management software (Asana), and data analytics/visualization tools are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Culture and Values: Points of Light has a 30-year plus history that it seeks to honor, while looking toward the future as an innovative thought leader in the social sector. We have a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Our organization values innovation, dedication, teamwork and respect. We enjoy thinking big, but also working hard to deliver our best work. Our team is solution-oriented, looking for someone who is always ready to deliver on ways to solve challenges, internally and with external partners.

What We Offer: Competitive compensation and excellent benefits including a robust PTO program: 18 days of PTO, 10 holidays, and 1 floating holiday; plus, we are closed December 25-January 1. Medical, dental and vision benefits, free life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, a 403(b) program with employer match, and 1 day of volunteer time off per month.