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This individual is familiar with a variety of the organization's concepts, practices and procedures and manages the initiatives, resources and tools needed to support community partnerships and volunteerism, including charitable efforts, sponsorships and event management, volunteer opportunities, campaigns and communications as well as overall marketing support. In addition, this individual is responsible for ensuring all business development, marketing and communications programs and resources support the design and integrity of the Busey corporate brand and culture.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute sponsorship partnerships from charity outreach to event wrap-up throughout Busey's footprint.
• Supports internal volunteerism efforts through campaigns, communication and department goals.
• Orchestrate community and charitable event participation.
• Support and execute procedures for charitable giving efforts, event management, tracking and reporting to ensure a consistent experience.
• Ensure community partnerships are equipped with Busey's approved brand resources including ad or program booklet support, logo and identity marks, leadership presentations and talking points, press release support and approvals.
• Fully leverage charitable sponsorships through event tickets and seating, branding and COI opportunities.
• Collaborate with community leaders to ensure the company's visibility within communities Busey supports.
• Support and facilitate communications, both internal and external, e.g., press releases; COI, prospecting and business development communication info and resources; memos, sales pieces, webpage and other copy as needed in the appropriate tone.
• Maintain design and integrity of corporate brand and culture.
• Function as troubleshooter and resource link across the organization.
• Additional duties and projects as assigned.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Through regular written reports to leadership.
• Through accuracy, timeliness, and effectiveness of initiatives and achievement of growth goals.
• Through leadership, peer and customer feedback.
• Through NPS, Engagement and internal service reviews.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• Customer Service - Adheres to The Busey Promise service standards set by Service Plus (Busey's service model) in order to anticipate and exceed the needs of our customers, both internal and external.
• Functional Knowledge and Technical Skills - Skilled in job-specific knowledge that is necessary to provide the appropriate quantity and quality of work in a timely and efficient manner.
• Accountability - Work behaviors demonstrate responsible personal and professional conduct, which contributes to the overall goals and objectives of Busey.
• Interpersonal Relations (Teamwork) - Interacts effectively with others to establish and maintain smooth working relations.
• Planning and Organizing - Develops, implements, evaluates, and adjusts plans to reach goals, while ensuring the optimal use of resources.
• Fostering Innovation - Develops, sponsors, or supports the introduction of new and improved methods, products, procedures, or technologies.
• Oral Communication - Communicates ideas and information verbally to ensure that information and messages are understood and have the desired impact.
• Written Communication - Communicates ideas and information in writing to ensure that information and messages are understood and have the desired impact.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ability and Knowledge:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Highly organized and able to meet competing deadlines and manage budgets
• Collaborative and positive attitude, supportive of a team dynamic
• Take independent action within established fields and develop new procedures or approaches to problems as needed
• Analyze and solve problems based on a wide knowledge of many factors where application of advanced or technical concepts is required
• Maintain mental concentration and visual attention for variable lengths of time
• Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing or related field is preferred.
• Requires 3 or more years progressively responsible, multi-faceted sales and marketing experience.
• Requires 1 or more years of management and banking experience.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Busey believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Equal Opportunity Employment is a priority for Busey and all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital status, military status, veterans status, citizenship status, work authorization status, work disability, order of protection or any other characteristic protected by applicable law or other non-merit based factors.