We’re seeking someone to join the External Affairs team as an Associate in Community Affairs to coordinate the execution of the Firm's employee engagement programs including volunteering, giving and matching programs with a coverage focus on the Wealth Management business.

This is an Associate level position within the Community Affairs department.  Community Affairs is responsible for the Firm’s charitable efforts including corporate and foundation giving, employee volunteering, giving and engagement, and communications and reporting around philanthropic efforts for the Firm.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

• Volunteer Programs:
  Works with the team in support of year-round and campaign volunteer efforts:
  
  Work with Morgan Stanley Foundation partners to develop engagement opportunities for employees across 600+ offices in the US focusing on children's health and education initiatives
  
  Support Volunteer Campaign Managers with project scoping, execution and reporting for the businesses during Global Volunteer Month Campaign
  
  Support Volunteer Managers year-round by working with nonprofit partners and employees to plan and execute volunteer projects (includes logistics for on-site and off-site volunteer projects including room reservations and set-ups, supply deliveries, volunteer check-in and coordinating bus transportation)
  
  Maintain employee volunteerism website; posts volunteer opportunities, records volunteer hours; reporting and follows-up with employees as needed
  
  Grant and Partnership Support:
  
  Support Volunteer Grants program by reviewing employee applications, conducting due diligence and nonprofit outreach/responses
  
  Manage museum and cultural institution corporate memberships, including annual renewals, relationship management, and the administration of employee benefits
  General Program Support
  
  Respond to general inquiries about Community Affairs programs and activities on the department telephone line and inbox
  
  Provide additional program support as needed to team The ideal candidate will have the following professional experience and personal qualities
• Take accountability for completion of assigned projects
• Operate collaboratively as part of a team and support projects and initiatives when required
• Deliver solutions that appropriately balance Firm and clients' / stakeholders' needs
• Continually look for ways to meet and exceed key business priorities, factoring in team/department priorities
• Maintain commitment to deliver results in the face of complex business priorities and potential challenges

What you'll bring to the role: 

• Understanding of business, operating environment, and discipline
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and as a self-starter
• Excellent communication, writing, judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail with persistence, tenacity and drive for results
• BA and 4 years of work experience; related engagement program experience a strong plus

• Strong planning, administrative, and organizational skills; attention to detail a must
• Self-starter, resourceful, and a team player
• Flexibility and ability to deal with changing priorities, manage time efficiently and meet deadlines, Proven ability to multi-task

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).