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Functional Area Specialist - Volunteer Coordinator

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Flint, MI, USA
Full-time

This position is primarily responsible for volunteer recruitment and project coordination in Genesee County.  

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Community wide recruitment of volunteers for all types of projects.
  • Build partnerships with corporations, universities, units of government, school districts and nonprofit entities to promote volunteerism. 
  • Work with school districts to encourage and implement service learning. 
  • Engage student service groups in volunteerism.
  • Coordinate applications for city, state and national service/volunteerism awards. 
  • Coordinate mini-grants and resources for service engagement. 
  • Coordinate the United Way Day of Action and regional events.
  • Assist the Civic Engagement Manger with AmeriCorps activities including recruitment and training of members; coordination of National Days of Service and service projects; aid in making the connection with service members to community based volunteers; aid in disaster volunteer response coordination and planning; and general support of the National Service Accelerator. 
  • Streamline volunteer opportunities and recruitment in Genesee County.  
  • Help create corporate social responsibility programs including advising on policies and procedures.
  • Database management and tracking of volunteer statistics.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Educational Background: 
Baccalaureate degree in English, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Accounting or related field and three (3) years of related experience;
Or, Associate Degree in a specific academic field or related discipline and eight (8) years of related experience; Or, ten (10) years of related experience.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
  • Excellent interpersonal relationship skills. 
  • Must be detail oriented; work well with deadlines and results oriented.
  • Ability to demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills including facilitation and presentation experience.
  • Strong relationship-building and organizational skills.
  • Early morning, evening and weekend work hours.
  • Light travel

Education/Training/Experience:

  • Experience/training in the following areas: nonprofit capacity building, marketing and relationship building. 
  • Candidates must demonstrate effective oral and written communications skills.
  • Candidate must demonstrate computer skills.

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. 
  • Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards.
Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary: $31,000 to $40,000 per year

Job Function: 

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jun 9 2018
Active Until: 
Jul 9 2018
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit