Volunteer Services Specialist

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Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): The Volunteer Services Specialist role supports volunteer recruitment and engagement activities within the region: Develop and implement broad-based recruitment strategies to attract and identify Red Cross volunteers to effectively support regional goals and mission critical activities . Support the implementation and execution of programs, projects, and initiatives to increase and strengthen the engagement of volunteers . Perform screenings, referrals, and placement of prospective volunteers to effectively support regional goals and mission critical activities . This role is not eligible for relocation assistance. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD (Key Responsibilities): Utilize comprehensive recruitment strategies to meet assigned volunteer recruitment metrics, effectively support goals and ensure placement of sufficient numbers of volunteers to meet operational needs. Conduct general and targeted outreach and recruiting activities through various resource pools, networks and digital media to obtain volunteer applicants tracked to referral and approval. Maintain accurate records of all potential and actual volunteer leads through the appropriate tools. Produce status reports as directed. Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with key volunteer recruitment agencies/organizations, market segments, and populations to create a robust network and strong candidate pipeline for future needs. Assist in screening and referring volunteers to appropriate department opportunities. Partner with assigned staff to strengthen existing relationships and identify and evaluate prospective volunteer recruitment sources and partnerships. May assist in scheduling and coordinating volunteer orientations, placements, meetings, and events. Evaluate and modify recruitment and engagement strategies based on lessons learned . Support the development and ongoing refinement of volunteer strategies. Provide coaching and guidance to volunteer teams (paid and volunteers) and foster a culture of volunteerism that supports engagement strategies across departments. Contribute expertise and serve as a resource for volunteer engagement best practices. Review volunteer satisfaction data and work with operational teams to develop and execute engagement and retention strategies to improve volunteer satisfaction within the assigned area Implement strategies and tactics to drive volunteer engagement and provide input on volunteer engagement issues. Responsible for development of a thorough volunteer needs assessment for assigned area. Meet with stakeholders and ensure alignment of established goals to volunteer needs. Monitor the appropriate usage and implementation of the assessment needs through department collaboration and mutual accountability for results. Support volunteer programs and services to meet established goals and objectives. Assist with executing the Event Based Volunteer plan . WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications): Education: Bachelor's degree required Experience: Minimum of 5 years of related experience. Management Experience: N/A Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills. Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple and continuously evolving priorities effectively. Intermediate proficiency with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Knowledge of group dynamics, customer maintenance techniques, negotiation skills, and the ability to effectively implement programs is preferred. Travel: May involve travel. * Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as

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