Community Volunteer Engagement Senior Specialist

American Red Cross • Statewide, AL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of related education and experience required.
• 5-7 years related experience required.
• 1 year supervisory experience preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong training and presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to relate effectively to people of diverse backgrounds and education levels.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple and continuously evolving priorities effectively are required.
• Recruiting experience OR the ability to effectively communicate and represent Red Cross mission and activities in a positive and realistic manner is required.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.

Nice To Haves

• Volunteer Management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of group dynamics, customer maintenance techniques, negotiation skills, and the ability to effectively implement programs is preferred.
• Great Organizational skills
• Established Community contacts
• Great Communication skills
• Experience engaging volunteers
• Must be flexible
• Open to all populations in that area
• Must be Tech savvy

Responsibilities

• Grow the community volunteer capacity, engage external partners and the community to meet local needs for community based programming including preparedness programs, restoring family links, veteran services and other regionally approved services.
• Liaise with community programming leads (Executive Directors and Community Volunteer Leaders) to understand and meet workforce needs
• Community Services Volunteer management
• Create visibility and engagement of internal volunteers, youth groups, and partners in chapter opportunities
• Designing and share new and non-traditional volunteer opportunity types to mobilize the community
• Manage the Volunteer Services workforce systems and processes to ensure recurrent and one-time community services are staffed fully
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the design of volunteer opportunities to best meet the needs of the community, organization and volunteer
• Continuous Improvement Support the organizational learning and adoption of new and non-traditional volunteer opportunities with line of business
• Data and reporting on Community Services volunteer impact
• Program and process improvement
• Volunteer and Employee Matrixed Management
• Directly lead teams of volunteers locally and regionally
• Support peers across the region who may lead local community volunteer teams.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior