Regional Social Innovation Coordinator (GA/FL)
About The Position
IDEA's Department of Social Innovation works to build a social innovation hub that helps reduce poverty and foster human flourishing. It empowers, connects, and educates emerging change makers, called Idealists, through training and community. The Regional Social Innovation Coordinator finds and supports emerging leaders, young professionals, students, masajid, and community organizations in their region. This field-based role convenes community members, hosts events, leads trainings and a leadership Fellowship, and connects volunteers with IDEA programs, including food distribution, disaster response, and medical missions. Most work takes place in the community rather than behind a desk. The position focuses on powering IDEA programs and fundraising (about 40%), convening and connecting the community (about 40%), and training and growing leaders (about 20%). The coordinator also upholds IDEA's organizational values of Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice, and Custodianship and adheres to its safeguarding, ethics, and anti-harassment and discrimination policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in community organizing, volunteer management, program coordination, or similar work.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends and travel regularly within the region.
- Experience planning and running events, from small gatherings to large public programs.
- Experience designing or leading trainings, workshops, or leadership programs.
- Experience building partnerships and an interest in relationship-based fundraising.
- Strong communication skills with audiences ranging from students to executives.
- Comfort managing a budget and keeping accurate records in digital tools.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with fellowships, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, corporate employee resource groups, or storytelling and video.
- Familiarity with Muslim community institutions.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, train, and lead volunteers for Fund Development events, US Programs, food distributions, disaster response, and medical missions.
- Partner with IDEA teams from the start of planning to design volunteer experiences, follow up with volunteers, and invite them to further involvement.
- Recruit emerging leaders for international volunteer trips to see IDEA's projects firsthand.
- Build relationships with MSAs, young professional groups, masajid, nonprofits, and social enterprises across the region, and attend their events.
- Host a monthly IDEA Night in the home city and develop a large Ramadan IDEA Night with iftar, fundraising, vendor booths, and local organizations.
- Run quarterly convenings in other regional cities, such as pitch days and hackathons for good.
- Find and share stories of local change makers.
- Turn relationships into support for IDEA's work in partnership with the Fund Development team.
- Lead two IDEA Fellowship cohorts per year, each a three-month leadership program for emerging change makers.
- Deliver workshops on organizing, storytelling, and social innovation, and help partner organizations build capacity.
- Guide volunteers into IDEA's online leadership training and support them from their first event through leading their own projects.
- Adhere to IDEA's organizational values and safeguarding, Code of Ethics, and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
