Volunteer Recruitment Manager

AARP • Washington, DC

1d • $94,500 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

AARP Foundation is the nation's leading organization serving the 39 million older adults living in poverty or one life event away from slipping into it. Our mission is to strengthen financial resilience for and with older adults by empowering individuals and improving systems. We do this by creating pathways to quality employment, removing barriers to benefits, and promoting equitable access to essential goods and services.
The Volunteer Recruitment Manager establishes volunteer partnerships and leverages internal and external resources to achieve the organization’s volunteer engagement goals. Develops, advises, supports, coordinates, and collaborates on strategic volunteer engagement projects and technologies. Anticipates volunteer needs and designs materials, processes, trainings, and programs to maximize volunteer engagement. Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline processes and to develop new procedures that support the business unit/department.
We are seeking a strategic volunteer recruitment professional with expertise in recruitment strategy, volunteer acquisition, and partnership development to drive acquisition and pipeline growth. The ideal candidate will leverage data to identify trends, develop hypotheses, and provide actionable recommendations, while continuously designing and refining recruitment strategies based on measurable outcomes. This role requires strong collaboration with Marketing and Communications, as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with community organizations, employers, educational institutions, and other external stakeholders. Success in this position will require a sales and customer acquisition mindset, exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to navigate a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and shared decision-making.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Program Management experience and Bachelor’s degree required.
• Proven success recruiting volunteers through effective outreach, engagement, marketing, sales, or recruitment strategies.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally and occasionally throughout the United States as needed.
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience in Non-profit or membership-based organizations, consulting and other sectors where growing participation, building partnerships and using data to improve outcomes have been central to the role.

Responsibilities

• Anticipates volunteer needs and designs materials, processes, procedures, and programs to best meet those needs. Develops and implements volunteer training and leadership programs. Supports volunteer needs and designs opportunities to maximize volunteer engagement.
• Leverages internal and external resources including cross functional teams, volunteers and members to achieve organizational volunteer engagement goals.
• Recruits, trains, develops, and deploys volunteers in accordance with organizational goals. Aligns volunteers’ interests and needs with organizational priorities to design opportunities to maximize volunteer engagement. Ensures inclusion of volunteer perspectives in strategic planning.
• Works with cross-functional teams in the advancement of state and national volunteer strategies and goals.
• Assists volunteers, staff partners, and external volunteer organizations across multiple channels to ensure individuals can effectively contribute to organizational goals and give back to their communities.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 100% company-funded pension plan
• health, dental, and vision plans
• life insurance
• paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave
• performance-based and peer-based recognition
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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