Community Engagement Specialist (Temporary)

Description

Company Overview

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (“GSGLA”) is the largest girl-serving nonprofit agency in the Los Angeles region. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. www.girlscoutsla.org.

Our core values of Integrity, Clarity of Purpose, Accountability and Respect represent how we behave on a day-to-day basis. These are the specific behaviors that are imperative and encouraged in our company culture. 

We are committed to building a diverse staff that reflects the communities we work alongside, and we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace.

We encourage all qualified individuals to apply, and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. In addition, reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Position Summary

The Temporary Community Engagement Specialist is responsible for developing and executing effective recruiting strategies to increase awareness and participation in Girl Scouting through a variety of in person meetings, presentations, and networking opportunities with community organizations, corporations, schools, educators, faith-based institutions, and other community constituents. They are responsible for securing adult volunteer participation through community cultivation, lead generation and follow-up in assigned geographical areas.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and implements recruitment activities and events. Represents GSGLA at local events, fairs, and festivals.
• Utilizes the council’s customer relationship management system to support the pursuance and conversion of leads.
• Follows up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
• Tracks and follows up on progress of potential leaders, through completion of the onboarding process.
• Helps find new membership opportunities within area schools and school districts.
• Collaborate with troops to recruit members.
• Provides and ensures professional, superior customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Outstanding Interpersonal and Communication Skills. Expresses ideas and facts in a clear and understandable manner appropriate for the individual or group; listens to and comprehends what others are saying; prepares organized and structured presentations; has demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues and communicate effectively with a diverse group of girls, volunteers, and staff. Excellent selling, communication, and negotiation skills.

Customer Responsiveness. Seeks and acknowledges the views and ideas from customers (internal and external); identifies, prioritizes, and balances customer issues; takes time to answer questions and explain decisions; follows through on commitments to customers in a timely manner; maintains a commitment to continuous improvement.

Project Management. Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects while managing conflicting priorities and deadlines, formulate short- and long-term project goals, objectives, schedules, and priorities in line with council goals; anticipate issues, obstacles, or opportunities that may impact plans or actions; establish courses of action for accomplishing goals while attending to and incorporating information obtained during day-to-day administrative tasks.

Excellent independent decision-making skills and strong resourcefulness. Proven record of functioning as a self-starter who can work independently with minimal oversight and take initiative; demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, self-management, and organization. Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales.

• Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to audience needs.
• Must be flexible, adaptable, and willing to thrive in an ever-changing/fast-paced environment.
• Ability to spend time sitting, utilizing the computer, and standing and walking at events, fairs, festivals, and throughout GSGLA facilities.
• Ability to use technology and learn new technology applications.
• Ability to travel via personal vehicle to various facilities throughout the region on an average of 300-500 miles per month.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds periodically unassisted.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of themself or others.

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Recommended Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• English/Spanish bilingual oral and written communication (preferred).
• Knowledge of the basic principles of marketing (for example, market identification and segmentation, interpretation, and use of market data).
• Experienced in sales process and management of leads. Proven experience in setting ambitious goals with energy and confidence to drive to achieve those goals.
• Possession of a valid California drivers’ license and reliable transportation.

GSGLA Employee Requirements

• Comply with state-mandated reporter training.
• Attend GSGLA signature events and/or other activities as assigned.

Vaccination Policy

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles requires its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to certain exemptions as required by law. New hires working at Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles must be fully vaccinated upon hire. Please contact the People & Culture Department for a copy of the vaccination policy.

Salary : $25 - $28