What are the responsibilities and job description for the US Volunteers Coordinator position at Human Appeal?
Are you interested in building a career that makes a difference and creates a legacy? Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.
As US Volunteers Coordinator , the successful candidate will play an integral role in growing Human Appeal's volunteer database in the UK and delivering the charity's volunteer projects, including volunteer recruitment and acting as a central point of contact / support for all volunteer needs, as well as exploring new innovative volunteer opportunities, and preparing volunteer resources. This role will be on-site.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
- Managing and supervising volunteers and Interns, including developing their skillsets, providing volunteer engagement initiatives, and promoting a positive working environment
- Actively growing Human Appeal's volunteer database in US including promoting volunteering opportunities, processing new volunteer sign-up requests from the Volunteers inbox, and conducting Volunteer Team Leader interviews
- Recruiting Interns for various departments to achieve additional manpower support, by preparing Role Profiles, posting job adverts and conducting interviews
- Preparing and keeping stock of volunteer resources, such as collection buckets, t-shirts, merchandise and donation forms, for all volunteering activities
- Acting as a central point of contact and support for all volunteer inquiries and support requests, including providing prompt and thorough responses and resolving any complaints
- Designing and delivering local volunteering projects and outreach programs to achieve increased public interaction with Human Appeal and improve local relations
- Management of all relevant data input and data management on Salesforce and AMS, (suppliers, invoices, PO, campaigns, correct labelling) to ensure information is reflected accurately with an audit trail in line with protocol.
- Exploring new and innovative ideas to maximize the potential of Human Appeal's volunteering programs
- Providing procurement support by obtaining quotes for; venues, coaches, AV, catering etc. ensure smooth running and value for money in relation to volunteer activities
- Organizing travel and hotels arrangements by contacting local / corporate providers / suppliers and maintaining good relations to ensure value for money, making sure travel needs are met to a satisfactory standard.
- Helping to grow the donor database of the charity by suggesting new innovative fundraising opportunities and helping to identify and manage regular and emergency campaigns that can be carried out in the region, through research and networking
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
EDUCATION / EXPERTISE :
JOB REQUIREMENTS / SKILLS / ETC :
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Human Appeal is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Human Appeal is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.
Why Human Appeal?
Our Greatest Achievements Include :
Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials.
Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25-km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan's worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.
Protecting the health of mothers and their children in war-torn Syria by running the only free maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria. By offering free medical care to vulnerable mothers and children, our staff at Al Imaan Hospital providing life-saving care to 100,000 patients every year.
Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza's water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large-scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza.
Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30-40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.
Restoring safe and secure residential spaces in Syria, like the construction of a new town with 1,000 newly constructed homes in Al Zahoor.
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