Community Volunteer Engagement Senior Specialist Omaha NE

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The Community Volunteer Engagement Senior Specialist mobilizes regional teams of volunteers to deliver impactful mission across Red Cross lines of service. This role will grow local community volunteer capacity and design new volunteer opportunities to meet mission community and evolving volunteer needs. This person will work as a player/coach directly engaging volunteers in their assigned jurisdictions and supporting volunteers and volunteer specialists across the region to meet mission needs in their areas.

Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal State and local regulations.. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Specific responsibilities:

Engage volunteers for episodic/event-based opportunities
Collaborate with volunteer leadership committees
Coordinate Home Fire Campaign activities
Oversee Restoring Family Links community outreach
Coordinate veteran programs at regional Veteran Administration facilities

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

Manage the Community Volunteer Workforce

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 (EDs and CVLs) to understand and meet workforce needs
Community Services Volunteer management
Create visibility and engagement of internal volunteers youth groups and partners in chapter opportunities

Opportunity Design

Designing and share new and non-traditional volunteer opportunity types to mobilize the community

Manage the VS 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

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Education: Bachelors degree required.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of related experience. Volunteer Management experience preferred
Management Experience: N/A


Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills. Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple and continuously evolving priorities effectively. Intermediate proficiency with MS Office applications including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook. Knowledge of group dynamics customer maintenance techniques negotiation skills and the ability to effectively implement programs is preferred.

Travel: May involve travel.