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The Volunteer Recruitment Manager (the Manager) is responsible for implementing organization-wide volunteer recruitment, mainly of college students and recent graduates; and supporting communications relating to marketing, public relations and recruitment. The Recruitment Manager reports directly to the Director of Development.
Responsibilities of the Recruitment Manager:
Volunteer Recruitment: (70%) The Manager is responsible for implementing MPI’s volunteer recruitment efforts. This includes:
- Collaborating with Development Director on the co-creation of MPI’s annual recruitment plan
- Building new relationships, and expanding existing ones, with college professors & staffers
- Phoning and emailing college professors, international education staff, university clubs, and high school trip coordinators
- Identifying college departments and individual contacts as prospects
- Some visits in-person to U.S. colleges (around 2-4 weeks per year)
- Partnering with third-party organizations and sites to market volunteer opportunities
- Managing college Campus ambassadors and Campus chapters
- Overseeing the volunteer application process including interest inquiries
Communications: (20%) The Director is responsible for supporting the Development Director in implementing all MPI communications, including but not limited to the following:
- Social Media and Blogs: creating & editing content on all social media outlets, including Facebook,Instagram, blogs, etc.
- Recruitment Content: Collaborating with the Development Director to design MPI’s annual recruitment content.
- Assistance with monthly enewsletter: supporting the creation of stories, text, graphics, etc.
- Assistance with Website: supporting content updates and a user-friendly experience of the website.
General Staff Support: (10%) As a team member of MPI’s staff, the Manager will be available to take on small and/or short-term projects that may be outside the realm of direct responsibilities of their position to support other staff members and/or to further the overall purpose and benefit of the organization at large.
Job Requirements:
- Passion and commitment to MPI’s model, mission and vision.
- Solid relationship-building skills.
- Experience working with college professors and international education staff.
- Experience working directly with college students and volunteers.
- An interest in community development and volunteer-led development, preferably with experience in Latin America
- Interest in working for a small, ambitious nonprofit.
- Self-motivated and ability to prioritize tasks with little supervision.
- Experience working on diverse teams, with cross-cultural experience beneficial.
- Strong oral communication skills, with comfort and ability to effectively communicate with a variety of college students and university professors.
- Spanish language basics are beneficial.
- Preference to be located near a cluster of U.S. colleges (e.g., Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Houston, etc).
Additional Information:
Salary: $40,000 to $50,000 per year, depending on experience & qualifications
Location: remote (2-4 weeks per yr visiting U.S. colleges)
Benefits:
- 2 weeks paid vacation, plus 11 U.S. national holidays paid
- Up to $100/month (taxable income) towards the premium for employee-purchased medical insurance
- Leadership & professional development
- Coverage of all work-related travel (transport, accommodations, not food) expenses.
- Home office stipend of $300/yr
MPI does not provide the following, which are the responsibility of the Recruitment Manager:
- Employee share of income taxes
Start Date: November 2022
Please Note: Only short-listed applicants will be notified.
Manna Project International is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 – $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Experience:
- Relationship management: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
