Volunteer Coordinator

Supervisor: Development Director, Executive Director

Status: Full-Time- 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday) including some weekend and evening engagements

FSLA Status: Exempt

Salary: $ 42,000 annually benefit allowance paid time off

Position Summary: Increase Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity’s capacity to build and repair homes by recruiting and coordinating volunteer shifts, forming & maintaining relationships with community members, communicating IVHFH’s mission, and cultivating strategic partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with all IVHFH staff to determine volunteer needs for the construction, Helping Hands, ReStore, and office staff.
• Recruit, make first contact, and coordinate with volunteer groups and individuals to meet staff needs.
• Collaborate with the outreach team to develop messaging and outreach materials, raise funds, and recruit volunteers.
• Collaborate with IVHFH staff, members of the board of directors, and committee volunteers in pursuit of strategic plan objectives related to maintaining donor and volunteer databases.
• Lead IVHFH’s Volunteer Committee by maintaining regular communication, preparing agendas, sending meeting notes, delegating tasks, and tracking progress on objectives.
• Work with the outreach team to support IVHFH’s communications and marketing goals by providing content for newsletters, fundraising campaigns, social media communications, and taking photos of the volunteer events.
• Coordinate with members of the outreach team to plan community engagement events, fundraising and recognition events, volunteer build days, etc.
• Assist the Development Director with tasks as assigned.
• Ensure each construction site has a supply of hospitality materials and first-aid kits.
• Recruit and oversee AmeriCorps Service Members. Tasks include interviewing and selecting potential service members, administrative work, and general supervision tasks.
• Various tasks to assist with operations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Willingness to accept challenges, eagerness to learn, work in collaboration, and take ownership of various projects.
• Skilled in professional written and verbal communication.
• Focus on organization and project management, strong proofreading and editing capabilities, and exceptional attention to detail.
• Creative/determined problem-solving.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and willingness to learn Canva.
• Knowledge of social media platforms and ability to integrate social media with communications.
• Basic knowledge of photography and videography to produce quality creative content for all marketing materials.
• Ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and coordinate, track, and prioritize multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to build rapport and maintain relationships with IVHFH’s stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with staff, volunteers, and homeowners.
• Comfort speaking with large groups and giving presentations.
• Compassionate and culturally responsive with the ability to respectfully engage in well-considered discussions with groups from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.
• Demonstrated project management skills: organized, collaborative, thorough, and flexible.
• Ability to work independently but also to join others and collaborate in a team.
• Comfortable receiving open and honest feedback and willingness to make necessary changes to meet project expectations.
• Hold a valid driver's license and ability to travel in the surrounding geographic area.
• Ability to work flexible hours including occasional evenings and weekends, when needed.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Higher education preferred, but not required.
• Relevant experiences in public relations, communications, or marketing preferred, but not required.

Please send resumes and cover letter with the job title in the subject line to: employment@iowavalleyhabitat.org

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity is firmly committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity (EEO) in recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Except in cases where required or permitted by law, employment decisions and practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, handicap, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, it is IVHFH’s policy to provide an environment that is free of unlawful harassment of any kind, including that which is sexual, age-related, racial, religious, or ethnic.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $42,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Iowa City, IA 52240: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person