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| Company: |
Texas Trees Foundation |
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| Job Title: |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Job category: |
Non-Profit |
| Job Location: |
Dallas - TX Texas - USA |
| Job Description: |
Job Purpose:
The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for establishing and leading a volunteer program to support tree production and planting projects and programs, with a focus on education, growth, and advocacy.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Plans and implements a comprehensive volunteer program that provides for the selection and recruitment of volunteers and interns.
• Develops and implements policies and processes that align with Texas Trees Foundation standards.
• Serves as a liaison with industries and religious, civic, and academic institutions and organizations in coordinating volunteer and intern efforts.
• Works closely with the Tree Farm Management Staff to coordinate volunteer days and events.
• Develops and implements recruitment plans and strategies for targeted and general volunteer recruitment.
• Develops and delivers training for volunteers.
• Maintains volunteer records by tracking volunteer time devoted to projects, tasks, and results of volunteer activities.
• Prepares reports of volunteer services and opportunities.
• Coordinates with other staff members or ensure recruitment and other printed and online materials are available and appropriate for program needs.
• Works with the Volunteer Center of North Texas and other agencies to provide a bank of volunteers for tree planting projects.
• Plans, organizes and implements an annual volunteer recognition event.
• Secures underwriting for the volunteer recognition event.
• Anticipates and plans for the capacity of volunteers to ensure the successful implementation and logistics for events.
• Evaluates programs and projects and suggests and makes improvements as needed.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with volunteer leaders following events to express thanks and evaluate the success of the events.
• Identifies new volunteer opportunities within the Foundation community.
• Identifies and writes job descriptions for the volunteer positions.
• Devises and updates a volunteer manual.
• Serves as the liaison for facilities and office equipment maintenance and repair (such as parking, office, computers, telephones, and office equipment)
• Develop, oversight and maintenance of the TTF website
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Relationships and Roles:
• Demonstrates the ability to interact and cooperate with all Foundation employees.
• Displays commitment to the mission of the Texas Trees Foundation.
• Builds trust, values others, communicates effectively, drives execution, fosters innovation, focuses on the customer, collaborates with others, solves problems creatively and demonstrates high integrity.
• Maintains professional internal and external relationships that meet Foundation core values.
• Proactively establishes and maintains effective working team relationships with all departments.
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Skills Required:: |
Job Qualifications/Skills Required:
The successful candidate will possess:
• Outstanding organization skills with a high attention to detail.
• Three or more years experience in volunteer management and recruitment and training, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate volunteer services.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to interact with and motivate all age groups.
• Knowledge of word processing software and databases and the ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Excellent work history and attendance record.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, various officials, volunteer agencies, community groups, and the general public.
• Commitment to the mission of the Texas Trees Foundation
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Language Requirements: |
English-Very Good |
| Employment Type: |
Full Time |
| Yearly Salary: |
32000 USD |
| Posting Date: |
2009-07-07 |
| Level of Education: |
High School |
| Years of Work Experience: |
3 to 5 Years |
| Company: |
Texas Trees Foundation |
| Contact Name: |
Texas Trees Foundation |
| Contact Phone: |
2142736689 |
| Contact Fax: |
2149533028 |
| Preferred Method of Contact: |
No Preference |
| Preferred Language of Resume/Application: |
English |
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