Community Outreach Liaison; COL

Community Outreach Liaison (COL)

Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet (GAfSP) was founded in January 2005 to provide pet‑care solutions for deploying service members and veterans. We operate three programs: the Pet Foster Home program (coverage all 50 states and all branches of service), the MVP Sanctuary – TX (currently in development), and Warriors’ Angels – TX (focused on training service dogs for veterans with PTSD).

As a virtual volunteer liaison, the COL works with local communities and surrounding areas to represent GAfSP. The role primarily involves outreach to media and community events and coordinating volunteer support.

• Represent GAfSP at the state level or in specific areas with military and non‑military media contacts.
• Educate civilian and military communities about GAfSP’s mission, programs, and operations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local media and military public affairs offices or recruiter locations to promote the organization.
• Contribute to the organization’s newsletter and blog as appropriate.

• Identify, contact, and maintain a list of potential events within the state where an Information Table could be set up.
• Coordinate with organizations or businesses hosting events to facilitate GAfSP’s participation, including handling event host requirements and approvals.
• Recruit local volunteers to assist at event Information Tables.
• Collaborate with the National Marketing & Communications Director to promote GAfSP’s event presence.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of GAfSP’s mission and policies.
• Monitor the official assigned email account daily and maintain timely open communication with the National Marketing Director.
• Respond promptly to requests from the National Marketing Director.
• Prepare and submit the monthly Volunteer Service Hours report to the National Office by the 5th of the month following the reporting period.

• Passion for supporting military service members, veterans, and their pets, and ability to collaborate with like‑minded individuals.
• Professional, organized, reliable, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Adherence to GAfSP’s mission, purpose, operating procedures, and organizational guidelines.
• Preferred experience in public relations or as a military public affairs officer.
• Comfortable using MS Office Pro (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent software and communicating via internet, phone, and email.
• Commitment to at least one year in this volunteer position.

• Average of 25–30 hours per month.