Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator

Who We Are:

Eye Thrive is a locally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers children to pursue their full potential by delivering essential eyecare across the St. Louis region.
In June 2025, Eye Thrive launched a second Mobile Vision Clinic, doubling our capacity and our impact on the lives of St. Louis kids.
This school year, Eye Thrive will provide 25,000+ vision screenings, 8,000+ comprehensive eye exams, 8,000+ prescription glasses, 3,000+ replacement glasses, and 300+ follow‑up care referrals, all completely free of charge.

Job Overview:

• The Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator expands and manages Eye Thrive’s volunteer and corporate engagement programs to strengthen internal teams and meet the needs of over 150 school and community partners. This role develops recruitment, onboarding, and training processes; coordinates volunteer assignments; maintains accurate records; and ensures activities run smoothly and efficiently. In addition, the position builds and sustains relationships with corporations and community organizations to advance group volunteerism, in‑kind donations, sponsor ships, and overall philanthropic impact.
• The Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator leads efforts to create meaningful experiences for individuals, groups, and companies who support Eye Thrive’s mission. This includes developing engagement strategies, facilitating orientation and training, and stewarding volunteers and corporate partners through consistent communication, recognition, and relationship management. The role also collaborates with internal departments to align volunteer and corporate engagement with organizational priorities, while representing Eye Thrive in the community and at events to raise awareness and encourage participation.
• Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication. It also demands adaptability, sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. The Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator must excel at building relationships, managing multiple priorities, and maintaining a positive, solutions‑focused approach in a dynamic environment.

Job Type:

• Permanent;
  Full Time;
  Exempt.
• Expected 40 hours/week;
  Monday-Friday;
  Occasional weekends.
• Participation in morning/evening meetings and special events will be required as needed.
• Reports to Director of Development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates and implements a volunteer engagement plan that identifies new individuals to target for outreach developing tailored, personalized and compelling engagement strategies.

• Recruits individuals, groups and organizations to assist with activities supporting Eye Thrive’s mission in the community.
• Develops and executes an annual volunteer engagement plan.
• Screens all volunteers to mitigate risk to the organization.
• Organizes and facilitates orientation sessions to familiarize volunteers with the organization’s mission, policies and programs.

• Inspires, mentors and develops passionate volunteers who support our mission.
• Provides ongoing mentorship, resources and opportunities for skill development to advance volunteers to higher levels.
• Creates and delivers training materials and sessions to ensure volunteers are prepared and confident in their roles.
• Analyzes individual volunteer performance to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement, ensuring volunteer efforts are aligned with organizational goals and mission.

• Maintains accurate records of volunteer profiles, schedules, hours, and roles in the volunteer management system and the Organization’s Google Calendar.
• Coordinates volunteer assignments to ensure they align with individual skills and organizational needs.
• Ensures volunteer activities remain on‑schedule and, when necessary, communicates with the operations team to keep activities running smoothly and efficiently, especially in support of Mobile Vision Clinic Visits to schools.
• Designs and implements a volunteer program…