Corporate Project Planner Job Saint Paul area,Minnesota USA,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Who We Are

As a 107-year-old volunteer center, Hands On Twin Cities (HOTC) is a leader in connecting volunteers, nonprofits, and companies to provide high impact in our community. We connect individuals and groups with meaningful opportunities to effectively serve and learn, mobilize and manage volunteers, and provide leadership development opportunities.

Commitment to Diversity

Hands On Twin Cities is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating an equitable and anti-racist environment for all employees. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion among our staff is essential to successfully executing our organizational mission. As such, we seek to recruit, support, develop, and retain talent from a diverse candidate pool that both complements and reflects the community we proudly serve.

Purpose

of Position

The Hands-on Corporate Volunteer Program plans volunteer events and projects for companies ranging from small businesses to global Fortune 500s. In tandem, the department actively engages with nonprofits to understand the goals of their organization and the communities they serve. These volunteer events include volunteer projects at corporate offices, at-home or small group volunteering through our Project in a Box service, beautification and conservation of community spaces, and days/weeks of service that may include all the former.

Volunteer project examples: fleece tied blankets for shelters assisting the unhoused, snack packs for youth serving organizations, pet toys for animal rescues, rejuvenating spaces with a new coat of paint, yardwork, organizing storage rooms, and much more!

The Corporate Project Planner is responsible for planning hands-on volunteer events and projects for companies that serve our nonprofit and community partners.

In this role, your responsibilities are:

Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and prospective corporate and nonprofit partners
Serve as a contact for nonprofits conducting outreach for volunteer projects and group opportunities, as well as the contact for corporations seeking group volunteer options
Provide exceptional communication and customer service to partners, ensuring timely updates on project progress and key deliverables
Plan and manage projects from ideation to completion, ensuring alignment with scope, desired goals, timeline, and budget.
Oversee project budgets, including preparing estimates, tracking expenses, and maintaining financial records
Identify and mitigate risks related to timelines, budgets, and resources
Maintain accurate and up-to-date data in Salesforce to capture project impact, track partner engagement, and support reporting and analysis.

Volunteer Coordination

Lead the execution of customized corporate volunteer projects, ranging in size from 10-1,000 volunteers for one-day and multi-day, in-person, and remote volunteer initiatives
Represent the organization by communicating our mission, programs, the purpose of the volunteer project, etc.
Instruct and supervise volunteers to ensure quality and engagement
Communicate roles and responsibilities to Hands On Twin Cities and contract staff supporting volunteer project
Travel to and from volunteer projects within the Twin Cities

Event Supply and Logistics

Set-up and clean-up volunteer projects
Purchase, source, and organize supplies for volunteer projects
Collaborate with the team to maintain the organization and cleanliness of the warehouse
Schedule shipments of volunteer project supplies to and from sites (companies, nonprofits, event venues)
Foster relationships and work with vendors and sites' shipping and receiving staff on logistics
Greet couriers, and receive deliveries and outgoing shipments of supplies from the warehouse

Other Responsibilities:

Involve and supervise volunteers and interns as appropriate in job-related activities
Generate suggestions for improving project workflow and ideas for new service projects

Engage in Hands On Twin Cities' diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and incorporate them in your role
Provide volunteer opportunity referrals to corporate and community individuals/groups

Participate in Hands On Twin Cities' signature events as necessary
Support the organization with storytelling
Other duties as assigned]

We're looking for someone who has:

Ability to be self-directed and a team player with a passion for social change
A minimum of two (2) years planning events, managing volunteers and/or…