Volunteer Development Coordinator

Position Title:

Region Volunteer Development Coordinator

Full-Time/Exempt position

Home-based – Within Region 4 – U.S. West Coast Units (Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Washington)

Engage in unit development and create a pipeline of qualified and diverse applicants for leadership volunteer roles within the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) network, and resource other volunteers to do the same.

Reports to the Volunteer Development Manager (VDM) and collaborates with the Region 4 Board Chair (RBC).

Shape, develop and implement the leadership development strategy within the Volunteer Engagement Cycle (VEC). Components of the strategy should include, but are not limited to:

• Partner with the Region Board Chair (RBC) to work with the regional staff and unit leadership to create unit development strategies, including Church Contact Person (CCP) engagement and development
• Work with unit leaders to identify and strategically engage with potential volunteers for unit leadership needs
• Collaborate with the Volunteer Training Specialist, RBC, regional staff, and unit leadership to support unit training events
• Collaborate with region staff to support long-term unit growth

• Identify and strategically engage with potential volunteers within the region for project leadership roles within the MDS network
• Collaborate with other VDCs to ensure volunteer engagement activities and efforts are coordinated across the MDS network
• Mentor and equip volunteers to introduce MDS service opportunities to potential leadership volunteers
• Work with the Volunteer Development team to create and continually evaluate volunteer recruitment/marketing materials to be used on multiple media platforms in collaboration with the Communications team

• Maintain a broad base of knowledge of volunteer opportunities across the MDS network
• Listen for the heart, passion, and skill set of the volunteer, matching the volunteer to an opportunity within MDS and inviting a commitment
• Walk alongside potential leadership volunteers as they discern their engagement with MDS

• Maintain volunteer interaction records in Donor Perfect
• Participate in unit and region meetings
• Participate in and contribute to the Volunteer Development team
• Participate in and contribute to the Region 4 staff team
• Participate and/or coordinate MDS coverage at church conferences and relief sales
• Visit project locations to obtain knowledge of disaster response and volunteer engagement
• Other duties as assigned

• Knowledge of and passion for the MDS mission, vision and core values
• Active Participant in a local Christian Church
• Affirm and emulate Anabaptist values and convictions and the Mennonite World Conference Shared Convictions
• Demonstrated commitment to the MDS lifestyle expectations as outlined in the Employee Policy Handbook
• 3-5 years of experience in development, communications, church leadership or social work
• Certificate or one or two years of training in development, social work, human resources, or related field
• One or more years of experience working with people of another culture

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including Public Speaking
• Proven conflict resolution skills
• Highly energetic, charismatic approach to engaging diverse groups
• Creative, optimistic/positive, forward-looking
• Demonstrated excellence in organizational skills
• Proactive with the ability to take initiative and build relationships
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus
• Availability and willingness to travel up to 35% time
• Physical requirement:
  Work is mostly sedentary with long periods on the phone and at a computer terminal or traveling
• Work environment:
  With the use of normal safety precautions typical of offices, meeting rooms, and in commercial vehicles, there is little risk of danger