Description:
Job responsibilities:
The candidate must be detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities:
Volunteer Recruitment, Management, and Administration
- Create online event pages and registration forms for volunteer events
- Reply to volunteer inquiries and recruit volunteers
- Serve as initial point of contact for volunteer groups
- Assist with planning an annual volunteer appreciation event
- Develop and maintain partnerships with service-learning coordinators and other community partners (school groups, college organizations, faith-based groups, corporate volunteers, etc.)
- Upload event photos and sign-in sheets
- Enter volunteer data and outreach contacts in Donor Perfect and Constant Contact
- Provide data for quarterly reports and offer feedback on grant narratives
Streams Programs Coordination
- Coordinate and deliver Adopt-A-Stream workshops, which includes:
o managing/updating workshop materials used in the training
o delivering trainings and disseminating supplies
o scouting adoptable stream sites
o matching new Stream Captain volunteers with viable stream segments
o ensuring that records of adopted streams are up to date
- Support GVC Stream Captains through communication, volunteer recruitment, sourcing supplies, and troubleshooting
- Lead Stream Cleanups for school groups, corporate sponsors, or other volunteers (3-4 per year)
- Record and manage Stream Cleanup data
Educational Workshop and Outreach Support
- Assist with delivering educational presentations and administering surveys at rain barrel and conservation garden workshops
- Follow-up email with volunteers per their interest after each workshop
- Assist with representing GVC at community outreach events (nature center festivals, school events, community meetings, etc.), as needed
Qualifications:
- Passion for environmental stewardship and community engagement
- Experience and interest in delivering educational presentations to a variety of audiences
- Knowledge of watershed health and stormwater management
- Interest in building and maintaining working relationships with volunteers and community partners
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with data management and Microsoft Office
- Confidence in public speaking and leadership
- Time management and organizational skills to support a hybrid work schedule (time split between work from home and various field/event/workshop sites)