Organization
Helping Link

Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Specialist

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Seattle, WA

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

In-Person

Recruiting now

Seattle, WA 98104

About this Opportunity

Helping Link/Mt Du Ni is looking for a volunteer recruitment and engagement specialist to actively recruit young professional and student volunteers, sponsors, clients and members of the board on a continuing basis. A volunteer recruitment and engagement specialist will also be actively involved in the C-ID community and increase awareness and visibility of Helping Link/Mt Du Ni.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Executive Director you will:

  • Write, edit, update and manage recruitment ads
  • Develop and cultivate positive relationships with professional networks, nearby schools, universities, businesses, residents, churches and temples, community centers and other community members in the Little Saigon/Chinatown/International District neighborhoods
  • Seek out new opportunities for placement of recruitment ads within schools, professional networks and young professional community forums
  • Manage communication with prospective volunteers, donors, clients and members of the board
  • Help develop Helping Link/Mt Du Nis vision and future strategy for board of members, sponsors, clients, and future volunteers
  • Lead volunteer onboarding sessions twice a month
  • Lead community outreach efforts that promote Helping Link/Mt Du Ni such as posting flyers, event promotion tabling, and attending community meetings

Requirements:

  • Strong writing and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and in a team setting

Benefits:

  • Network and connect with sponsors, clients, volunteers, and Board of Directors within and outside of Helping Link/Mt Du Ni
  • Network and connect with student organizations and volunteers to promote youth leadership
  • Enhance communication and writing skills to diverse professional and social networks
  • Network and connect with key members of the C-ID community and employees of the City of Seattle
  • Hands-on experience in community engagement activities
  • Support a community-led grassroots organization to improve the lives of those in the Vietnamese community in the King County Region

About Helping Link: Helping Link is a non-profit organization that offers social services and education programs for Vietnamese refugees and immigrants. Our mission is to "Empower Vietnamese-Americans through assisting them through social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and youth leaders".

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Skills/Interests

  • Advocacy