Evergreen,Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement Jobs in Canada

ature, and empowering Canadians to take a
hands-on approach to their urban environments, Evergreen is improving the
health of our cities—now and for the future.

• Provide
  coordination and support for all aspects of volunteer engagement at
  Evergreen: from role development, recruitment and screening to
  orientation, volunteer development and recognition; help ensure volunteer
  engagement processes on track
• Act
  as the first point of contact for enquiries about volunteering; support
  the matching and screening of prospective volunteers; provide excellent
  customer service to both volunteers and staff;
• Develop
  and grow volunteer engagement at EBW and more broadly at Evergreen; part
  of the volunteer engagement team; support key strategic projects like
  evaluation and the development of volunteer leaders
• Collaborate
  with, train and coach program, events and operations staff, supporting
  them on volunteer engagement and management; part of key EBW project teams
  as appropriate
• Ensure
  accurate records for volunteers are kept, primarily with the volunteer
  management software;
• Responsible
  for the direct oversight of EBW volunteer teams at select festivals and
  events.

• Analytical/Decision
  Making/Problem Solving skills. Draw insightful conclusions from
  information. Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and
  risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests
  of EG. Assess difficult situations to identify causes, gather and process
  relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make
  recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
• Attention
  to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks.
• Customer-focus.
  Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external
  customers/donors to meet or exceed their expectations and receives
  positive feedback from internal and external customers/donors.
• Flexibility/adaptability.
  Flexible, versatile and/or tolerant in a changing work environment while
  maintaining effectiveness and efficiency. Adjust quickly to changing
  priorities and conditions. Cope effectively with complexity and change.
• Proactivity/Enthusiasm/Persistence.
  Act without being told what to do. Passionate and excited over work.
  Can-do attitude. Tenacious and goes the distance to get something done.

• Supervised
  by:Senior Manager, Volunteer Engagement

• 1-3
  years of previous experience in coordinating volunteers;
• Solid
  people-relation skills;
• Highly
  organized and self-motivated;
• Strong
  computer skills (eg. Microsoft Word, social media, volunteer database
  experience an asset, ideally Volunteer Impact)
• Able
  to work independently and in a fast-paced team environment.

• Office
  environment and work outside during events
• Weekends
  and evenings will be required