Volunteer Volunteer Program Coordinator to Direct and Manage the Growth of Ashoka's Professional Support Community with Ashoka

About The Affiliated Organization

Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000+ Ashoka Fellows in 99 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to create change for the good of all. For more information, please visit www.ashoka.org

About The Role

Ashoka is looking for a Volunteer Program Coordinator with human relations and project management talent based in the Washington DC metro area (or within reasonable travel distance) who can build and manage volunteer recruiting partnerships to help propel the mission driven work of our staff and Ashoka Fellows.

Responsibilities

• Curate a sustainable talent pool of professionals from our existing database
• Cultivate teams of 12-15 senior-level Professional Support Partners in ten high-value skillsets
• Explore partnerships with consulting alums, CSR employee engagement programs, graduate level university consulting groups, and professional associations to keep the talent pipeline flowing
• Create a vibrant Ashoka Professional Support Partner community through engaging updates, invites and other communications
• Source the organizational project needs of our global staff and Ashoka Fellows
• Manage a partner matching process with an AI and platform assist
• Track and report on the success of the partnerships
• Recruit and manage a volunteer team that will support the work

What You'll Gain

At Ashoka you will be joining an extraordinary global team of innovative, optimistic, and committed staff who are dedicated to bringing systemic change for the good of all to a world that desperately needs it. You will get a birds eye view of innovative social change around the globe, while being able to meet and support some of the amazing social entrepreneurs that make up Ashoka's fellowship.

Location & Office

This role can be done remotely, but coming to Ashoka's Rosslyn office as you're able will help build recognition of both the program and your role as its lead. It will also be necessary for the transition and training. Ashoka's office in Rosslyn, VA is just across the Key Bridge in Georgetown and easily accessible by metro on the blue and green lines. There is also a parking garage underneath the building. It's a lovely space with spectacular views, especially from the rooftop deck!

Schedule

• Estimated hours required per week: 15-20 flexible hours, mostly remote
• The estimated duration of the project is: ongoing
• This position requires being on-site periodically in Rosslyn United States but also allows for some work to be completed virtually

Requirements

• Should be based in the Washington, DC metro area or within reasonable travel distance
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with volunteer management and working with volunteers
• Human resource and recruiting experience desired
• Excellent project management experience
• Familiarity with or willing to learn Salesforce
• Entrepreneurial history and/or personal qualities a major plus
• English language proficiency