Our Community Engagement team is seeking a part-time, temporary employee, for approximately 20 hours per week, to assist with the following responsibilities :

Assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers with priorities determined by local market lead

Outreach to include, but not limited to phone calls, text messaging and emails for :

• Kickoff event outreach
• Re-recruitment of previous year Walkers
• Call Blitz and National Incentive Challenges
• Fundraising activation or goal achievement
• Post event follow up including incentive and recognition follow up

Communicate with Senior Manager, Community Engagement Great Lakes / PA, Director, Nationwide Peer to Peer Program, Senior Regional Directors and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow up notes to identified markets.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS :

Education : Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Experience : 2 years’ work experience preferred (administrative, fundraising, and / or special events) and working with volunteers, including grassroots organizing and volunteer mobilization.

Peer-to-peer fundraising experience strongly preferred.

Specialized Skills and Knowledge :

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Organized and detail oriented, with solid administrative skills
• Superb customer service skills
• Ability to recruit and manage volunteers
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office 365 including Excel and Outlook
• Database knowledge (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and / or Luminate preferred)
• Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance is required)
• Travel up to 10-15% during peak event seasons with occasional night or weekend stays

CORE COMPETENCIES :

• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Professional Behavior
• Results Driven
• Customer Orientation
• Flexibility

You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all Autism Speaks data and information to which you have access.

Last updated : 2024-04-28