About the Role
Do you love working with people? Interested in putting your coordination skills towards bettering the world for nonhuman and human animals? Consider joining us at Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN)! NARN is based in the Pacific Northwest and is looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented person with a passion for animal rights and collective liberation for all.
This role requires in-person responsibilities which are primarily located in Seattle, Washington, United States. We regret that we are unable to support visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must reside in Washington State at the position’s start date. We are unable to offer relocation assistance.
Please note that this position is primarily volunteer coordination duties, with some in-person event coordination duties. In-person outreach event responsibilities are higher during the month of June. We typically hold up to ten outreach events per year.
This is a part-time position.
Job Requirements
- Develop and manage standardized volunteer coordination systems.
- Lead the intake of volunteers and delegate to appropriate team members based on relevant skills and abilities.
- Develop systems to recruit, welcome, onboard, and support volunteers.
- Develop volunteer orientation materials and correspondences.
- Match volunteers to roles based on skill and volunteer interest.
- Track volunteer activities.
- Develop strategies to recruit new volunteers to the organization.
- Develop strategies to engage current volunteers at the organization.
- Coordinate the execution of in-person outreach events.
- Ensure that pre-event tasks are completed and that a NARN team member is present at the outreach event (if no volunteers are available).
- Provide on-site support for in-person outreach events, including storage space supply retrieval, event set-up, event registration, volunteer support, and day-of logistics for tabling events.
- Coordinate with team members to ensure the smooth delivery of event media sharables, including the development of event pages and social media announcements for outreach events.
- Work within the allocated event budget and track expenditures.
- Create outreach event job aids and plans.
Basic Qualifications
- Robust experience in volunteer coordination.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- A passion for animal welfare, environmental sustainability, or related causes.
- Ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting an event from conception to completion.
- Experience working collaboratively with staff and volunteers.
- Experience with Notion preferred but not required.
- Experience with Action Network preferred but not required.
- Experience in event coordination.
Details
Part-time employee role (up to 20 hrs/wk), $22 per hour.
This position is located in Seattle, Washington and requires on-site availability.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to info@narn.org.
Northwest Animal Rights Network is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
