Volunteer Lead at U-Save Foundation

Job Summary

• We are looking to hire a dedicated Volunteer Lead to join our team. The Volunteer Team Lead will support our internal and external relationships with our volunteers.
• To succeed as a Volunteer Lead, you should be able to think creatively, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A Bachelor’s degree with experience in volunteering is strongly desired.
• This role is also expected to promote a better understanding of the U-Save Foundation, its thematic area of WASH programming and to improve youth employability through providing an opportunity for work experience to fresh graduates.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and supervise and actively engage new and existing volunteers.
• Collect volunteer information, availability, and skills, and maintain an up-to-date database.
• Keep new and existing volunteers informed about the organization and volunteer opportunities.
• Match volunteers to opportunities that suit their skill sets, and ensuring they understand their responsibilities and access the proper training, as available.
• Keeping schedules and records of volunteers’ work and manage award programs.
• Coordinate volunteer teams for office projects, program support, special events, and community outreach efforts.
• Contribute ideas and strategies to improve and empower the volunteer community.
• Provide research and program support for U-Save programs.
• Planning and organizing events, including site selection, logistical arrangements, purchasing supplies, promoting events, scheduling and being the primary point of contact for the event.
• Contribute ideas to develop projects and activities for the organization.
• Support in preparing agendas and minutes of meetings.
• Support the Media/Comms Officer with ideas on social media content creation.
• Other administrative and management duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of two years related work experience;
• Knowledge and experience of volunteering;
• Previous experience in being an active volunteer and leading volunteers is highly desirable;
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
• Good time management, administrative and organizational skills.
• Capacity to work collaboratively and in a team.
• Previous experience in selecting, recruiting and supporting volunteers will be an added advantage.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Have demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Fluent in English and local language (Hausa would be preferable).