Volunteer Program Liaison

3 weeks ago

Fort Saskatchewan, Canada City of Fort Saskatchewan Full time
Position Summary

The City of Fort Saskatchewan is seeking a confident, compassionate, motivated individual to join our Family and Community Support Services Team. Reporting to the Director, FCSS, the Volunteer Program Liaison is responsible for supporting the partnership program between the City of Fort Saskatchewan and Dow. This position will provide support for volunteer & community relations programs where Dow operates in Canada and City run events in Fort Saskatchewan.

Responsibilities

include, but are not limited to:
•Work with key stakeholders and community residents to promote volunteerism.
•Act as direct link between community groups, nonprofit partners and the City to Dow to create and facilitate impactful community volunteer opportunities.
•Project manage volunteer and community engagement initiatives and promote Dow’s Volunteer and Employee Resource Group Participation Policy and volunteer programming across Dow’s diverse and inclusive work force to inspire and recruit volunteers.
•Identify and mentor community & Dow volunteers.
•Manage regional utilization and awareness of Dow’s Web-based Volunteer Platform and use it to track and report volunteer data and insights.
•Be a resource and subject-matter expert to volunteers, Dow employees, employee resource groups and site leadership teams on how to address community needs, maximize volunteerism efforts and recognize volunteers.
•Coordinate with Dow Canada’s Community Relations Manager, City staff and other partners on the implementation of continuing education opportunities to increase knowledge of community needs, volunteer capacity, community impact and Dow’s reputation.
•Provide support to Dow’s Canada’s Public Affairs team to implement community relations activities.
•Create and share content on Dow communication platforms (social and Dow internal) to assist in storytelling, recognition, and reporting of volunteer engagement.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a post-secondary Diploma or Degree in human services, recreation administration, communications related field or relevant military/veteran experience. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in volunteer management, community relations, corporate social responsibility and/or nonprofit management is required. The incumbent will be proficient at community networking, political awareness, governance, partnerships, and mediation skills. Experience with Microsoft Office applications, the internet, and social media is essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent people skills to communicate constructively in a positive, confident and respectful manner to internal and external audiences. The ability to work effectively and efficiently with little supervision is desired.

A Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Check will be required upon hire.

Duration: August 5, 2024, to August 1, 2025

Fort Saskatchewan, home to nearly 30,000 people, is a vibrant economic and cultural hub located in Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta District 11, just 15 minutes northeast of Edmonton. The City of Fort Saskatchewan proudly manages recreation, culture and historic amenities including a performing arts theatre and a fitness centre within the Dow Centennial Centre and the historic 1875 - 1885 NWMP Fort Representation in the heart of downtown. Located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, Fort Saskatchewan boasts more than 80 km of paved trails along with many natural areas for residents to explore. As a City, we believe in diversity and inclusion and are working toward creating a city where all residents are respected and have a sense of belonging.

The City of Fort Saskatchewan thanks all applicants for their interest and advises those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

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