Community Development Manager

Volunteers of America North Louisiana is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a mission to provide opportunity, promote dignity, and inspire change in all who find their way to us. As a church without walls, we do this through personalized housing, health, and human services that benefit children and families, individuals with disabilities, and senior adults.

Thanks to our dedicated team of more than 350 employees, along with thousands of volunteers, donors, and supporters, we aim to give hope to thousands of people each year. Through our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, we endeavor to attract qualified, diverse, and caring individuals to consider a career with us and experience a collaborative culture that offers challenging, stimulating, and rewarding opportunities for personal and professional growth.

We are currently recruiting for a Community Development Manager and ask that you consider joining our team as we serve God by serving others. We offer a rich benefits package consisting of medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, voluntary life insurance for you, your spouse, and your child(ren), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, vacation days, sick time, and a 403(b) retirement plan with company match.

JOB SUMMARY:

Oversee the agency’s external volunteer program, including the young professional’s group known as Visionaries, and establish mutually beneficial relationships with community members to promote the agency’s visibility and development growth.

JOB DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the agency’s volunteer program including, but not limited to, working with staff to develop and promote agency-wide volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteer needs within the community, cultivate current volunteer relationships, and administer training when needed.
• Manage and develop growth for Visionaries, the agency’s young professional volunteer group including, but not limited to, identifying service opportunities, coordinating meetings, supporting the leadership team, and creating engaging content for the Visionaries newsletter, website, and social media platforms.
• Supervise the agency’s holiday program, including coordinating holiday parties, recruiting individual and group partners to become sponsors, and managing existing individual and community relationships.
• Compile content, create, and disseminate the agency’s monthly staff newsletter, Voices.
• Serve as the agency’s liaison and point of contact for significant community events, such as Give for Good.
• Represent the agency at various community events, including setting up vendor tables and speaking to public groups.
• Onboard, recruit, and train volunteers to meet specific program needs.
• Plan, organize, and execute the annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
• Work closely with the program outreach staff within the organization.
• Maintain and update volunteer records.
• Develop high-level community partnerships and solid external relationships with donors, investors, and other supporters.
• Assist with implementing the agency’s Cherish the Children of God development model and other Communication and Development priorities.
• Work on special projects as assigned.
  
  
  

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
• Three to five years of related work experience.
  
  
  

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Excellent computer skills, including working knowledge of Canva and Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking.
• Meticulous organization skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise discretion when handling sensitive situations.
• Ability to travel and/or work in the community daily, as required by position and supervisor.
  
  
  

To be considered for employment, click on the link. Your application will be reviewed as quickly as possible, and we will contact you if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process.

Founded in 1896 by social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth, Volunteers of America began as a movement of “volunteers” who were committed and sought to “reach and uplift” the American people. Volunteers of America North Louisiana began in Shreveport in 1935 with the opening of a shelter for women and children. Leading with our long-standing reputation and brand, the agency has grown to operate 40 programs, which tackle our communities’ most pressing issues and integrate our deep compassion with highly effective programs.