The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is seeking a creative and imaginative individual to manage the Foundation’s large and vibrant volunteer and intern programs. The ideal candidate should excel in relationship building and will ensure qualified volunteers and interns are attracted and retained. This position provides volunteer resource management services including needs assessments, recruitment, placement, administration, communications, recognition, evaluation and training.
TO QUALIFY: Demonstrated knowledge of volunteer resources management including administration, recruitment, training, communications, recognition and evaluation, gained through experience as a manager of volunteer or community service programs. Have experience recruiting, training, supervising and evaluating employees and volunteers. Have experience developing broad organizational goals and implementation plans, developing and administering a budget. Possess extensive experience with event planning, managing multiple simultaneous projects, public speaking and engaging diverse audiences. Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel. Must be able to work weekends and evenings. College degree is preferred, especially in human resource management, workforce development, human services, community planning or related field.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS - PLEASE NOTE: All full-time and part-time paid staff of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are required to complete and sign an Application for Employment. These documents require an employee to certify that they have never been convicted for any type of violation. This is above and beyond VA Code §22.1-296.1-C which states “that (i) he has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexual molestation or physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; and (ii) whether he has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.” In addition, the Foundation completes both name and sex registry background checks through Virginia State Police on all paid and core volunteer staff and the Contractor will (i) maintain all employee certifications on file, (ii) require an employee to update the employee's certification if the employee later is convicted of any reportable offense, and (iii) will make these certifications available for inspection upon request.” Foundation staff must also be eligible to work using the E-Verify system through U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
TO APPLY: You must fully complete a Commonwealth of Virginia employment application – For more information and to apply please go to http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. August 25, 2013. Background Check/E-Verify required. Please see website for full description of background investigation. EEO/AA/ADA
