Autism Speaks is hiring a
Community Engagement Part-Time Temp in United States

Summary

Autism Speaks is hiring a part-time, temporary employee for their Community Engagement team to assist with constituent outreach and communication tasks. The role involves phone calls, text messaging, and emails for various purposes such as event outreach, re-recruitment, fundraising activation, and post-event follow up. The requirements include an Associate’s degree or equivalent experience, 2+ years of work experience in administration, fundraising, special events, volunteer management, and peer-to-peer fundraising, strong communication skills, organizational skills, customer service skills, ability to recruit and manage volunteers, intermediate proficiency with MS Office 365 including Excel and Outlook, database knowledge (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and/or Luminate), a reliable mode of transportation, and travel up to 10-15% during peak event seasons.

Requirements

• Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience: 2+ years’ work experience preferred (administrative, fundraising, and/or special events) and working with volunteers, including grassroots organizing and volunteer mobilization. Peer-to-peer fundraising experience strongly preferred
• Specialized Skills and Knowledge: Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills, Organized and detail oriented, with solid administrative skills, Superb customer service skills, Ability to recruit and manage volunteers, Intermediate proficiency with MS Office 365 including Excel and Outlook, Database knowledge (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and/or Luminate)
• Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance is required)
• Travel up to 10-15% during peak event seasons with occasional night or weekend stays

Responsibilities

• Assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers
• Outreach to include, but not limited to phone calls, text messaging and emails for: Kickoff event outreach, Re-recruitment of Team Captains, Re-recruitment of previous year Walkers, Call Blitz and National Incentive Challenges, Fundraising activation or goal achievement, Post event follow up including incentive and recognition follow up
• Communicate with Senior Manager, Community Engagement – Great Lakes / PA, Director, Nationwide Peer to Peer Program, Senior Regional Directors and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow up notes to identified markets