Community Engagement Temp (Remote, Boston)

Boston, MA

Temporary

Community Engagement

Entry Level

In this role, you would lead the management of our Boston Empower Walk/Run events. Our Community Engagement temporary employee will assist with the following responsibilities:

Assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers with priorities determined by local market lead in conjunction with Senior Director, Revenue Operations.

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 Community Engagement team members and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow up notes to identified markets.

POSITION 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 preferred)
Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance is required)
Travel up to 50% during peak event seasons with occasional night or weekend stays

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Building Collaborative Relationships
Professional Behavior
Results Driven
Customer Orientation
Flexibility

You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all Autism Speaks data and information to which you have access.

Salary is $25-$28/hour depending on candidate's years of experience and geographic location.

Apply for this position

Required*

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Phone*

Address

Resume*

We've received your resume. Click here to update it.

Attach resume or Paste resume

Attach resume as .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, or .rtf (limit 5MB) or Paste resume

Paste your resume here or Attach resume file

What are your salary expectations?*

Race/Ethnicity
(1) Hispanic or Latino
(2) White
(3) Black or African American
(4) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
(5) Asian
(6) Native American or Alaska Native
(7) Two or More Races
(8) Decline to Answer*

At Autism Speaks, we strive to foster a culture that is safe, supportive, and embraces all of our team members. Therefore, we are committed to holding ourselves accountable to living our values and effectively serving people in ways consistent with those values.

To get a better comprehensive understanding of our pipeline, and to ensure we are accountable to our Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) initiatives, we invite you to fill out the questions below.

Please note that the completion of these questions is entirely voluntary and anonymous. We recognize the information requested is sensitive. The information will not affect your consideration for any role and is not tied to your individual application in any way. In addition, whenever this data is used, we only report on it cumulatively, not individually. This information form will be kept in a confidential file separate from your application.

Are you living with a disability?
(1) Currently living with a disability/disabilities
(2) I don’t wish to answer*

The following questions are entirely optional.

Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran

A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
- a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
- a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Veteran status

I IDENTIFY AS ONE OR MORE OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED VETERAN LISTED ABOVE
I AM NOT A PROTECTED VETERAN
I DON’T WISH TO ANSWER

Human Check*

Submit Application

Thanks for visiting our Career Page. Please review our open positions and apply to the positions that match your qualifications.

Community Engagement Temp (Remote, Boston)

Apply for this position