Volunteer Volunteer Coordinator Assistant

Job Description

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity About The Affiliated Organization Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 (and growing!) Ashoka Fellows in 95 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to contribute to meaningful change for the good of all, For more information, please visit ashoka org Job Description Ashoka is fortunate to be one of ten global volunteer recruitment partners with LinkedIn for Good As their partner, we are able to access LinkedIn's algorithms to target our volunteer needs to professionals in their vast network who say they would like to share their skills Since the launch of our partnership in 2014, over 15,000 professionals have offered their assistance in response to the ads we placed on LinkedIn, and more are showing up each day! We Are Looking For a Volunteer Who Could Work With Ashoka's Volunteer Coordinator To Help Manage This Influx Of Talent This Will Involve Reviewing applications as they come in, highlighting the most qualified candidates, Grouping these candidates by expertise for future reference, Networking with Fellows and staff who are also receiving the applications, Managing responses to applicants not chosen for the roles advertised, offering them an alternative way to engage through our One Community offerings, Your work will help create a human resource talent pool that can work with our Fellows and staff from around the world as their needs arise It will also allow us to keep these professionals engaged in our network which will enliven and expand the Everyone a Changemaker world we are working to build Not only will your work be crucial for Ashoka but you will be welcomed into a global community of changemakers from around the world with ability to access the exciting organizational work that sustains them! Please let us know today if you can help! Volunteer Logistics Estimated hours required per week: 5 to 8, ideally an hour each day or every other day The estimated duration of the project is: Ongoing with a minimum commitment of 6 months This position is Virtual (Remote) Language Requirements English Desired Skills And Experience Human Resources experience to be able to identify the applicants most valuable to our work Experience with volunteers, showing appreciation of their value and respect for their generosity and commitment Excellent English communication skills, both writing and verbal Comfortable with learning and executing functions on Salesforce