2019 SDSN Youth Project Officer (Team Culture & Volunteer Experience Design), Volunteer Recruitment
Deadline: Unspecified
At SDSN Youth, we empower young people to take meaningful action on the Sustainable Development Goals. By joining our global team, you will be working with a diverse and exceptional group of individuals with a variety of cultural, religious and political backgrounds, committed to sustainable development.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Volunteer Experience
- Managing the on-boarding experience for new starters
- Managing the off-boarding of volunteers
- Engage and help manage the experience for current volunteers: team building, connecting
- Team Culture
- Conducting Pulse surveys
- Employee Relations point of contact for volunteers
- Manage Internal communications: Conduct regular conference calls, Workplace
- Vision and Core Value
- People and Admin
- Grievance/Conflict resolution
- Policies and Procedures
Please note: As a virtual network, it is IMPORTANT for Project Officers to communicate effectively with their Project Leader and report back consistently. In a network, which operates across several time zones, reporting and communicating proactively is crucial.
REQUIREMENTS
Job Qualifications
The Culture & Experience Project Officer will be someone who:
- Is curious, empathetic, great listening skills.
- Is driven, and can work autonomously and independently.
- Has the ability to be fair, neutral and diplomatic with decision making.
- Is open-minded, and enjoys working with people. You are the representative of the people.
- Is interested in team culture & volunteer experiences, and using elements of service design, and customer experience (or learning about the concepts), to design experience that sparks joy for our volunteers.
Minimum qualifications:
- Have experience in managing multiple stakeholders/partners.
- Have some professional or volunteer work experience in a team.
- Have excellent organizational and leadership skills.
- Be a proven team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate and manage workload across several projects/teams.
- Demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively and report consistently. In a network, which operates across several time zones, reporting and communicating proactively is crucial.
- Must be responsive and able to manage regular communication with the team – including after-hours conference calls, as the network spans 10 different time zones.
- Be aged between 18-30 in order to be eligible for this role (exceptions may apply).
Preferred qualifications:
- Has an interest in service design, customer experience or experience design.
- Has experience volunteering or working in a global organization.
- Has an interest in sustainable development, be passionate about the mission of the SDSN, including the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- Possesses an excellent command of the English language, including writing, speaking and listening.
- Is willing to travel occasionally (domestically and internationally).
- Is able to demonstrate that they have the time and resources to commit to this role – candidates with too many overlapping commitments will be exempt from running for this position.
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