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Volunteer Mobilisation Lead (Paid Position) - East Coast

Australian Business Volunteers

About The Role

ABV’s work in Australia and internationally is made possible through the engagement of Skilled Business Professionals (SBPs) who share their skills and experience as volunteers in Australia and internationally.

As part of the SBP Engagement & Journey team, the SBP Mobilisation Lead will support SBP’s who have been recruited and selected for assignments to get into the field with the tools and resources they need, supports to do their work safely and effectively while on assignment and to deliver outcomes to ABV’s partners. This includes SBP’s who are traveling overseas or within Australia or volunteering online.

The Mobilisation Lead will work along the SBP journey with responsibility for onboarding and mobilisation processes including travel and visa processes, support and welfare checks for SBPs during their assignment, overseeing assignment reporting, debriefing SBPs at the end of the assignment and celebrating the contribution of SBPs through appropriate recognition.

About ABV

ABV is a team of several hundred Skilled Business Professionals (SBPs) who donate their time, enabled by a small salaried team of international and community development specialists. Together, we work throughout the Asia Pacific region and in Australia to deliver impactful economic and community development programs. Our work is enabled through locally-led partnerships with the private sector. Our highly skilled business volunteers work with expert staff to deliver world-class mentoring and training – strengthening communities through transforming businesses and local economies. Pivoting in response to fire and flood at home in Australia, in recent years we have become a leader in Bushfire Disaster recovery, walking alongside embattled communities to make change happen.

The Way We Work

ABV values collaboration and sharing of technical skills, experience and learning as imperative to the delivery of consistent, quality outcomes across all programs and partnerships.

The following principles guide the way we work together across the team.

Initiative

We take a strategic lead in working with communities, partners and other stakeholders. We use our initiative to make decisions and drive action.

Innovation

We are energetic and inquisitive. We are hungry to learn new things, engage with our community and do things differently. We explore innovative ideas and test our assumptions.

Implementation

We deliver with care and attention to detail. Our systems and our way of doing the work hits our KPIs and builds capacity and capability.

Impact

We make a difference in everything we do. We look for ways to amplify our impact. Our monitoring and evaluation systems provide transparency and accountability for communities, funders, partners and stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

  • Formal qualifications in a relevant field e.g., community or international development, social work or similar.
  • 3 years’ experience working with volunteers in a not-for-profit environment.
  • Excellent skills in relationship building and volunteer management and a commitment to creating a positive volunteer experience.
  • A strong ability to manage multiple logistical requirements across numerous projects to agreed deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with people and build trust.
  • Attention to detail and commitment to compliance.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and demonstrated capacity to respond effectively in an emergency
  • Persuasive oral and written communication skills.
  • Capacity to work online and competent in use of online collaboration and project management tools.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours from time to time to support volunteers in international placements or varying time zones and meet the needs of the business.

Desired requirements

  • Experience working cross culturally.
  • History of volunteering.

A position description is attached.

How to apply

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