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IMEC Global Green Outreach

We are looking for staff volunteers who have a heart for humanitarian work, relationship building and management. The position will play a critical role in supplying medical equipment to the developing world. While this is not a paid position, the result of your work will be invaluable.

Purpose of your work

To effectuate, build and maintain surplus-donation partnerships with hospitals and healthcare organizations in the Northeast. You will be directly involved in the outreach and ongoing communication. Responsible for procuring institutional relationships and increase hospital-wide participation in Global Green program

Key Responsibilities

• Outreach to hospitals in Northeast
• Active and ongoing communication with Global Green members
• Update CRM (Customer Relationship Management System)
• Coordinating equipment donation schedules
• Sending quarterly communication emails
• Identify opportunities to present IMEC Global Green
• Work directly with hospital supply chain staff
• Participate in Global Green Facebook page
• Create monthly update reports for Global Green team

The Result of your work

Your work will directly impact IMEC’s mission of transforming communities and improving Global Health around the world.

• Will help hospitals with offloading surplus medical equipment and supplies
• Will increase sustainability by decreasing landfill waste
• Will save lives of the underserved in the developing world
• Transform communities by improving Global Health

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of computer and Microsoft programs
• Creative problem solving abilities
• Dependability
• Interpersonal skills
• Effective communication skills
• Enjoys working in a team environment
• Experience in professional relationship management
• Ability to jump in and complete work

Background

• Communication
• Healthcare
• Business development
• Customer/client management
• Relationship selling

Reports to

Director of Global Green

Support

Initial training for this position will be provided to new staff on IMEC’s mission and programs. In addition, Global Green team meets once a month for ongoing training. Full support and project assistance provided.

Time Frame

Length of Time/Duration - start and end dates are flexible, however a commitment of 9-12 months is requested.

Estimated Hours - Volunteer hours are flexible and the IMEC offices are open Mon - Sat, however a minimum of 10 hours per week is suggested.

• 6-8 hours onsite in IMEC office
• 2-4 hours remotely, from home

Scheduling in office - scheduling is flexible; however Tuesday and Thursday are the designated Global Green outreach days.

Location

Our offices and Workshop is located in North Andover, MA, however it is not required to complete all work from our offices. Many of the responsibilities can be done virtually from home. It is encouraged to spend one day per week at IMEC offices.

To Apply

Interested applicants should email their resume to:

volunteer@imecamerica.org

About IMEC

IMEC is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. We work with US-based hospitals and healthcare providers to recover their surplus medical equipment and supplies and repurpose it to impoverished hospitals and clinics in developing countries. Over the past 17 years, we have upgraded and equipped over 800 facilities in over 85 countries.

IMEC is a 501(C) (3), volunteer-based, non-profit organization established in 1995, registered with USAID

IMEC’s mission is to transform impoverished communities around the world. We provide equipment solutions for health care, agriculture, and education projects in developing countries. We work in collaboration with other humanitarian organizations, governments, faith-based groups and individuals.

With the help of our humanitarian partner organizations, the dedication of our volunteers, and the generosity of our donors, IMEC has served impoverished communities in over eighty countries, providing equipment solutions to hundreds of facilities in impoverished regions of the world. We have provided tools for doctors in Kenya, sent hospital equipment to Vietnam, delivered maternal, infant and pediatric programs to Haiti, sent farming equipment to establish small farms Peru, brought medical supplies to Uzbekistan, and delivered classroom equipment and supplies to Jamaica.

IMEC provides equipment, tools and supplies through IMEC Suites. Each Suite contains all of the equipment, tools and supplies needed to operate a service or department. For example: an Exam Room Suite contains all materials needed a doctor needs to operate an exam room; a Family Farm Suite provides a local farmer with the tools he or she needs to set up and run a small farm; and a Classroom Suites provides the desks, chairs, chalkboards and other materials a teacher needs to create a classroom for his or her students. IMEC serves the needs of local doctors, nurses, teachers and farmers, relying on their knowledge of which materials are most needed for their communities.

Global Green

In response to heightened environmental expectation for healthcare organizations in the US and a desire to offer more services to Surplus Donation Partners, IMEC launched the Global Green program.

Global Green represents a coalition of healthcare systems and organizations committed to being a part of transforming underserved communities throughout the world while maintaining environmentally conscious disposal practices.

In conjunction with Practice Greenhealth and EPA WasteWise, IMEC aims to help Global Green Healthcare partners responsibly manage their surplus to ensure that all reusable equipment and supplies are properly captured, recovered and repurposed to underserved communities in the developing world. The Global Green program is based on the premise that, responsible healthcare facilities can improve global healthcare while realizing extraordinary environmental benefits and minimizing disposal fees.