Volunteer Recruiter (Work from Home)

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**Virtual** Recruiter at Media Nonprofit (VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY)

Seeking to staff six (6) volunteer positions

Want to make a difference at a dynamic non-profit that lets you develop professional skills and work from the comfort of your home?

The media nonprofit WhoWhatWhy is looking for gregarious, values-driven individuals to join our recruiting team. You will write ad copy and job descriptions, track and assess applications, and conduct phone interviews to gauge candidates’ relevant experience as well as their understanding of and dedication to our values.

WhoWhatWhy is a radically different news organization - for a public equally tired of irresponsible "fake news" and of the establishment media’s pack mentality and limited curiosity. We hunt for those narratives that somehow never get told, identifying underlying causes of political crises and structural problems that, if addressed, could result in a better world for all.

If you’re on board with our vision and have the skills and time to match, we invite you to join our pro-bono family and help us grow further by finding and recruiting other excellent applicants.

As a nonprofit that accepts no advertising (which allows us to be unbiased in our reporting), we staff up largely with enthusiastic, professional volunteers. As recruiters, we have a direct impact in helping this outstanding organization grow - and grow its impact.

To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to hr@whowhatwhy.org listing your position of interest in the subject line. Share why you are interested in volunteering with WhoWhatWhy and how you feel that you can add value - and assist in building an amazing and valuable enterprise for the common good.

What you do:

• Help formulate our HR and organizational needs
• Source, pre-screen and evaluate potential candidates to determine their suitability
• Provide feedback to hiring managers regarding interviewed candidates
• Evaluate ad venues and place ads
• Track and organize ad responses
• Reach out to qualified applicants in a timely manner
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers
• Partner with hiring managers to determine the technical and soft skills that make for successful volunteers in each area for which you are recruiting
• Manage and maintain internal candidate database
• Partner with hiring managers to identify, evaluate required duties and responsibilities, knowledge, hard and soft skills and abilities regarding job requirements and develop formalized job descriptions

What you bring:

• A minimum of one year of recruiting work
• The capacity to perform successfully in a dynamic, changing environment, on a remote basis
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent phone and interview etiquette
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• A steady, confident, clear speaking voice
• Outstanding prospect assessment skills
• The ability to grasp and project the WhoWhatWhy brand, its values and its distinct editorial vision
• A willingness to commit for a minimum of three months (although we hope that chosen candidates find that they love the work and stay for the long-term)
• Commitment to work at least five hours per week, on a flexible basis accommodating your schedule
• A results-oriented approach to your work
• Solid understanding that volunteering in a professional non-profit environment requires the same work ethic as any paid engagement
• Ideas on how to continually improve the recruiting and onboarding process

What you get:

• Work at a highly professional, supportive, creative and intellectually-stimulating environment
• Valuable, marketable Human Resources experience
• Satisfaction that you directly enable our work on cutting-edge issues at the center of public discourse
• Variable scheduling and working from home
• Collaboration with smart, accomplished coworkers