Volunteer Retail Ambassador

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At The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), we're passionate about our mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS volunteers help carry out this mission in so many ways: supporting patients, family members, healthcare professionals, and our community, driving policy advocacy, participating in our campaigns, and helping LLS build much needed capacity.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Volunteer Manager, the purpose of this role is to motivate and educate our retail partners to increase in-store fundraising efforts. The outcomes of this role serve our mission work and will require the volunteer to build a relationship with our retail partner’s staff. Tasks for this role include:

• Educate retail partners about our brand and the campaign they are supporting to grow brand awareness
• Cultivate and support LLS relationship’s with LLS retail partners
• Inspire and motivate sales team of retail partners to achieve fundraising goals
• Celebrate with LLS Staff and retail partners goal achievement and successes

Location

Sacramento, CA - The Greater Sacramento Area Chapter

Retail locations in the Greater Sacramento Area, Reno, Carson City

Time Commitment

Approx. 5 hours per week

Flexible schedule based on mutually agreed upon times. Project starts as soon as appropriate volunteer is identified and will be completed no later than January 31, 2019

Qualifications

Volunteer should possess the following skills/qualifications:

• Exceptional customer service skills
• Outgoing, engaging, friendly personality
• Communicate effectively
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance

Background check: No

Training

• LLS will provide the volunteer with an orientation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as well as training on the following:
• Volunteer will be trained on specific retail partner
• Volunteer will be trained on specific campaign fundraising initiative
• Tracked Learning: No

• Free Parking
• Computer and work space provided solely for the purpose of this project
• Access to LLS resources
• Reference for college credit is possible. Need must be indicated at the time of volunteer interview for consideration.