Community Volunteer Leader

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An American Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is serves as an ambassador for a community, with the primary goal of developing, building and expanding the presence of the Red Cross in a given area. A CVL serves as the face of the Red Cross to local communities with a dedicated focus on recruiting volunteers, managing relationships, fulfilling region-wide objectives and supporting delivery of the Red Cross mission.

A Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is a leadership volunteer who works in partnership with the Executive Director. The CVL helps recruit a volunteer workforce that is both inclusive and represents the demographics of the community and fills the specific needs identified by the region.

This is accomplished through:

• Serving as an advocate, representing the Red Cross volunteer needs within a specific community.
• Sharing volunteer needs within social networks / circles of influence.
• Meeting with community groups and schools to share about volunteer opportunities.
• Helping build / regain/ enhance presence in the local community.
• Providing Red Cross updates to local service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.).
• Assisting with cultivating, managing and stewarding external partner relationships.
• Supporting routine meetings with key stakeholders (fire chiefs, mayors, veteran organizations, local media partners).

Qualifications:

• Interest in promoting volunteerism
• Be sensitive to others and work well in stressful situations with a wide variety of people
• Be a creative self-starter who is able to successfully manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Embrace diversity and inclusion
• Ability to work in a variety of roles, including those of consultant, collaborator, and administrator

If interested, contact: Julie Mucilli, Volunteer Coordinator
Julie.Mucilli@redcross.org or 510-421-4527