Senior Volunteer Associate

Job Description: Senior Volunteer Associate

Share My Meals Mission:

Created in 2020, Share My Meals is a Princeton, NJ-based non-profit organization that fights both food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste by recovering and delivering healthy meals to local communities. Share My Meals envisions a world where everyone has access to healthy meals and no food goes to waste.

Share My Meals is expanding its operations in and around New Jersey. We are seeking an engaging and experienced Senior Volunteer Associate to support our volunteer engagement efforts in NJ and neighboring PA and NY.

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior Volunteer Associate will be responsible for optimizing our volunteer program and growing and sustaining our volunteer base. This position will work to implement the organization’s recently developed Volunteer Strategy in coordination with the Program and Operations staff.

SMM supports over 100 active volunteers that fall into one of the following categories:

Meal Recovery & Delivery: These volunteers pick up meals from donors and deliver them to our food hub in Princeton or to community partners and/or pick up meals from our food hub and deliver to families and seniors in the Princeton area.

Corporate Partner Volunteers: These volunteers serve SMM through a partnership with their employer. They pick up meals from their corporate cafeteria and deliver them to our food hub or to partner organizations. In addition, we have a few partnerships with nonprofit recipient organizations utilizing their existing volunteers.

Skill-based volunteers: These volunteers support our organization in an ongoing way and/or for special projects. They provide essential support to our core operations and enhance our ability to innovate.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Implement proposed and consider new recruitment strategies
• Oversee the management of the volunteer onboarding process
• Work closely with the volunteers in Volunteer Coordinator roles to optimize recruitment and streamline the onboarding process for new volunteers
• Manage the Salesforce-related processes that support volunteer onboarding and reporting
• Develop and manage a cadre of Mentor Volunteers who will provide shadowing opportunities for new volunteers
• Manage current and develop new Corporate Volunteer Programs
• Facilitate Volunteer Advisory Council meetings and related Working Groups
• Help implement Volunteer Impact Dashboards
• Plan volunteer celebration events with staff support
• Represent the organization at regular tabling events
• Provide reporting for Board and other key meetings
• Participate in regular Program & Operations team meetings and collaborations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with volunteers and partner organizations
• Experience developing and implementing volunteer programming
• Effective communication, including speaking, writing, and active listening
• Ability to give and receive feedback from a variety of stakeholders
• Collaboration and teamwork skills, including as part of a cross-functional team
• Ability to take initiative and work independently on projects
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and multitasking abilities
• Planning capabilities and attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and flexibility
• Proficient with Google Suite, Excel
• Experience with Salesforce is a plus
• Entrepreneurial orientation toward work

Reporting to: Program Director

Job Type: Full time

Compensation: $60,000 to 65,000

Education: Bachelor’s (preferred)

License/Certification: Driver’s License and vehicle access (required)

Location: NJ – Remote, must be able to travel to Princeton on a regular basis and be willing to travel around the state and proximate PA and NY areas as needed.

To Apply: If you possess these qualifications and are eager to join a mission-driven organization dedicated to fighting food insecurity, we encourage you to apply. Interested candidates should submit the following materials confidentially as a separate PDF attachment in one email to smm-search@sharemymeals.org:

• Cover letter expressing interest in Share My Meals and indicating your relevant experience and how it relates to the position
• Current resume
• References will be requested for qualified candidates

Applications will be received until February 28, 2025.