Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement

Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan with employer

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC & Northern Virginia is seeking a Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement to lead volunteer strategy across the affiliate, manage services staff, and foster partnerships. The role focuses on creating meaningful opportunities and guiding outreach across offices and ReStores.

The position emphasizes collaboration, policy development, and coordination with fundraising to expand community engagement and impact through diverse volunteer programs.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience, bachelor's preferred
• 4 or more years of volunteer management experience
• 2 or more years of nonprofit experience
• VolunteerHub experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience with handling multiple projects where detail orientation is critical
• Highly communicative and collaborative team player
• Demonstrated ability to make persuasive presentations
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution
• Demonstrated experience in hiring and managing subordinates

Responsibilities

• Creates and executes strategies and programs for meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and groups to support Habitat's mission, including office, corporate, faith, and community volunteers
• Establishes and maintains volunteer policies and procedures that ensure an impactful, rewarding volunteer experience across all sites
• Develop recruitment, outreach, and training strategies to increase volunteerism across the organization
• Directly supervises volunteer services staff
• Collaborates with the Policy Director to implement and maintain a volunteer advocacy program
• Serves as AmeriCorps host site manager for the affiliate to recruit and manage AmeriCorps member support
• Oversees implementation of technical systems related to volunteer management, ie VolunteerHub, Salesforce, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia (Habitat DC-NOVA) seeks a collaborative, strategic, and passionate individual to join our team as the Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement. This position plays a vital role in advancing Habitat DC‑NOVA’s mission by creating meaningful volunteer opportunities and fostering community engagement across the organization.

The Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement oversees the development and implementation of volunteer programs, establishes policies and procedures to ensure a rewarding volunteer experience across all sites, and leads volunteer recruitment, outreach, and training strategies. This position directly supervises volunteer services staff, manages the affiliate’s AmeriCorps host site program, collaborates with fundraising staff to cultivate corporate and community partnerships, and oversees volunteer management strategies in the ReStores in partnership with store leadership.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Habitat DC‑NOVA strives to foster a collaborative, support, and flexible work environment with a dynamic and passionate team that is committed to creating affordable homeownership opportunities for everyone.

The annual salary for this position ranges between $68,000 and $75,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including healthcare benefits, vision benefits, dental benefits, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan with an employer contribution, generous paid time off, and more.

• healthcare benefits
• vision benefits
• dental benefits
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plan with an employer contribution
• generous paid time off

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates and executes strategies and programs for meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and groups to support Habitat's mission,including office, corporate, faith, and community volunteers
• Establishes and maintains volunteer policies and procedures that ensure an impactful,rewarding volunteer experience across all sites
• Develop recruitment, outreach, and training strategies to increase volunteerism across the organization
• Directly supervises volunteer services staff
• Collaborates with the Policy Director to implement and maintain a volunteer advocacyprogram
• Serves as AmeriCorps host site manager for the affiliate to recruit and manage AmeriCorps member support
• Oversees implementation of technical systems related to volunteer management, ie VolunteerHub, Salesforce, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed

by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties

and responsibilities held by this position. Responsibilities may change over time. In addition,

reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions of this position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience, bachelor's preferred
• 4 or more years of volunteer management experience
• 2 or more years of nonprofit experience
• VolunteerHub experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience with handling multiple projects where detail orientation is critical
• Highly communicative and collaborative team player
• Demonstrated ability to make persuasive presentations
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution
• Demonstrated experience in hiring and managing subordinates

Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC & Northern Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All

applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.