Volunteer Engagement & Recruitment Lead

Innovation First International; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life/AD&D insurance

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Paid vacation

Free lunch daily

Job summary

Global Robotics & Science Foundation seeks a Manager of Volunteer Services to lead the strategy for recruiting, engaging, and retaining the volunteers who make VEX Robotics competitions and programs possible. The role requires building sustainable pipelines of judges, referees, educators, university students, corporate employees, alumni, and community members.

You will forecast event needs, provide tools and templates to partners, coordinate orientation and certifications, maintain volunteer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with experience in volunteer recruitment, community engagement, talent acquisition, nonprofit programs, or event staffing.
• Proven success building recruitment pipelines and relationships with corporations, universities, associations, or community organizations.
• Strong project-management, communication, organization, relationship-management, and follow-through skills.
• Experience with volunteer-management, CRM, event-management, or related technology systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a year-round volunteer recruitment and engagement strategy for competitions, Signature Events, regional championships, the VEX Robotics World Championship, and Foundation programs.
• Build volunteer pipelines through corporations, universities, professional associations, civic organizations, schools, alumni networks, and community groups.
• Forecast needs by role, location, and timeline, with targeted plans for specialized and high-need positions.
• Provide Event Partners with recruitment tools, outreach templates, role descriptions, communications, and best practices.
• Coordinate with training teams to connect volunteers with orientation, certification, and role-specific preparation.
• Maintain accurate volunteer records covering interests, experience, availability, certifications, geography, and participation history.
• Create volunteer ambassador, recognition, feedback, and advancement programs that strengthen engagement and retention.
• Track recruitment, placement, readiness, retention, satisfaction, and shortages; develop contingency plans for critical events.
• Ensure recruitment practices comply with Foundation policies, student-safety requirements, screening procedures, and applicable law.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Relationship management

Follow-through

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Volunteer-management

CRM

Event-management software

Job description

Global Robotics & Science Foundation seeks a Manager of Volunteer Services to lead the strategy for recruiting, engaging, and retaining the volunteers who make VEX Robotics competitions and programs possible. The role requires building sustainable pipelines of judges, referees, educators, university students, corporate employees, alumni, and community members.

You will forecast event needs, provide tools and templates to partners, coordinate orientation and certifications, maintain volunteer