Events Volunteer Coordinator (Seasonal, Part-Time) at Transportation Alternatives

Fields: urban planning, infrastructure, sustainability, health, outreach

Location: NYC, New York

About the Organization: Transportation Alternatives’ mission is to reclaim New York City’s streets from the automobile and advocate for better bicycling, walking, and public transit for all New Yorkers.

About the Position: We are seeking a seasonal Events Volunteer Coordinator who is an organized, personable, problem solver to work with our events team. The Events Volunteer Coordinator will have a strong talent at recruiting quality volunteers for our events. They will also be responsible for the placement, training, and management of those volunteers. Transportation Alternatives is a volunteer-supported organization so your work will be crucial to the success of our events. This position will be temporary part-time (February – May) and will require night and weekend work as necessary for each event. Availability on event-day is mandatory, as well as the week leading up to the event: the Tour de Staten Island on April 28, 2019.

• Responsibilities:
• Promote volunteer opportunities and recruit event volunteers through use of TransAlt’s own database, and by developing new relationships with community and corporate organizations.
• Ability to research potential resources to recruit volunteers from
• Calling potential groups and organizations to ask for volunteers
• Track and maintain volunteer registration and volunteer database
• Deliver weekly reports to Events Manager on volunteer status for each pending event
• Create and maintain volunteer materials and communications
• Direct volunteer activities at events
• Lead volunteer training sessions
• Field volunteer inquiries
• Other responsibilities as needed

Special Requirements/Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills, ability to talk about T.A.’s mission and its events comfortably
• Ability to research potential volunteer resources
• Comfortable making cold calls to various groups to ask for volunteers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous organization and good follow-up skills
• Comfortable speaking to large groups of people
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook and Google services
• **Bonus points:**
• Previous record of volunteer recruitment
• Familiarity with bicycling and bicycle tours
• Previous event experience
• Second language
• **Values:**
• Commitment to making NYC a better place to bike, walk and use public transit
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
• A good sense of humor

Estimated Salary: $20/hr

Deadline: ASAP

Apply Here:
job_applications@transalt.org