Volunteering Executive in Bengaluru | Nirmaan Organization

Nirmaan Organization

Nirmaan Organization is an Indian nonprofit that works with children, young people and low-income communities so they can build a better life for themselves. Its work spans school education, skills training, livelihoods and community health, run through programme teams on the ground in several states. A large part of that work runs on people who give their time, and on companies who send their employees to help. Volunteers teach, mentor, run camps and support field teams, and each of them needs someone to plan the day and stay in touch with them. This role sits within Nirmaan's Volunteering Department, which brings volunteers and corporate partners into the organisation's programmes and keeps those relationships going.

Role

The Volunteering Executive plans and runs Nirmaan's volunteering work in Bengaluru. You will be the person volunteers and partner companies talk to: setting up engagement activities, making sure each event is ready before people arrive, and keeping in touch afterwards so people come back. You will also keep the records that show what the volunteering work achieved.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate volunteering programmes, events and engagement activities from planning to closing.
• Plan the details of each activity: dates, venue, materials, travel and the number of volunteers needed.
• Manage day-to-day communication with volunteers before, during and after each activity.
• Build and hold relationships with corporate partners, institutions and other stakeholders who send volunteers.
• Recruit and orient new volunteers, and explain what the programme needs from them.
• Match volunteers to programme needs so field teams get the support they ask for.
• Monitor programme activities and check that each activity happened as planned.
• Maintain volunteer records, attendance and contact details in an organised way.
• Prepare reports on volunteering activity for internal teams and for partner organisations.
• Collect feedback from volunteers and programme teams, and use it to improve the next activity.
• Work with programme, communications and field staff so volunteering fits into the wider work.
• Support the department in meeting its engagement targets for the year.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of work experience in CSR, volunteering, NGO programme management, event management, community development, or corporate engagement.
• Experience managing several stakeholders at the same time is preferred.
• Ability to plan and run events end to end, including logistics.
• Comfortable being the main point of contact for volunteers and partners.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Ability to keep accurate records and produce simple reports.
• Organised, able to hold many small details across more than one activity at once.
• Willing to travel within and around Bengaluru for activities and field visits.
• Able to work on some weekends when volunteering events fall then.
• Comfortable working with people from different backgrounds, including corporate employees, students and community members.
• Working knowledge of email, spreadsheets and basic reporting tools.
• Based in Bengaluru or willing to move there.

Benefits

• Work at the centre of a nonprofit's volunteer and corporate partnerships.
• Direct exposure to CSR teams and partner organisations across Bengaluru.
• Room to grow into wider partnership and programme roles.
• A team culture built around community work and field programmes.
• Salary discussed with shortlisted candidates.

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