A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact. 

As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What We Offer:

  Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 

  Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it? 

  Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.

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  Benefits - We care about your well being.

Agency Description

The Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service (OCEVS) is committed to increasing long term, sustainable civic engagement throughout the city. To support this goal, we offer a variety of training opportunities for community members, nonprofit partners and City agencies. In addition, we support internal and cross-sector convening and collaboration to reduce silos and increase efficiency and efficacy of engagement and volunteer programs and tactics.  OCEVS is housed within the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement (OPE).

The Vaccine Volunteer Coordinator will support a team of City departments and external partners in recruiting, coordinating, and engaging volunteers to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution and outreach in Philadelphia.

Essential Functions

The duties of the Vaccine Volunteer Coordinator include:

• Coordinate with site-based volunteer managers to facilitate the posting and management of volunteer opportunities through the Mayor’s Volunteer Corps portal.
• Work with site-based volunteer managers to report hours and attendance for each volunteer shift.
• Ensure that all volunteer opportunities are kept current and accurate.
• Communicate with potential volunteers and direct them to the Mayor’s Volunteer Corps portal.
• Work in the NGP VAN engagement database to keep accurate lists of potential volunteers and maintain data around volunteer hours for reporting purposes.
• Train volunteer managers to use the Mayor’s Volunteer Corps portal.
• Work with Philly311 to maintain up-to-date information to support call center staff in signing individuals up for volunteer shifts who are unable to access the portal digitally.
• Coordinate outreach efforts to recruit additional volunteers to sign up for opportunities within the portal.
• Support Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs) in connecting volunteer networks to volunteer opportunities.
• Support volunteers to coordinate ridesharing resources for vulnerable individuals to access transportation to vaccine sites.

This position will have a mix of telework and in-person duties.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with community organizing or nonprofit volunteer coordination is preferred.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to foster existing relationships and build new relationships with partners at multiple levels.
• Strong aptitude for effective communication, remotely and in person, with supervisors, teammates, stakeholders and others.
• Clear understanding of best practices in community engagement and volunteer recruitment/retention.
• Data driven approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent time management skills with capacity to work simultaneously on multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working with data and digital systems.

Salary Range: $55,000

Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application. Applications without all documents will not be considered.

This is a one year position that will end in May 2022.

Did you know?

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• Employees are eligible for a 25% tuition discount program (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available 

Successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to [email protected]. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx

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