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Warehouse Partner Coordinator

World Vision Inc.

Warehouse Partner Coordinator

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

     

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    World Vision is now hiring for a WAREHOUSE PARTNER COORDINATOR

     

     

    01 AT A GLANCE

       

    ROLE: Warehouse Partner Coordinator

    REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:  Experience should include partnership/relationship management or similar function. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to attend events and meetings on behalf of World Vision.

    PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  Experience in media or public relations, is a plus. Prior community outreach experience strongly preferred. Previous experience working in a warehouse environment, highly desired.

    INDUSTRY: Warehouse, Non-profit charity 

    COMPANY SIZE: 1,000+

     

      

    THE ROLE The Warehouse Partner Coordinator will serve as the US Program's liaison with ministry partners within assigned region in the allocation of Storehouse resources.  In this role you will review potential domestic ministry partners to ensure alignment with WVUS' values and ministry objectives and ensure WVUS' donated products are utilized appropriately. An opportunity to promote volunteer opportunities within the WVUS Storehouse site to community churches and organizations. Provide training and oversight to volunteers.  Help carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word and sign.

     

     

    Partner Engagement: 

     

    • Serve as a liaison between US Programs operations and the community in order to attract more support and to ensure that community organizations with greatest alignment to WVUS have access to World Vision's resources.
    • Initiate and nurture partnerships with local service providers to benefit local programmatic partners.
    • Assisting Site Manager in assessing partnership viability, assess challenges, and make recommendations on how to work together.
    • Strong knowledge of local community and inform USP and GIK leadership about critical community needs in order to inform decision making.
    • In collaboration with USP leadership, identify, prioritize and develop an engagement strategy for new or expanded communities.

     

     

    Volunteer Engagement:

     

    • Develop and maintain a network of faith based and/or community-based organizations, businesses, and colleges as recruitment sources for volunteers and promote volunteer opportunities. 
    • Train and oversee the work of volunteers and volunteer groups, ensuring that they are performing tasks appropriately, in a safe work environment, and in a safe manner.
    • Track volunteer and intern usage and hours; provide monthly and year-end reports as appropriate.
    • Ensure compliance and integrity of corporate standards and policies in the use of volunteers and interns.

     

    Work collaboratively with team members when assigned to work as a member of a team. 

     

    Perform other duties as assigned.

    Maintain awareness of corporate goals, objectives, organizational announcements, and activities. Reference and follow organizational policies and procedures, seeking clarity as needed.  

     

     

     02 REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

     

     

    • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience. 
    • In addition to education or educational equivalent, requires 2 – 3 years of practical, specialized experience demonstrating the ability to work well with people.
    • Must have strong customer service skills.
    • Experience should include partnership/relationship management or similar function
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • The ability to work independently or in a team environment
    • Experience in media or public relations, is a plus
    • Prior community outreach experience, strongly preferred
    • The ability to attend events and meetings on behalf of World Vision
    • Able to work Saturdays, when needed
    • Must be able to do 10% travel.

     

     

     

    03 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

     

    • Developing new partnerships with various communities.
    • Building rapport with current partners.
    • Enjoys engaging and training volunteers.
    • Comfortable talking to the media as a representative of World Vision.
    • Transforming the lives of the poor, our donors, and your own.

     

     

    04 SALARY RANGE & BENEFITS Your salary is important to you so it’s important to us. If you need the approximate range to inform your decision on whether to apply or not contact Faith at fmcmilli@worldvision.org. We have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round out our total compensation package. Click here to learn more.

       

    05 TO APPLY See the Apply box in the lower left corner.  

     

    06 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Glad you asked. We owe you that and strive to not leave you wondering. We review applications nearly every day assessing strength of fit for the role. Sometimes questions arise on our end, so we message you to learn more. Short-listed candidates are contacted for an initial phone conversation with our recruiting staff. Moving deeper into our selection process you can expect to interview 1:1 with a hiring manager. Finalists normally participate in a panel interview. Our most valuable resource is our talented staff. Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time, so we have all hands-on deck to move this important work forward. 

     

     

    07 ABOUT WORLD VISION USA When you work at World Vision, your passions and talents come together to meet the greatest needs in the world today. We go to ends of the earth and into the margins. Where few go and the road is less traveled. Because Jesus is alive in the hardest places to be a child. We are dangerously soft-hearted. But just the right kind of dangerous. That's because we're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We empower people out of poverty. For real. For good. For nearly the last 70 years. Jesus' love at the center. Always. We're Christian and follow Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. Serving every child, we can regardless of faith. Are you feeling called to explore joining us? We hope so.

     

     

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