We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
Program Summary:
The Communities & Volunteer Relations program advances LGBTQ equality by keeping HRC strong, funded and fighting through our management of an impactful volunteer leadership program. We empower the volunteer leaders in our communities to engage and expand support for HRC’s mission locally. We seek to attract individuals from diverse backgrounds, reflective of the rich diversity present in our LGBTQ and ally communities. In return, we provide personal enrichment, leadership development and a rewarding volunteer experience as a resource of HRC’s in order to increase activism, raise critical funds and activate grasstops and grassroots individuals nationwide.
Position Summary:
The Communities & Volunteer Relations Manager will guide, support, grow and develop HRC’s volunteer-led steering committees, members of HRC’s Board of Governors and an army of volunteer advocates in an assigned portfolio of HRC steering committee communities for the nation’s largest civil rights organization working for LGBTQ equality. In collaboration with the communities in their portfolio and colleagues, the Manager will work to ensure HRC’s annual fundraising, political, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI), digital and volunteer engagement goals for each community is achieved.
The Manager’s primary role will be to collaborate with local board members, as leaders of HRC’s steering committee communities, to attract, engage, develop and retain a dedicated local volunteer workforce to support the organization and mobilize the grassroots as formidable volunteer political organizers and fundraisers. The Manager coaches and educates steering committees how to develop cohesive and productive teams and ensures that annual goals are strategically planned and executed against. A proven track record of excellence in communication is required.
Position Responsibilities:
Position Qualifications:
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
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The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation together serve as America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.