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Volunteer Manager jobs are open across nonprofits, healthcare systems, universities, and social services organizations, at every level from coordinator to director, with specializations in community outreach, event-based programs, and corporate volunteer initiatives. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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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. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people from marginalized communities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At HRC, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Program Summary:
HRC’s Volunteer Leadership program builds and supports volunteer leadership across local steering communities and the national Board of Governors. Volunteers advance HRC’s mission through fundraising, membership growth, advocacy, political engagement, coalition-building, and community participation. The program recruits leaders from LGBTQ+ communities and allies and equips them with meaningful opportunities, resources, and development.
Position Summary:
The Manager, Volunteer Leadership Operations & Experience strengthens the systems and day-to-day volunteer experience that help HRC’s national volunteer network work reliably. The Manager leads core operational workflows, resource upkeep, communications production, data tracking, logistics, onboarding, and follow-through. The role also serves as the primary staff partner for an assigned portfolio of steering committee communities. Reporting directly to the Vice President, the Manager works across the team to translate established priorities into organized, accessible, and consistent support.
In the proposed design, this is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports. The Manager works alongside the volunteer leadership team, owns a distinct operations and experience portfolio, manages assigned communities, and provides especially close operational support to the Vice President.
Position Responsibilities:
Volunteer Operations and Experience:
Own and improve the recurring operating calendar, workflows, templates, action tracking, and follow-through that support the Volunteer Leadership team and its volunteer network.
Coordinate the volunteer journey from inquiry and onboarding through training, participation, recognition, and continued engagement, in partnership with volunteer leadership team.
Develop practical systems that make information, resources, and next steps clear to volunteers and staff partners.
Volunteer Platform, Resources, and Communications Production:
Serve as the day-to-day operational lead for the Community Hub, coordinating upkeep, troubleshooting, user support, content maintenance, and requests for improvements.
Maintain accurate, current volunteer resources, calendars, reference materials, and team-facing documentation.
Coordinate the communications calendar and produce, format, and distribute recurring volunteer communications and materials in partnership with the Deputy Directors, who retain strategic ownership of portfolio messaging and digital engagement.
Data, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement:
Maintain volunteer records and operational tracking with appropriate attention to data quality, privacy, and confidentiality.
Support annual goal setting and quarterly reporting by gathering, organizing, and presenting information about volunteer participation, training, retention, community activity, and related outcomes.
Identify operational bottlenecks and recurring volunteer experience issues; recommend and implement improvements within agreed priorities.
Assigned Community Portfolio:
Serve as the primary staff partner for an assigned portfolio of steering committee communities, building sustained relationships with volunteer leaders, and supporting annual work plans.
Coach and support local leaders as they organize volunteers and advance HRC’s fundraising, membership, political, equity, and community engagement goals.
Coordinate closely with the relevant Deputy Director, internal staff partners, and organizational teams so each community has clear points of contact and support.
Participate in community meetings, events, and leadership development as needed. Community assignments are part of the role alongside its operations portfolio.
Vice President Support:
Provide close operational support to the Vice President, including preparation for Board of Governors activities, retreats, briefings, and follow-through.
Coordinate shared team calendars, meeting logistics, onboarding workflows, records, and action items; surface timing conflicts and capacity needs to the Vice President.
Work as a partner to the Deputy Director(s), enabling strategic portfolio work through reliable systems and coordinated execution.
Maintain clear ownership of operational deliverables without taking over another staff member’s community relationships or strategic portfolio.
Cross-Department Partnership and Program Administration:
Coordinate materials, handoffs, volunteer logistics, and information flow with Membership, Leadership Giving, Events & Activations, Campaigns, Communications, Development Operations, and other partners as needed.
Provide operational coordination for affinity group work—such as meeting logistics, communications production, resource upkeep, and tracking—when assigned and within capacity. The Vice President and affinity staff leads retain program strategy and substantive content.
Support budget administration, resource tracking, reimbursements, and other program operations in coordination with the Vice President and Development Operations.
Perform other duties consistent with the role and the needs of the program.
Position Qualifications:
- At least 2 years’ experience in development, fundraising and volunteer leadership.
- Relevant experience in territory management, volunteer engagement, program operations, project coordination, or community-based work, preferably in a large or complex organization.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to organize overlapping timelines, details, and follow-through across multiple communities.
- Experience building or maintaining operational workflows, digital platforms, records, calendars, events, training logistics, or volunteer resources.
- Clear writing, editing, communication, and customer service skills; ability to make instructions and next steps easy to use.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the judgment to work with volunteer leaders, staff, board members, and community partners on sensitive matters.
- Ability to use data and feedback to track progress, maintain accurate records, and improve systems and experiences.
- Commitment to LGBTQ+ equality and demonstrated ability to work respectfully across diverse communities and identities.
- Ability to work collaboratively, receive and provide feedback, and contribute to a team with distinct but connected responsibilities.
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends and travel as required to support assigned communities and national program activities. Final travel expectations to be confirmed.
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.
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. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people from marginalized communities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At HRC, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Program Summary:
HRC’s Volunteer Leadership program builds and supports volunteer leadership across local steering communities and the national Board of Governors. Volunteers advance HRC’s mission through fundraising, membership growth, advocacy, political engagement, coalition-building, and community participation. The program recruits leaders from LGBTQ+ communities and allies and equips them with meaningful opportunities, resources, and development.
Position Summary:
The Manager, Volunteer Leadership Operations & Experience strengthens the systems and day-to-day volunteer experience that help HRC’s national volunteer network work reliably. The Manager leads core operational workflows, resource upkeep, communications production, data tracking, logistics, onboarding, and follow-through. The role also serves as the primary staff partner for an assigned portfolio of steering committee communities. Reporting directly to the Vice President, the Manager works across the team to translate established priorities into organized, accessible, and consistent support.
In the proposed design, this is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports. The Manager works alongside the volunteer leadership team, owns a distinct operations and experience portfolio, manages assigned communities, and provides especially close operational support to the Vice President.
Position Responsibilities:
Volunteer Operations and Experience:
Own and improve the recurring operating calendar, workflows, templates, action tracking, and follow-through that support the Volunteer Leadership team and its volunteer network.
Coordinate the volunteer journey from inquiry and onboarding through training, participation, recognition, and continued engagement, in partnership with volunteer leadership team.
Develop practical systems that make information, resources, and next steps clear to volunteers and staff partners.
Volunteer Platform, Resources, and Communications Production:
Serve as the day-to-day operational lead for the Community Hub, coordinating upkeep, troubleshooting, user support, content maintenance, and requests for improvements.
Maintain accurate, current volunteer resources, calendars, reference materials, and team-facing documentation.
Coordinate the communications calendar and produce, format, and distribute recurring volunteer communications and materials in partnership with the Deputy Directors, who retain strategic ownership of portfolio messaging and digital engagement.
Data, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement:
Maintain volunteer records and operational tracking with appropriate attention to data quality, privacy, and confidentiality.
Support annual goal setting and quarterly reporting by gathering, organizing, and presenting information about volunteer participation, training, retention, community activity, and related outcomes.
Identify operational bottlenecks and recurring volunteer experience issues; recommend and implement improvements within agreed priorities.
Assigned Community Portfolio:
Serve as the primary staff partner for an assigned portfolio of steering committee communities, building sustained relationships with volunteer leaders, and supporting annual work plans.
Coach and support local leaders as they organize volunteers and advance HRC’s fundraising, membership, political, equity, and community engagement goals.
Coordinate closely with the relevant Deputy Director, internal staff partners, and organizational teams so each community has clear points of contact and support.
Participate in community meetings, events, and leadership development as needed. Community assignments are part of the role alongside its operations portfolio.
Vice President Support:
Provide close operational support to the Vice President, including preparation for Board of Governors activities, retreats, briefings, and follow-through.
Coordinate shared team calendars, meeting logistics, onboarding workflows, records, and action items; surface timing conflicts and capacity needs to the Vice President.
Work as a partner to the Deputy Director(s), enabling strategic portfolio work through reliable systems and coordinated execution.
Maintain clear ownership of operational deliverables without taking over another staff member’s community relationships or strategic portfolio.
Cross-Department Partnership and Program Administration:
Coordinate materials, handoffs, volunteer logistics, and information flow with Membership, Leadership Giving, Events & Activations, Campaigns, Communications, Development Operations, and other partners as needed.
Provide operational coordination for affinity group work—such as meeting logistics, communications production, resource upkeep, and tracking—when assigned and within capacity. The Vice President and affinity staff leads retain program strategy and substantive content.
Support budget administration, resource tracking, reimbursements, and other program operations in coordination with the Vice President and Development Operations.
Perform other duties consistent with the role and the needs of the program.
Position Qualifications:
- At least 2 years’ experience in development, fundraising and volunteer leadership.
- Relevant experience in territory management, volunteer engagement, program operations, project coordination, or community-based work, preferably in a large or complex organization.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to organize overlapping timelines, details, and follow-through across multiple communities.
- Experience building or maintaining operational workflows, digital platforms, records, calendars, events, training logistics, or volunteer resources.
- Clear writing, editing, communication, and customer service skills; ability to make instructions and next steps easy to use.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the judgment to work with volunteer leaders, staff, board members, and community partners on sensitive matters.
- Ability to use data and feedback to track progress, maintain accurate records, and improve systems and experiences.
- Commitment to LGBTQ+ equality and demonstrated ability to work respectfully across diverse communities and identities.
- Ability to work collaboratively, receive and provide feedback, and contribute to a team with distinct but connected responsibilities.
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends and travel as required to support assigned communities and national program activities. Final travel expectations to be confirmed.
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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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in volunteer manager jobs.
- Two or more years of experience managing or coordinating volunteer programs
- Proficiency with volunteer management software or CRM database platforms
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for training and donor-facing work
- Experience recruiting, onboarding, and retaining volunteers across diverse populations
- Ability to track program metrics and prepare outcome reports for leadership
- Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, social work, or a related field
Tips for Your Volunteer Manager Job Search
Quantify volunteer program outcomes on your resume
Hiring managers want to see scale and impact, not just duties. Replace vague bullet points with numbers: volunteers recruited, retention rates improved, or hours coordinated per cycle. These specifics make your resume stand out against candidates who only list responsibilities.
Highlight your volunteer management software experience
Many postings specifically screen for familiarity with volunteer database platforms. Name the systems you've used directly in your resume's skills section so applicant tracking systems flag your application before a human ever reads it.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists volunteer manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by program type, not just title
A volunteer manager role at a hospital system looks very different from one at an environmental advocacy nonprofit. Search by sector and program model so your application materials speak directly to that organization's volunteer structure rather than sounding generic.
Prepare a scenario answer for high-turnover situations
Interviewers almost always ask how you've handled volunteer attrition or disengagement. Walk through one real example: what caused the drop-off, what you changed in onboarding or scheduling, and what the retention outcome was. Vague answers here will cost you the offer.
Negotiate scope before accepting, not title or salary
Volunteer manager roles vary wildly in budget authority, staff support, and program scale. Before accepting any offer, clarify how many volunteers you'll oversee, whether you'll have an assistant, and what tools and budget you control. Mismatched expectations sink these roles fast.
Volunteer Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most volunteer managers?
The companies hiring the most volunteer managers right now include United Way, Gigis Playhouse, and Passion for Life, with the largest share of openings in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems and large regional nonprofits tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many volunteer manager jobs are remote?
About 57% of volunteer manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully remote positions are less common than in many other roles. Program coordination, training design, and reporting work are most likely to be done remotely, while in-person volunteer orientation and event oversight typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a volunteer manager?
Start by gaining hands-on experience coordinating volunteers, either through a staff role at a nonprofit or as a lead volunteer yourself. Build familiarity with volunteer database tools and develop skills in recruitment, scheduling, and retention. Pursuing a credential through a recognized nonprofit or volunteer management association can strengthen your application for competitive roles.
Can you get hired as a volunteer manager with little experience?
Yes, entry-level volunteer coordinator roles are a common starting point and often require just one to two years of related experience. Emphasize any event coordination, community organizing, or program administration you've done, even in unpaid or part-time settings. Smaller nonprofits and faith-based organizations tend to be more open to candidates building their first formal volunteer management role.
What does the volunteer manager interview process look like?
Most hiring processes for volunteer manager roles include an initial phone or video screen followed by one or two in-person or video interviews with the program director and sometimes a department head. Expect scenario-based questions about handling volunteer conflict, low turnout, or program redesign. Some organizations ask candidates to submit a brief writing sample or present a mock volunteer recruitment plan.
Where can I find and apply to volunteer manager jobs?
You can find and apply to volunteer manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and sector focus, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.
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