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JOB POSTING:<\/strong> Volunteer Engagement Coordinator<\/p>\n May 25, 2021<\/p>\n The Kubota Garden Foundation (KGF) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1988, “to support, enhance and perpetuate the Kubota Garden within the spirit of Fujitaro Kubota and his son Tom Kubota”. KGF has worked successfully in partnership with the City of Seattle to publicize, maintain, fund and complete projects and run programs at the Garden for 33 years. KGF is a vibrant and active organization that has a membership, collects donations, runs plant sales, provides public tours, organizes volunteers, applies for and manages grants, and handles publicity and capital project resources for Kubota Garden (www.kubotagarden.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n The KGF has an opening for a full-time, salaried Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, generally working Tuesday through Saturday. This position is responsible for coordinating the volunteer recruiting and staffing efforts of the Kubota Garden Foundation and managing new and existing volunteer programs.<\/p>\n Responsibilities include:<\/strong> Coordinating the volunteer cycle which includes: recruitment, orientation, retention, interviewing, selection, placement, training, scheduling, supervision, performance evaluation, recognition, job descriptions, program development and evaluation.<\/p>\n Working cooperatively with the Office Administrator, garden staff, and KGF board, assisting with the management of all volunteer programs aligned with the Foundation and Garden\u2019s mission and outcomes.<\/p>\n Completing volunteer program monthly administrative tasks (including compiling and reporting volunteer hours from on-line system, maintaining confidential volunteer database, years\/hours of service recognition, paperwork renewals, etc.).<\/p>\n Management of the volunteer program annual budget.<\/p>\n Desired skills and qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n