Senior Manager – Citizen & Volunteer Engagement
Job Title
Senior Manager – Volunteer Engagement
Function / Division
Volunteer Engagement
Location
Kolkata
About CRY
For nearly five decades, CRY has worked to ensure lasting change in the lives of children across India. We believe lasting change is possible only when citizens, communities, institutions and governments come together to uphold children's rights. Every individual has the potential to contribute their time, skills and goodwill towards creating a better future for children.
Your Role
CRY is looking for someone who can build a vibrant movement of citizens committed to children's rights by creating meaningful opportunities for people and institutions to contribute.
This role sits at the intersection of citizen engagement and volunteer mobilisation. You will build relationships with schools, colleges, universities, corporate organisations, government departments, professional bodies and community institutions, translating these relationships into sustained opportunities for volunteering and social action.
You will inspire students, professionals and skilled experts to contribute through mentoring children, undertaking research, designing communication materials, raising resources, providing pro bono professional support and strengthening CRY's organisational capabilities.
What You Will Do
• Build partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, corporates, government departments, professional associations and community institutions.
• Design and grow school volunteering, campus engagement, internships, skills-based volunteering, pro bono engagement and micro-volunteering.
• Mobilise volunteers from diverse backgrounds and connect them with meaningful opportunities.
• Develop a network of highly skilled pro bono professionals.
• Work across CRY functions to identify volunteer opportunities.
• Lead, mentor and support the regional Volunteer Engagement team.
Why CRY?
Meaningful change for children happens when people choose to act. At CRY you will help create opportunities that enable citizens, institutions and professionals to become active partners in building a better future for children.
YOU
• 7–9 years' experience in volunteer engagement, partnerships, community mobilisation, youth engagement or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships.
• Experience designing and scaling volunteer engagement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams.
• Entrepreneurial, creative and purpose-driven.
Write In
Please email your application to careers@crymail.org mentioning the post applied for in the subject line.