Career Opportunities with Volunteer Alexandria - Come join our team!

There are paid and unpaid positions open: Database & Marketing Coordinator, Board Members, and Development Committee Members.

Database & Marketing Coordinator Job Description

Small nonprofits often require staff to wear several hats, and Volunteer Alexandria is no exception. The Database & Marketing Coordinator is a versatile role that brings together technology, communications, data, and community engagement. This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys both structured, detail-oriented work and opportunities to be creative, solve problems, and try new approaches.

Working primarily independently, the Coordinator manages the tools and communications that connect VolALX with volunteers as well as city and nonprofit partners. The Coordinator assists the team where needed, from supporting special events like the annual Toy Drive to engaging with community members at tabling events and helping advance organizational priorities.

We’re looking for someone who has excellent customer service skills; is outgoing, organized, adaptable, curious, and persistent; enjoys figuring things out; is comfortable learning new systems; speaks Spanish; and can look beyond the numbers to understand what they tell us about how effectively we are reaching and engaging our community. Learn more and apply online. 

Volunteer Board Positions, unpaid: 

Volunteer Alexandria (VolALX) is seeking new board members who are available during the day and who have experience and interest in civic engagement, finance, corporate giving, and/or major gifts.

This is an opportunity to give back to the Alexandria community and meet an engaged group of people with a diverse set of talents, skills, and backgrounds while making a difference. If you are highly motivated, energized, believe in civic engagement, and are willing to work on becoming an antiracist organization, please consider joining our team.

We ask that potential members learn about racism and racial equity before joining our board. The Board and staff are committed to examining the ways our organization perpetuates racism, bias, and discrimination at the interpersonal, institutional, and systemic levels and take steps to change our behaviors, practices, and policies. This includes taking responsibility for learning about and understanding the impact of systemic and institutional racism in our community.

Election to the Board of Directors of VolALX brings with it the responsibility of trusteeship. It calls upon the person elected to dedicate time, thought, and energy as well as financial support toward the viability and progress of the organization. Each board member is asked to:

Attend at least six Board Meetings during the fiscal year.

Attend Training and Planning Sessions. Board members must understand the board's responsibilities and concerns. Members are expected to participate in board orientations and strategic planning sessions.

Actively Participate in Committee Work. The work of the Board is accomplished, for the most part, in committees (Executive, Development, Finance, and Nominating), and members serve on at least one.

Be an Ambassador. Share your enthusiasm about civic engagement and attend special events, programs, and other activities for the benefit and promotion of the agency. Each board member is a natural advocate of the work and should take every appropriate opportunity to increase public awareness of the organization’s contribution to Alexandria.

Personally Support Volunteer Alexandria. Board members set a leadership example by making individual financial contributions to VolAlex.

Be Active Fundraisers. The financial stability of VolAlex depends on contributions from private individuals, community funds, corporations, and government funding. Board members are expected to identify potential donors, actively solicit contributors, or participate in some meaningful way in the fundraising efforts of the board. Each member is responsible for raising and/or contributing (Give & Get) a total of $1,500. 

Register ONLINE or email the Executive Director, Marion Brunken, at mbrunken@volunteeralexandria.org.

 Development Committee Volunteer non-paid Positions: 

Support Volunteer Alexandria staff and the Board of Directors in fundraising efforts. The Development Committee is responsible for creating and executing an annual fundraising plan in partnership with the Executive Director; soliciting sponsorships for Volunteer Alexandria; providing recommendations on the fundraising/budgetary goals proposed by staff; Evaluating the previous year’s fundraising strategy and contributing ideas for next year’s strategy; evaluating special events for return on investment, lessons learned, and results; brainstorming potential sponsors both locally and nationally; making connections between potential donors and sponsors and Volunteer Alexandria; and providing recommendations and encouraging board involvement in fundraising. Register online or contact Executive Director, Marion Brunken, at mbrunken@volunteeralexandria.org.

AAP/EEO Statement
Volunteer Alexandria provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Volunteer Alexandria complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Volunteer Alexandria expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Volunteer Alexandria’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.