Participant Engagement Lead - Volunteer

at  Canadian Cancer Society

Role Details
As a community engagement leadership volunteer, you will be part of our committees of 10 to 15 volunteers who will work over the months to help us organize our fundraising events. Depending on the needs in your community, available roles could include committee lead, logistics, community outreach, volunteer lead, and social media.
Description

As the Participant Engagement Lead you will be responsible for:

• Acting as the chief “salesperson” of Relay in your community by re-engaging past Relay participants and and inviting new people to Relay
• Building on the Outreach Lead’s planned activities and connecting with interested parties to help them understand what Relay is, why it matters, and how they’ll benefit from participating
• Providing support and ideas to teams and participants that encourage online fundraising to reach individual and team goals
• Community-wide fundraising campaigns as part of Relay For Life
• Holding team captain meetings leading up to the event
• Participating in call campaigns for retention and fundraising coaching
• Leading and supporting the Hope Engagement Coordinator in engaging Participants of Hope and ensuring their tasks are completed if this role remains vacant

Why we need you
At CCS we are committed to improving the cancer experience by helping people with cancer live their lives more fully. The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life brings together communities united by the same goal of creating a world where no Canadian fears cancer. Relay is an opportunity to celebrate those who live and have lived in the face of cancer.

What we’re looking for

• As the Participant Engagement Lead, you are a cheerleader and encourager of others.
• You understand the impact that cancer has on a person’s life and are motivated to drive fundraising efforts by increasing participant involvement.
• You are all about building relationships and helping others reach their goals.
• You have the professional network and interpersonal skills to speak with a variety of people, one to one and in group presentations.
• As a detail-oriented person, you are ready to track the progress of each Relay participant and use your creativity and enthusiasm to help them reach their fundraising goal.
• You are outgoing, enthusiastic and ready to do your best to make the Relay experience positive and meaningful for everyone you connect with.

Our Investment
As an organization, we will provide you with online resources, training and support to help you lead the Participant Engagement portfolio and be an effective leader for the Hope Engagement Coordinator.
You will work closely with the Hope Engagement Coordinator and will also be supported by the Relay Director, Community Engagement, a fellow volunteer, who will oversee all aspects of bringing more community members to Relay.
You will be part of the larger Relay community and have opportunity to learn and mentor as you engage with CCS staff and volunteers.

Your commitment

• This is an important leadership role. We are anticipating an ongoing level of commitment which will include regular monthly meetings with the entire committee.
• Between committee meetings, you will be reaching out to interested parties, attending events to enhance the Relay profile and seeking out and engaging with potential new connections.
• You will communicate regularly and consistently with the Relay Director, Community Engagement and other members of the team, including the Hope Engagement Coordinator.
• As the event date approaches your time commitment will increase. On event day your leadership, as you continue to connect with the participants you have recruited, will be critical in creating the sense of accomplishment that everyone will go home with, knowing that their actions have created something bigger than cancer.

• Acting as the chief “salesperson” of Relay in your community by re-engaging past Relay participants and and inviting new people to Relay
• Building on the Outreach Lead’s planned activities and connecting with interested parties to help them understand what Relay is, why it matters, and how they’ll benefit from participating
• Providing support and ideas to teams and participants that encourage online fundraising to reach individual and team goals
• Community-wide fundraising campaigns as part of Relay For Life
• Holding team captain meetings leading up to the event
• Participating in call campaigns for retention and fundraising coaching
• Leading and supporting the Hope Engagement Coordinator in engaging Participants of Hope and ensuring their tasks are completed if this role remains vacan