Engagement and Recruitment Volunteer
WCMS - Restaurant Recruiter Savour
Savour brings the diverse flavours of Canada to tables across the nation in a campaign that combines cuisine and cause in the ultimate pairing: the food we love and supporting Canadians affected by MS. Combine celebration, cuisine, and cause to give you a meaningful dining experience.
Engagement & Recruitment Volunteer
We are looking for volunteers who are engaged, driven, and willing to establish meaningful relationships with restaurants in their communities. In this role you will identify prospective local culinary establishments and connect with them to build meaningful, business to business relationships to highlight what makes them unique and drive business to their restaurant while raising important funds to support MS research.
Our Savour team will support you along the way including hosting a training session, engagement with other volunteers in the campaign and providing phone and/or email scripts for you to use during your outreach!
Responsibilities
- Identify prospective culinary establishments in your area
- Develop prospects by connecting and soliciting the establishments in hopes of engaging them through virtual or in person meetings
- Steward relationships with establishments by getting them set up with the Partnership Agreement
- Engage in the campaign specific Teams Channel with other Engagement Volunteers
- Gain a solid understanding of the campaign and it’s objectives and goals
- Contribute time, skills and expertise to advance this campaign in a way to help achieve its objectives
- Send a scripted email to local Member of Parliament (MP) to notify the MP and ask that they share with their constituents on social media to go and support those living with MS and the committed establishment. This will assist in marketing of the restaurant in the area
- Participate in providing ideas and timely constructive feedback on tools and resources designed to help engage our community
- Provide ideas and create plans on how to recruit, engage and train likeminded volunteers to assist in bringing MS Canada’s Culinary cause to life
- Willingness to be available as a resource for other community volunteers through the execution process
Interested? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Personable, energetic, and enthusiastic volunteers who are willing to reach out to their community
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Comfortable “cold-calling” and/or approaching management to make connections with establishments
- A passionate individual wanting to make a difference in their community
Time Commitment:
- Ideally, a 2-month commitment is needed in order to fully engage in the cycle of recruitment
- Attend orientation and training sessions to learn about the mission and campaign
- 2-4 hours per week over the 2-month period
- Work can be done virtually (by emails and phone calls) or in-person meetings