AARP is⠀the⠀nation’s⠀largest⠀nonprofit,⠀nonpartisan⠀organization⠀dedicated⠀to⠀empowering⠀people 50⠀and older⠀to choose⠀how they⠀live as⠀they age.⠀With a⠀nationwide⠀presence,⠀AARP⠀strengthens⠀communities⠀and⠀advocates⠀for what⠀matters⠀most to⠀the more⠀than 100⠀million⠀Americans⠀50-plus⠀and their⠀families:⠀health⠀security,⠀financial⠀stability⠀and⠀personal⠀fulfillment.⠀AARP also⠀produces⠀the⠀nation’s⠀largest⠀circulation⠀publications:⠀AARP The⠀Magazine⠀and AARP⠀Bulletin.
AARP’s⠀Community,⠀State and⠀National⠀Affairs⠀(CSN)⠀Group⠀includes⠀Government⠀Relations,⠀Programs,⠀Volunteer⠀Engagement,⠀Community⠀Outreach⠀and⠀Advocacy⠀at the⠀federal,⠀state and⠀local⠀levels. It⠀delivers⠀on⠀AARP’s⠀social⠀mission by⠀educating⠀and⠀engaging⠀people⠀50-plus⠀and their⠀families,⠀strengthening⠀communities,⠀and⠀championing⠀issues⠀that help⠀give⠀people⠀financial⠀and health⠀security.
The⠀State &⠀Community⠀Engagement⠀Analyst⠀supports⠀business⠀unit⠀development⠀and⠀execution⠀of state⠀and⠀community⠀engagement⠀goals and⠀objectives⠀within the⠀business⠀unit plan⠀and⠀enterprise⠀strategy.⠀Collaborates⠀on the⠀execution⠀of⠀outreach,⠀advocacy,⠀and⠀communications⠀projects⠀as⠀assigned.⠀Facilitates⠀the⠀business⠀unit’s⠀volunteer⠀recruitment,⠀training,⠀and⠀recognition⠀activities.⠀Supports⠀volunteer⠀needs and⠀designs⠀opportunities⠀to⠀maximize⠀volunteer⠀engagement.⠀Provides⠀leadership⠀and⠀support in⠀the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀volunteer⠀events and⠀manages⠀special⠀projects.⠀Provides⠀unit⠀operational⠀and⠀systems⠀support as⠀needed.
Responsibilities:
- Supports a⠀business⠀unit by⠀regularly⠀providing⠀operational⠀and⠀administrative⠀support on⠀a variety⠀of⠀projects,⠀programs,⠀and⠀initiatives,⠀including⠀conducting⠀research,⠀summarizing⠀information,⠀creating⠀presentations,⠀facilitating⠀meetings,⠀analyzing⠀and⠀developing⠀reports,⠀and⠀providing⠀recommendations.⠀Tracks⠀budgets,⠀expenditures,⠀and⠀project/program⠀activities.⠀Organizes⠀and⠀maintains⠀necessary⠀technology,⠀systems,⠀and⠀electronic⠀records.
- Recruits,⠀trains,⠀develops,⠀deploys,⠀and⠀supports⠀volunteers⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀organizational⠀goals and⠀in⠀alignment⠀with⠀volunteer⠀interests.⠀Ensures⠀inclusion⠀of⠀volunteer⠀perspectives⠀in⠀strategic⠀planning.⠀Collects⠀and⠀analyzes⠀data to⠀evaluate⠀the⠀progress⠀of⠀volunteer⠀programs.
- Develops⠀and⠀coordinates⠀specific⠀aspects of⠀training⠀for staff⠀and⠀volunteers⠀in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀others,⠀from⠀conducting⠀needs⠀analysis⠀to⠀determining⠀training⠀needs and⠀priorities,⠀developing⠀training⠀materials,⠀coordinating⠀training⠀schedules,⠀and⠀delivering⠀and⠀assessing⠀training⠀effectiveness.
- Plans,⠀organizes,⠀and⠀implements⠀projects,⠀following⠀established⠀quality⠀standards⠀while⠀remaining⠀in scope,⠀meeting⠀project⠀timelines,⠀and⠀communicating⠀milestones⠀and⠀outcomes.⠀Organizes⠀project⠀teams with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders⠀to deliver⠀on project⠀goals
- Works⠀with⠀staff,⠀volunteers,⠀members,⠀chapters,⠀volunteer⠀programs,⠀and other⠀cross-functional⠀teams to⠀achieve⠀the⠀organization's⠀goals and⠀establish⠀a presence⠀for the⠀organization⠀in⠀targeted⠀communities.⠀Supports⠀multicultural⠀audiences⠀and⠀community⠀partnerships⠀and builds⠀volunteer⠀capacity⠀to design⠀and⠀execute⠀engaging⠀community⠀programs⠀and⠀events.
- Partners⠀with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders⠀(e.g.,⠀cross-functional⠀teams,⠀volunteers,⠀members,⠀partners,⠀etc.) to⠀achieve⠀the⠀organization’s⠀volunteer⠀and⠀community⠀engagement⠀goals at⠀the state⠀and local⠀levels.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Communications,⠀Marketing,⠀Public⠀Administration,⠀Business,⠀Community⠀Organization/Development,⠀Political⠀Science,⠀Public⠀Policy, or⠀a related⠀discipline.
- 3+⠀years of⠀experience.
- Ability⠀to⠀recruit,⠀onboard,⠀and train⠀volunteers⠀on⠀priority⠀issues,⠀strategies,⠀tactics,⠀policies,⠀and⠀state-specific⠀political⠀and⠀communications⠀processes.
- Ability⠀to ensure⠀that⠀proper⠀resources⠀and⠀trainings⠀are⠀available⠀to⠀volunteers,⠀including⠀issue⠀material,⠀talking⠀points,⠀updates,⠀and⠀briefing⠀materials.
- Experience⠀to fully⠀engage⠀volunteers⠀and⠀achieve⠀active⠀chapters⠀in⠀community⠀outreach,⠀communications,⠀and⠀advocacy⠀activities⠀as they⠀relate to⠀the state⠀plan.
- Experience⠀conducting⠀volunteer⠀recognition⠀activities⠀and⠀events.
- Ability⠀to⠀coordinate⠀building a⠀volunteer⠀infrastructure⠀that has⠀real and⠀sustained⠀impact,⠀plus an⠀understanding⠀of New⠀Jersey's⠀political⠀and human⠀services⠀environment.
Additional Requirements
- Regular⠀and⠀reliable⠀job⠀attendance
- Effective⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills
- Exhibit⠀respect⠀and⠀understanding⠀of others⠀to⠀maintain⠀professional⠀relationships
- Independent⠀judgement⠀in⠀evaluation⠀options to⠀make sound⠀decisions
- In⠀office/open⠀office⠀environment⠀with the⠀ability to⠀work⠀effectively⠀surrounded⠀by⠀moderate⠀noise
- Ability⠀to⠀occasionally⠀lift up to⠀25 pounds
Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)
AARP⠀observes⠀Mondays⠀and⠀Fridays as⠀telecommuting⠀workdays,⠀except for⠀essential⠀functions.⠀Remote⠀work and⠀telecommuting⠀can only⠀be done⠀within the⠀United⠀States and⠀its⠀territories.