Position Title: WelcomeNST Ambassador – Boston

Position Location: Remote. Must live in and be able to travel around the Greater Boston MA Area

Hours: Approximately 10–15 hours/week

Pay:  $1500 per month

Position Summary:

The Ambassador will expand WelcomeNSTs effort to support refugees and immigrants in the Greater Boston area through:

1. Outreach: Engaging communities of faith to form Neighborhood Support Teams (NSTs) to help their refugee and immigrant neighbors with a goal of forming at least 3 new NSTs/month
2. Support: Working with grassroots organizations and networks to help NSTs find needed local supports for families as they walk alongside them on their road to self-reliance.

You will do this in concert with WelcomeNST and our partners. This position is a hybrid role, reporting directly to the Director of Outreach and the Director of Programs. It is ideal for a motivated self-starter with strong relationship and partnership-building skills, a demonstrated passion for working with refugees, deep connections in the Greater Boston area, strong communication skills and a genuine desire to find ways to help immigrants thrive in this challenging climate.

Key Responsibilities:

Outreach

• Engage your existing networks and those of our partners as well as grassroots and faith communities to find people who are looking for a way to make an impact at this historical moment as well as faith communities seeking support from their neighbors
• Engage these interested neighbors and faith leaders and educate them about what it means to form an NST
• Proactively form relationships with new like-minded organizations, networks and congregations of helpers
• Provide regular updates to the Director of Outreach and attend a weekly coordination meeting with the WelcomeNST outreach team

Programs

• Attend “match meetings” in which the faith communities are matched together to form NSTs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for NSTs in your region post-match, assisting with local resources, problem solving, and local insights
• Establish a relationship with partners and other organizations in your region that may provide support to our NSTs and the families they serve
• Coordinate with the Programs Team by providing regular updates to the Director of Outreach and attending a weekly coordination meeting

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience as a “community organizer” with a habit of engaging people to action to meet needs
• A networker and connector at heart with strong relationship building and management skills
• Strong connections within the Greater Boston area and a high level of comfort working with them to find ways to collaborate
• Enthusiastic, energetic person with a flair for “getting to yes”
• Passionate about refugees and immigrants with a demonstrated history of helping newly arrived families
• Flexible, self-motivated, and ideally, familiar with the dynamics of non-profit start-ups
• Basic proficiency with technology and ability to use/learn to use remote collaboration tools

If interested, reach out to us at getinvolved@welcomenst.org