The Organization for Autism Research seeks volunteers with business leadership and development experience to help our newest initiative, the Hire Autism Regional Ambassador program.
Regional Ambassadors work to help us expand our network of employer partners and community partners and increase our community involvement and engagement to expand the employment opportunities available to autistic job seekers across the nation. The expected volunteer commitment is 1-2 hours per week for 6-12 months, with the goal of onboarding at least 2-3 new companies each month.
Virtual training is provided, and Ambassadors have the option to enroll in our Autism-Friendly Employer Training, a voluntary 3-hour virtual training program that contains information on inclusive job descriptions, interviewing autistic candidates, and best practices for managing, training, and onboarding.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify prospective employer partners/community partners
- Share networking events/groups, hiring events, webinars, etc., where Hire Autism could present
- Attend events to represent Hire Autism
- Increase program awareness in the community and at a national level
- Cultivate partnerships with influential organizations or people
- Promote all program initiatives to support the inclusion of autistic candidates in the workplace
- Communicate with Hire Autism staff to review and vet all leads
- Initiate outreach and correspondence with leads
- Document meeting/outreach activities using the provided CRM
Requirements:
- 10+ years leadership, management, HR, or related experience
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- Experience as a business owner, hiring manager, or similar
- Competence in Google Docs, online searching, and virtual communication
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Are you interested in becoming a Regional Ambassador? Please apply here: https://www.hireautism.org/ambassador-application/ and we will be in touch with you! We limit the number of participants accepted into each cohort; not all who apply will be selected.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
