Make A Pandemic Pivot! Begin Your Remote AmeriCorps VISTA Service Year with Mercy Corps Northwest for a New Nonprofit Career

An AmeriCorps VISTA position is not a conventional job, it is a year-long commitment to national service within a community that needs your time and talent. Mercy Corps Northwest AmeriCorps VISTA members oversee projects that are designed to eradicate poverty in communities across Oregon and Washington.

The programs that AmeriCorps members develop endure for years. A VISTA member's role is to provide indirect service at their host organization, which means each member spends the majority of their time in an office setting with limited client-facing responsibilities. Our AmeriCorps VISTA program offers an opportunity for members to gain advanced project management and exercise creativity in implementing impactful programs— top skills desired by employers.

Currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most VISTAs are serving remotely from home. At this time, members are not required to relocate to serve prior to their start date unless it’s safe to do so. The decision to relocate and serve on-site will be determined by the AmeriCorps member in partnership with their host organization. More information on COVID-19 and AmeriCorps service can be found on the AmeriCorps website

Positions will be open until January 7, 2022 – unless filled sooner. View the Mercy Corps VISTA Program page online for more details and application instructions.

Open Positions:

Mercy Corps Northwest VISTA Leader

Host organization: Mercy Corps Northwest, Portland

Location: Portland, Oregon

Ready to continue service as a VISTA Leader in an international humanitarian organization and support a team that implements anti-poverty projects in Oregon and Washington? Join Mercy Corps Northwest! PLEASE NOTE: Individuals are only eligible to serve as VISTA Leaders if they have successfully completed at least one term of service with AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or Peace Corps.

Development and Engagement Specialist

Host Organization: Black United Fund of Oregon

Location: Portland, OR

How passionate are you about connecting BIPOC youth to college and careers after high school in Oregon? Join us and help spearhead the Mentor4Success program as an MCNW AmeriCorps VISTA!

Community and Volunteer Engagement Liaison

Host Organization: Historic Parkrose

Location: Portland, OR

Do you want to help our houseless residents to access basic needs and connect youth of color to workforce support? Join us as VISTA and build greater security and opportunity in Historic Parkrose.

Emergency Preparedness Program Specialist

Host Organization: Home Forward

Location: Portland, OR

Did you know that disasters disproportionately impact low-income Americans? The Home Forward VISTA will strengthen disaster resilience for low-income HF residents and implement Readiness Training!

Outreach Coordinator

Host Organization: Community Investment Trust

Location: Portland, OR

Are you passionate about economic justice? Our VISTA will develop the first-of-its-kind Community Investment Trust model uniting neighborhood-based asset development in the PNW and across the country!

Small Business Outreach Coordinator

Host Organization: MCNW - Walla Walla Office

Location: Walla Walla, WA

Do you feel passionate about ending poverty with long-term solutions? Are you interested in helping small business owners to be financially resilient? Join MCNW Southern Washington!

Program Development Specialist

Host Organization: Professional Business Development Group Foundation

Location: Portland, OR

Do you want to help women- and minority-owned small businesses to thrive? Join the PBDG Foundation as a VISTA and develop the Prosperity Blueprint for under-resourced construction firms in OR and WA!

Donor and Volunteer System Specialist

Host Organization: Unity Shelter

Location: Corvallis, OR

Do you want to help us move people from houselessness to housing? As a Unity Shelter VISTA, you will rebuild and streamline the donor and volunteer systems that make our work possible.

Program Development Specialist

Host Organization: Warm Springs Community Action Team

Location: Warm Springs, OR

The WSCAT VISTA will promote entrepreneurship and education for low-income individuals on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation by developing Small Business incubators and Youth Programs.

Small Business Outreach Associate

Host Organization: MCNW - Vancouver

Location: Vancouver, WA

Do you feel passionate about ending poverty with long-term solutions? Are you interested in helping small business owners, especially those who are Spanish speaking, in rural Washington? Join MCNW!

Volunteer Coordinator

Host Organization: Stone Soup PDX

Location: Portland, OR

Passionate about food justice and poverty eradication? Want to help lift low- or no-income people out of poverty through workforce training in hospitality and foodservice? We want you at Stone Soup!

Volunteer Program Coordinator

Host Organization: Yamhill Community Action Partnership

Location: McMinnville, OR

The YCAP VISTA will increase shelter access for those experiencing homelessness in Yamhill County by developing volunteer systems, securing in-kind donations, and building awareness through outreach.

Positions will be open until January 7, 2022 – unless filled sooner. View the Mercy Corps VISTA Program page online for more details and application instructions.