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Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (On-site)
£29,000 - £32,000 per year
Full-time
Contract (12 Months)
Job description
Volunteer Coordinator
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (minimum 3 days in office per week)
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: 12 month contract, Full time 37.5 hours per week
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.
We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving Medical Alert Assistance Dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with NHS Trusts and other researchers and Universities both in the UK and internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease. We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small, but ambitious charity that is a world leader in its specialist, innovative field.
Main Purpose & Scope of the Role:
The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, delivery and ongoing support of volunteer activity across the charity, ensuring volunteers have a positive, meaningful and well‑supported experience.
This role combines hands‑on volunteer coordination with people engagement activity, supporting engagement, communication and safeguarding processes across both volunteers and staff. The postholder works closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure volunteer involvement is well‑planned, compliant and aligned with operational needs.
What You’ll Do:
You will coordinate the end to end volunteer journey, from recruitment and onboarding through to ongoing support, engagement and departure. You will act as a key point of contact for volunteers, support teams to work effectively with volunteers, and ensure accurate records, communication and safeguarding processes are maintained.
Reports to: People Engagement Manager
About the Role
This is an operational, people‑focused role suited to someone who enjoys building relationships, organising activity and supporting others. You will work closely with staff, volunteers and external partners, ensuring volunteering activity runs smoothly and consistently across the charity.
The role requires excellent organisation, strong communication skills and confidence.
Responsibilities of the Role
Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement
- Coordinate volunteer recruitment activity to meet charity needs
- Support the delivery of volunteer marketing campaigns across social media, recruitment platforms and community networks
- Build and maintain relationships with community groups, schools, businesses and partner organisations
- Represent the charity at volunteer recruitment events and community activities
- Support interviews and suitability assessments for prospective volunteers
- Ensure references and checks are completed in line with policy
Volunteer Onboarding, Training & Support
- Coordinate induction processes for new volunteers
- Ensure volunteers receive appropriate role specific training, working with internal teams
- Maintain regular communication with volunteers to support engagement and retention
- Act as a key point of contact for volunteer queries or concerns
- Support volunteers leaving the organisation and gather feedback
Volunteer Engagement & Communication
- Support clear and consistent communication with volunteers across the charity
- Maintain and update volunteer communications via Assemble and other platforms
- Support the Volunteer Forum and other engagement initiatives
- Develop and maintain guidance and resources for staff working with volunteers
Compliance & Administration
- Ensure volunteer activity complies with safeguarding, GDPR, health & safety and volunteer management standards
- Maintain accurate and up to date volunteer records on Assemble
- Monitor volunteer data and prepare basic reports on recruitment, engagement and retention
- Escalate safeguarding or compliance concerns to the appropriate manager
Fundraising & Cross Departmental Support
- Coordinate volunteer involvement in fundraising events and campaigns
- Work closely with fundraising, operations and HR colleagues to ensure volunteer support is effective and well planned
- Promote good practice in volunteering across teams
Person Specification
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in volunteer coordination, people engagement or a related role
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Confident communicator with the ability to build positive relationships quickly
- Experience working with databases or volunteer management systems
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality principles
- Good IT skills including Microsoft 365
Desirable
- Experience working in the charity sector
- Knowledge of volunteer management systems (e.g. Assemble)
- Experience supporting training or group facilitation
- Interest in animal welfare, assistance dogs or medical research
Other Requirements
- Willingness to travel occasionally to attend recruitment events or meetings
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive charity. Medical Detection Dogs thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Medical Detection Dogs, please do not hesitate to apply.
Organisation
Posted on: 21 May 2026
Closing date: 18 June 2026 at 09:30
Job ref: 412300
Tags: Marketing, Volunteering Management, Health / Medical
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OX1, Oxford (On-site)
£26,520, per annum, pro rata (£21,216 per annum actual for 4 days per week)
Part-time (Part-time, 4 days per week (0.8 FTE) Wednesdays and Thursdays plus flexible working hours available.)
Contract (2 years fixed-term )
Job description
Coordinator, Communities, Practice & Participation
Salary: £26,520, per annum, pro rata (£21,216 per annum actual for 4 days per week)
Contract: 2 years fixed-term
Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week (0.8 FTE) Wednesdays and Thursdays plus flexible working hours available.
Location: Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
About Us
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s leading contemporary art spaces with an international reputation for innovation and ambition. The gallery presents a programme of changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art each year, coupled with an extensive programme of education, events and performance projects involving several thousand people of all ages and backgrounds.
About You and The Role
The Communities, Practice & Participation Coordinator supports the administration, delivery, and evaluation of Modern Art Oxford’s community-facing participation and exhibition programme, involving a wide range of groups.
Working as part of the Communities, Practice & Participation team at the gallery, you will be a key support in the coordination of our participatory programme and live events, the installation of displays in Modern Art Oxford’s Ground Floor gallery and Studio, and assisting the delivery of workshops, as required. The Coordinator is also responsible for the administration and archiving of Modern Art Oxford’s community-facing participation programme.
This position requires a proactive, detail-oriented approach, to ensure appropriate and ongoing communication across departments to realise projects successfully, within budget, and to the highest standard. You will be trusted to use your initiative in problem-solving and encouraged to contribute ideas. This job is an integral role in the team, aimed at an early-career arts professional.
The Coordinator, Communities, Practice & Participation is line-managed by the Curator, Communities, Practice & Participation and supports the Head of Communities, Practice & Participation and other CPP colleagues.
Primary Objectives
- To support the Curator of Communities, Practice & Participation in the planning and delivery of temporary exhibitions sharing our participatory projects across our Ground Floor, including our Ground Floor Gallery and Studio.
- To support the CPP team in collating, administrating and disseminating all information required for the timely and accurate delivery of all aspects of the CPP programme with early years, young people, and adult communities.
- To assist in the delivery and administration of the workshop programme as requested by the Curator of Communities, Practice & Participation.
Key Accountabilities
Ground Floor Gallery
- To support the planning and delivery of the Communities, Practice, and Participation exhibitions Programme
The Studio and Participatory Programme
- To support with the administration and coordination of the Studio and related participatory programme
Finance
- To support the CPP team with accurate and up-to-date financial administration
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for contemporary art and a willingness to gain a broad range of curatorial skills and experiences. They will have strong administration skills, with demonstrable experience, a proactive mindset and the ability to be flexible. They will have a keen attention to detail and an ability to prioritise and deliver multiple strands of work to deadlines. Good planning and communication skills are essential in this busy, demanding and exciting environment. They will be comfortable working as part of a team, and sharing responsibilities and tasks where necessary.
Benefits
An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan. A salary sacrifice scheme is available after 3 months employment.
Employees are entitled to a staff discount in the Modern Art Oxford Shop and Café.
There is an Employee Assistance Programme through Gemelli, and a series of discounts and salary sacrifice schemes through BHN Extras.
Applications must be received by 9.00am Monday 29 June 2026
Initial interviews planned for 14, 15, and 16 July 2026
Ideal start date in the w/c 17 August 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Modern Art Oxford is committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and we value diversity in our team. As part of our Anti-racism Action Plan, we welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in the workforce in our sector.
No agencies please.
Organisation
Posted on: 01 June 2026
Closing date: 29 June 2026 at 18:30
Job ref: 168634_MOA
Tags: Administration, Campaigns, Communications, Finance, Marketing, Project Management, Operations, Accounting, Brand, Commercial, Compliance / Quality, Culture, Delivery, Design, Partnerships, Programme Management, Public Affairs, Public Relations, Strategy, Events / Activities
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Leeds, West Yorkshire (On-site)
£34,700 gross (pro rata, per annum)
Part-time (14.8 hours per week)
Contract (35 month contract)
Job description
We’re recruiting an Events Coordinator to help run our city-centre climate action hub, called Imagine Leeds. Imagine Leeds is an innovative venue where people come together to plan and take action on climate, nature and social justice. It is part of the Climate Action Leeds Network, which was established in 2020.
This post is part of a three-year funding package of £493,000 to support community climate action in Leeds. The funding comes from the National Lottery, Leeds Community Foundation, Bunzl, the University of Leeds and North Star Coffee Roasters. Climate Action Leeds is run by a partnership made up of Voluntary Action Leeds and Leeds Love It Share It CIC.
We are looking for a hard working person who is experienced in organising and delivering events, so we can run an engaging series of events on topics relating to sustainability and social justice.
The successful candidate will help coordinate the day to day activities at Imagine Leeds. The venue provides space for events, meetings, co-working, exhibitions and networking. The successful candidate will contribute to the effective running of this well-loved venue, ensuring that it can continue to serve Leeds’ vibrant community of changemakers and facilitate engagement with thousands of people across the city.
Key outcomes for this role are:
- Bringing together a range of people and organisations to contribute to our mission imagining (and then creating) a more sustainable Leeds, that is zero carbon, nature friendly and socially just.
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Organising a minimum of 1 event each month, attracting at least 20 attendees.
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Contributing to the smooth and professional running of Imagine Leeds to help build its reputation as a valuable institution for the city.
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Supporting the mission to find a permanent home for Imagine Leeds.
Duties and responsibilities
In the course of their duties, this post will require joint working with other members of the Imagine Leeds team. Duties may change as the post and programme progresses. Any changes will be discussed with the postholder.
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Events organising
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Organising regular events at Imagine Leeds to bring people together to discuss the future of the city.
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Facilitating events in a way that encourages everyone to feel safe, welcome, and able to take part effectively.
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Widening participation so that people from a variety of backgrounds are able to get involved in Imagine Leeds events.
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Communications and displays
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Promoting Imagine Leeds and its events through a variety of communications channels including websites, mailing lists, social media, posters and leaflets.
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Contributing to the design and production of displays that help people understand how the city works today, and imagine a more sustainable future.
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Venue support and evaluation
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Supporting people using Imagine Leeds for their meetings and events, including tech setup, accessibility and inclusion, and opening and closing the venue.
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Ensure ongoing monitoring and evaluation of Imagine Leeds and its users’ activities in the venue.
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Facilities and operations
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Helping to take care of Imagine Leeds to ensure the venue has a professional look and feel, including tidying and cleaning, and offers a supportive environment for space users.
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Sharing responsibility for the security of Imagine Leeds, including its equipment, stock and facilities.
- Helping to improve the systems and processes used at Imagine Leeds, to ensure smooth operation and satisfaction of key stakeholders, regular users and visitors.
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General support and duties
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Attending team meetings, Imagine Leeds Steering Group meetings and programme-wide meetings and events.
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Providing information about Imagine Leeds for reports and funding bids.
- All team members are expected to:
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work within and promote the aims and objectives of Leeds Love It Share It CIC, Imagine Leeds and Climate Action Leeds, and present a positive image to the public and other partners.
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work within the Equal Opportunities framework and promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion within their work.
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work within our environmental and other policies at all times.
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take responsibility for their own safety, and ensure that colleagues and visitors are not exposed to danger.
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- Team members may be provided with training to support them in their work, to better deliver key tasks and to aid professional development.
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Some evening and weekend working may be required.
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Organisation
Leeds Love It Share It CIC
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Running the venue Imagine Leeds to bring people together to plan and take action on climate, nature and social justice.
Refreshed on: 03 June 2026
Closing date: 24 June 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Campaigns, Communications, Policy, Training / Learning, Marketing, Advocacy, Digital, Climate Change, Conservation, Delivery, Design, Engagement / Outreach, Environment / Animal, Facilities, Museum, Office Management, Partnerships, Social Media, Sustainability, Events / Activities
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