Contract Volunteer Management Jobs
About Babbasa
Babbasa is an award-winning, Bristol-based, social enterprise with a vision to create a world where
all people are inspired and able to realise their employment and enterprise ambitions, irrespective
of where they live, their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality or faith. Babbasa realises its
mission through its subsidiary enterprises including Babbasa’s Youth Empowerment Programmes
and Recruitment & Inclusion Services (BRIS) and our core values of Imagination, Determination and
Kindness.
Babbasa supports low income and ethnic minority young people to prepare for the workplace as well
as support employers to recruit diverse talent, develop cultural competencies and create inclusive
work environments for all to thrive. The direct support for young people includes soft skills training,
mentoring, and information and guidance support. The direct support for employers includes
Recruitment, Inclusion Advisory Support, Cultural Competency Training, Research, Inclusion Needs
Analysis and Onboarding Support. Over the next decade, Babbasa plans to grow its services to both
young people and employers to respond to the pressing imperative to overcome the structural
barriers to workforce inclusion and associated social inequalities in Bristol and beyond.
Job Purpose
The Engagement Lead is an exciting and important role that leads delivery of Babbasa’s Challenge
Programme - a 5 year programme focussed on working with a group of aspiring young people to
develop their leadership potential, skills and sense of self confidence through a stimulating and
experiential training course, delivering a social action project and participating in 1:1 mentoring
sessions. The Challenge Programme is the flagship Babbasa programme and has delivered some
powerful initiatives in Bristol to date such as the Youth Ambassadors City of Change campaign
and the ‘Our Bristol Our World’ Youth Conference working closely with Bristol’s elected Mayor.
The post is funded by The National Lottery (TNL) Reaching Communities Fund and has been
nominated as a national case study example of the Lottery’s community projects.
Core Responsibilities
● Deliver outreach workshops to young people in education and community settings aimed at
increasing their sense of confidence, belonging and empowerment.
● Deliver and facilitate Babbasa’s workshop and training activities including the recruitment,
enrolment and induction of participants (Youth Ambassadors) onto the Challenge
programme.
● Design and deliver weekly training and workshop materials through the use of appropriate
teaching, learning and assessment methods - with the aim of encouraging critical thinking,
debates and developing the ability of participants to engage in critical discourse and rational
thinking. Including the incorporation of experiential leadership development opportunities
and trips e.g. to the UK Parliament or social impact organisations with high impact.
● Build a trusting relationship (based on Babbasa values) with young people engaged - to
ensure we meet their progression outcome and identify/address any health and safety,
disability, equality, concerns or welfare issues.
● Lead a group of young people in the delivery of a social action project which develops their
employability and enterprise knowledge and experience
● Support Youth Ambassadors to engage successfully with businesses and city wide voluntary
organisations, schools, colleges and local youth agencies on the social action project.
● Coordinate a mentoring scheme after the social action project, which includes matching,
training, and facilitation of first meetings and reviewing progress of mentoring pairs.
● Monitor and evaluate each of the core elements of the Challenge programme and assist to
produce a final report after the 6-month programme cycle.
General Responsibilities
● Ensure young peoples’ comments, voices and suggestions are at the heart of service
delivery and respond to their needs.
● Ensure internal administrative tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner as
required by Babbasa and the activity funder.
● Deliver support and guidance to participants using best practice.
● To attend and take part in all core Babbasa meetings
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
● Good organisation and time management skills, able to manage own workload effectively,
meet deadlines, monitor outcomes and achieve targets.
● Able to provide young people with enjoyable, stimulating and challenging experiences.
● Able to provide young people with appropriate information, advice, support and challenge,
and refer them to specialist help when required.
● Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with young people, including agreeing
limits for acceptable behaviour.
● Able to use a variety of approaches creatively – matched to young people’s different needs,
abilities and interests.
● Prepared to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and other unsocial hours.
● Able to build strong collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders including:
Equal Opportunity Ambassadors, education bodies, community organisations, event venues,
and corporate partners.
Knowledge and Experience
● Experience of designing and delivering skills-development training and support packages
(preferably with a training or Information & Guidance qualification such as PGCE, PTLLS,
assessor award, or willingness to complete further relevant qualification training)
● Knowledge of, and interest in, Equality and Inclusion
● Experience of working with young people aged 16-25
● Experience of delivering training or workshops
● Experience of working with or across agencies
● An understanding of the principles and implementation of Equality and Inclusion, Child
Protection and Safeguarding Policies
● Experience of using a variety of information technology and the ability to maintain records
on a database
Incentives/ Benefits
● Work in an inclusive environment and supportive team who will support you to be great
● Have the opportunity to demonstrate your enterprise skills being part of the development of
a new business unit
● Work for one of the few organisations in the UK honoured with Queen’s Award For
Enterprise
● Be part of transforming the lives of low income and ethnic minority young people in Bristol
● Help Bristol to become an inclusive city by directly working with us to address inequalities
● Have access to flexible and hybrid working arrangements
● 31 days annual leave including public holidays
● 3% employer pension contribution
● Access to confidential Employee Assistance Programme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Humanists International is the global representative body at the heart of the humanist movement.
Our Members and Associates include humanist, rationalist, secular, ethical culture, atheist and freethought organizations from all over the world. Our community also includes many individual supporters who share our vision and values.
We campaign on humanist issues. We defend humanists at risk of persecution and violence. We lobby for humanist values at international institutions, including the United Nations. And we work to build the humanist movement around the world.
Purpose of the role
One of the core elements of this work is the production of the Freedom of Thought Report. The Report examines every country in the world for its record on upholding the rights and equality for non-religious people. We consider issues of legal discrimination and outright persecution and violence. The Report is essential to our awareness-raising efforts of the persecution faced by the non-religious.
Humanists International is embarking on a 2-year programme of work in order to realize some long-term improvements to the Freedom of Thought Report. We are looking for an enthusiastic research coordinator to join our team and participate in all stages of the publication process.
As a research coordinator you will support the Casework & Campaigns Manager to administer, plan and produce the Freedom of Thought Report, providing evidenced-based research to shape and influence human rights policy as it pertains to the non-religious.
This is a predominantly home-based role, but does require the attendance of in-person events such as the General Assembly and Team Building, as required.
We are open to flexible work arrangements and committed to diversity and inclusion.
Key duties
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Collaborating with the Casework & Campaigns Manager to research, plan, and deliver the Report’s production on an annual basis;
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Provide administrative support to the Casework & Campaigns Manager;
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Liaising with team members (e.g. Members, Associates, designers, and volunteers) ensuring deadlines are met;
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Recruiting, training and coordinating a pool of volunteer researchers;
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Developing and implementing training sessions for members, associates, and volunteers;
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Liaising with Humanists International members to enable and support them to submit country entry updates;
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Write and edit entries - ensure they are accurate and objective, and conform to house style;
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Proofread and check content for accuracy;
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Monitor project outcomes and perform continuous evaluation;
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Identify and systematize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to project activities;
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Contribute to the development and dissemination of digital content;
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Treat with confidentiality any information about Humanists International Members, users, intellectual property, staff and research that could be deemed as personal, private or sensitive.
Essential skills
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Research & analytical skills: Demonstrable experience with synthesizing and presenting complex information in a succinct way, with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
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Experience researching and writing briefings and reports, preferably related to human rights;
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Collaborative working skills: Experience with working in high performing, distributed, multicultural and international teams and working with colleagues and external partners to deliver high-impact programmes;
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Strong writing and proofreading skills;
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Well-organized, efficient and able to work independently
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Excellent command of English.
Desirable
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Working proficiency in foreign languages;
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Experience of recruiting and managing a pool of volunteers;
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Project management experience;
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Experience of training others;
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Experience of monitoring and reporting on indicators of success;
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Understanding of humanism and a commitment to the organization’s mission.
Benefits
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30-days annual leave (this is in addition to public holidays)
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4% contributory pension scheme
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Remote working
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Employee Assistance Programme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Nature’s Recovery Officer (Pollinators)
B-Lines are an imaginative and beautiful solution to the problem of the loss of flowers and pollinators. The B-Lines are a series of ‘insect pathways’ running through our countryside and towns, along which we are restoring and creating a series of wildflower-rich habitat stepping stones. They link existing wildlife areas together, creating a network, like a railway, that will weave across the UK.
Avon Wildlife Trust has been working with Buglife (the insect conservation charity) on the B-Lines approach since 2014, enabling us to target work to create continuous swathes of wildlife-rich habitat.
Over the past ten years we have been worked with a wide variety of private landowners and have delivered significant ecological enhancements across the region. This includes the restoration of over 170ha of wildflower-rich grassland and several nature-friendly orchards.
The next phase of B-Lines will focus on the West Mendips, between AWT’s reserves of Folly Farm and Browne’s Folly, with ambitions to scale up and expand this work. As the Nature’s Recovery Officer, you will work with farmers, landowners and communities to grow the network of habitats between these reserves. To ensure climate resilience, you will work on a variety of priority habitats including grasslands, hedgerows, planting in-filed trees and carrying out improvements to woodland edges, all of which are key to the survival of pollinating species.
As the Nature’s Recovery Officer you will:
· Support habitat improvement works on our reserves within the project area.
· Proactively identify sites, providing advice to farmers, landowners and communities, so that they can take action for nature by creating or improving nectar-rich habitats.
· Develop and lead volunteer opportunities, guided by the needs of the landowners and communities you are working with.
· Be supported by the experts at Buglife, who will provide technical advice and training, and ensure that the project is linked to the wider national B-Lines initiative and targeted species recovery where appropriate.
Responsible for
Providing habitat creation & enhancement advice to farmers/landowners and community groups.
Supervision of volunteers & placements.
Supporting habitat improvements on Nature Reserves within the project area.
Overall Purpose of Job
To support nature’s recovery through the conservation and restoration of habitats in the B-Lines project area, on the Trust’s nature reserves and the wider landscape.
Engage local communities and landowners in nature recovery projects.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
YOUTH MENTORING PRACTITIONER vacancies
2 based in OASIS HUB HADLEY,
1 based in OASIS CROYDON,
1 based in OASIS HUB WATERLOO
HOURS RANGE FROM 28 – 40 PER WEEK
24 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £28,536 based on 40 hours per week (Including London Weighting)
Want to enable young people to have positive lives?
Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?
Want to make the community a better place?
Oasis Community Partnerships are looking for four special, talented, and adaptable people to help us strengthen and sustain our youth mentoring programme.
Each Youth Mentoring Practitioner’s primary purpose is to develop and deliver quality and safe 1-2-1 and small group mentoring for young people.
We are looking for people who:
· Have recent and proven experience with inner city young people.
· Can co-develop and co-deliver inclusive and supportive programmes with young people.
· Are comfortable working on their own or in a team.
· Can enable us to improve our service and opportunities for young people.
Do you have the character, chemistry & competency we are looking for? Great – read on.
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority, and underrepresented groups.
Email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details.
Your Supporting Statement should be a minimum of one A4 page addressing the following question:
Please expand on your CV to tell us about how your character, qualities, experience, and qualifications/training will enable you to thrive in this job.
Deadline for submitting your CV and Supporting Statement is midday Friday 5th April 2024.
Interviews will take place 17th April 2024.
If you’ve not heard from Oasis by 12th April 2024 – on this occasion you were not shortlisted.
Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
- Flexible working where possible with family friendly policies
· A non-contributory pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Rugby foodbank's Engagement Officer will oversee the smooth running and operation of the foodbank, with concern for its operational efficiency and standards in accordance with The Trussell Trust franchise model. In partnership with the Service Delivery Manager, guide the development of the foodbank project, including its material resources, financial assets, reputation, partnerships and volunteer body. The Engagement Officer will have a key role in the delivery and development of Rugby foodbank and the growth of its services. They will be responsible for building relationships with key stakeholders including volunteers, food and financial donors, partner referral agencies plus community and business groups. The right candidate will be an effective communicator who will work hard to create a positive environment for volunteers, clients, agencies and donors maximising opportunities for engagement.
At Hope4 we believe that everyone has the right to have a place to call ‘home’, somewhere that is safe, secure and sustainable, and enough food even when in a crisis. We also believe that everyone should have the chance to realise their hopes and ambitions. In order to achieve these aims we run the Hope Centre and Rugby foodbank which is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. Hope4 is the overarching charity name overseeing all operations of the Hope Centre and Rugby Foodbank.
As a charity, our clients are at the heart of what we do. Although Rugby is a small market town, in 2023 we supported over 190 people at our Day Centre and provided over 7500 foodbank food parcels. Our staff and volunteers are crucial to making this happen. We currently employ 8 members of staff and have 80+ people regular volunteers.
The charity was founded by the churches across the town and continues to hold to Christian principles working to address poverty, primarily homelessness and food poverty in the Borough of Rugby. The churches, as the Revive network, support the work we do both with funding and providing many of our volunteers. Our staff and volunteers support these values and ethos irrespective of belief or background.
We are looking for someone who can work as a flexible team member and with the ability to share and balance duties according to the needs and opportunities of the organisation. You will be an outgoing self-starter who is confident working on their own initiative as well as part of a wider team. Your key skill will be the ability to work with all types so people from every kind of background because you will be engaging with volunteers, clients, trustees and external agencies such as churches, schools and businesses. It will be varied and is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and successful day-to-day running of the foodbank.
Main Responsibilities:
Stakeholder contact: this is a people orientated post
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To be responsible for quality customer service, dealing with all the communication requirements of the foodbank
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To be responsible for dealing sensitively, appropriately and confidentially with the range of complex and challenging issues presented by any of our stakeholders.
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To lead with recruitment, induction and support of volunteers as required
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To support and actively engage with varied stakeholders including faith groups, local businesses and statutory and non-statutory organisations
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To support and liaise with volunteer teams on a day-to-day basis
Service Delivery and Promotion:
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Support and actively promote services and maintain and develop positive relationships with stakeholders, to encourage continuity and to aid growth
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Be the point of contact and the face of Rugby foodbank for stakeholders
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Support and complete tasks in a timely and accurate fashion
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Further develop signposting resource and engage with external agencies to form partnerships for sign posting opportunities
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Work with our Financial Inclusion Support Worker regarding client income maximisation
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Work with our social medica content lead to support promotional activity
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Assist in the organisation of annual events such as open days, AGM, cultural celebrations such as Harvest Festival and Christmas and supermarket collection days and volunteer thank you events
General Duties:
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To work well as part of a staff team
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To deal with the day-to-day administration of Rugby foodbank via phone, email, in person, with all stakeholders,
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To organise and oversee volunteer rotas; deliver new agency induction training; organise food collections at Harvest, Christmas and adhoc at supermarkets; deliver talks about the foodbank to churches and other community groups and businesses
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To attend Trussell Trust conferences and training days
To work as part of a team to support the overall delivery of Hope4’s activities:
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Build positive relationships with Hope4’s stakeholders including staff, trustees and volunteers
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Undertake any other reasonable requests by management, consistent with the nature of the service
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Ensure that all work is delivered in line with contractual obligations and in accordance with best practice of Hope4
General:
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All information and data to be maintained in accordance with Hope4 policies and procedures, and within GDPR principles
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Undertake identified training within specified timelines and maintain current operational knowledge where required, such as safeguarding
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To be an active and effective team member including both those at Rugby Foodbank, the Hope Centre and those organisations supporting our work eg referral agencies, food and financial donors
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To work some hours, where needed, outside of normal office hours (including evenings and weekends)
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Participate in supervision and annual appraisal, and identify your own job-related development and training needs
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Safeguarding – an awareness of Safeguarding for children and adults and/or a willingness to undertake training
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To be an ambassador for Hope 4 within the wider community
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview
The National Paralympic Heritage Trust (NPHT) has embarked on a new exciting 5-year Strategy – ‘Becoming Seamlessly Inclusive 2023-2028’. To help us on this journey this is an exciting opportunity to join our team as the Trust’s Team Diversity Officer a central and key role to the 5-year strategy and as such our operation and success. We are looking for a superbly organised, self-motivated, people-led person with a commitment to inclusion and supporting diversity within the team and ideally interested in sport and heritage.
The NPHT is a young dynamic and diverse organisation, and a leader in accessible heritage. Over our first 5 years we reached over half a million people with the ambition to reach a million over the next five years through our exciting digitally strong business plan, with support from several major heritage funders including the Arts Council England as an NPO, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Rothschild Foundation, Museums Association Esmee Fairbairn, Wolfson Foundation, Art Fund and Garfield Weston.
Role of the Team Diversity Officer
Overall
- To support diversity development and 'Power to the Peoples Framework' across the work of the Trust.
- To oversee volunteering, work placements, Access to Work plus schemes and act as a work coach to two neurodiverse trainees.
Key Responsibilities
- To oversee the volunteer programme with support from the Head of Programmes.
- To manage the access to work programmes.
- To act as work coach to the trainees in accordance with the Access to Work programmes, ensuring they deliver their work plans and have the support they require to deliver them.
- To support the Learning Manager and Collections Engagement Officer with the provision of volunteers for their programmes of work.
- To support the work placements programme and individuals completing them by planning out the work in liaison across the team and helping the Head of Programmes carry out the work.
- To support the Trust’s community board.
- To support other programmes of work as directed.
Meetings and reporting
- The Team Diversity Officer will be employed by the National Paralympic Heritage Trust and be responsible to the Board of Trustees.
- The Team Diversity Officer will report to, be managed and supported by the Head of Programmes.
- The Team Diversity Officer will have monthly meetings with the Head of Programmes reporting on progress and raising any areas of concern.
- Either party may, by written notice to the other, require the holding of a special meeting to discuss any matter of urgency or exceptional importance relating to this agreement.
Period of Contract
March 2024 to end of February 2026.
Contract fee/pay
- The proposed fee is £25,000 a year Pro rata 3 days a week (24 hours).
- In addition to the payment outlined above the Team Diversity Officer will be paid reasonable agreed expenses incurred subject to the supply of receipts/travel expense claim and a stakeholder pension.
Indemnity
Insurance is covered by the NPHT
Skills and Qualifications
Must:
- People management skills
- An understanding of neurodiversity and disability
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
- Eye for detail
- Proven ability to work in a collaborative manner
- Excellent communicator
- Highly self-motivated
- Experience of engaging with communities
Ideally:
- An interest in sport
- An understanding of or interest in the Paralympics
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is a chance to join our support service offering Social, emotional and wellbeing groups within the LGBTQ+ community. We currently have the following groups set up:
The Mix – a social group for anyone (18+)
Pride Circle – a support group for families within the community.
We are looking for someone to oversee and coordinate the overall running of the groups.
Salary: £22,500
Position: Full Time (35 Hours) Hybrid. There is an expectation that you may work out of hours when required, including evening and occasional weekends.
Reports To: CEO
Responsible For: Volunteers
Key Roles and Responsibilities
· Oversee the general running of the groups in line with policy and procedure doing spot checks on groups and reporting back to the CEO on engagement and budget.
· To book venues and complete risk assessments, making sure they are up to date.
· Recruit and manage volunteers, overseeing their training and development.
· To update and create a portfolio of session plans and organize activities.
· Market the groups and volunteer roles, on social media, with other organisations and at events.
· Receive and manage general enquiries. Ensuring we provide a service where differences are respected and valued without judgement and prejudice.
· Building relationships with key stake holders and identifying opportunities to expand our offer.
· Input activity data regularly and maintain organised records.
· To follow Safeguarding policy and procedure and to act as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Requirements
· To be compassionate and understanding of challenges faced within the LGBTQ+ community.
· Able to maintain professional boundaries, with an understanding of the sorts of challenges and barriers faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
· Strong communication, teamwork and record keeping skills.
· Willing to have a fully enhanced DBS check and be trained as a Designated Safeguarding Lead. A good working knowledge of safeguarding practices.
· Experience of managing groups/projects and volunteers.
· Level 3 Qualification or above.
Desirable
· Driving License and access to own vehicle
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Your opportunity to make a difference with two leading Yorkshire based climate action charities
Zero Carbon Harrogate: Climate Action Cordinator (21 hrs a week)
Here at Zero Carbon Harrogate we continue to expand community awareness-raising and delivery of practical projects to address climate change. Due to the present incumbent resigning for personal reasons at the end of the current contract period we are now looking for a new Climate Action Coordinator to support the day-to-day delivery of our vision and plan. The appointment is externally funded for 12 months with a negotiable starting date from 1st May 2024.
Guided by the Management Committee, the role will include design and implementation of effective administrative and information processes, practical application of policies and procedures, coordination of internal and external communications, maintaining a calendar of events and supporting project work.
The successful candidate will be committed to climate action and will have proven administrative and operational delivery skills and the ability to communicate with different audiences using a range of media.
The role will be home-based. Hours can be worked flexibly and there will be some requirement to attend evening and very occasionally weekend meetings. The postholder should be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders. They will be able to draw on the experience of the ZCH team for information and advice.
For those seeking a full-time role and for the right candidate, there is an opportunity to combine this role with that of Climate Action Coordinator (14 hours per week) for the North Yorkshire Climate Coalition. Please indicate if this is your preference.
North Yorkshire Climate Coalition: Climate Action Cordinator (14 hours a week)
We are seeking a creative and flexible person to join our team. As a small, volunteer-led organisation we are looking for someone with a wide range of skills who can act on their own initiative.
Under the overall direction and guidance of the NYCC Steering Group, the purpose of this role is to enable and support smooth day-to-day running of the Coalition with a focus on managing operational processes and procedures, coordinating internal and external communications, and supporting project work to deliver an overall strategy.
The successful candidate will be committed to climate action and will have proven administrative and operational delivery skills and the ability to communicate with different audiences using a range of media.
The role will be home-based. Hours can be worked flexibly and there will be some requirement to attend evening and very occasionally weekend meetings. The postholder should be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders. They will be able to draw on the experience of the Coalition team for information and advice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us to make Bristol’s parks even better! Our parks are essential for community health and they have huge potential to support urban nature and to cool our cities.
To make parks the best they can be we rely on volunteers. Our network of thousands of park volunteers go the extra mile to bring their park to life and the potential for volunteering across Bristol is huge.
We need a part-time Volunteer Support Officer to assist volunteers and help coordinate their activities. You will work closely with us and Bristol City Council to help make volunteering easy and enjoyable for everyone.
You will make sure volunteers feel valued and help them make a difference to their park by being the first point of contact. You will monitor our inbox, respond to volunteer’s questions, help organise activities and promote volunteering opportunities. You will keep volunteers up to date by sending emails and you will support them to use the volunteer database.
- Location: Primarily home based, with the opportunity to work from shared working spaces in Bristol and regular travel to visit volunteers in parks.
- Contract: Part time (15 hours per week, ideally worked over 3 days) until 31st March 2026.
- Salary: £23,400 FTE (£9,360 for 15 hours)
Flexible working is fully supported. This role would suit someone wanting to fit their hours in around existing commitments.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a natural people person, able to build relationships easily.
- Is highly IT literate.
- Has experience of using a customer relationship or enquiry management systems.
- Has knowledge of and a passion for Bristol’s parks.
- Sees how IT can improve processes and efficiency.
- Enjoys problem solving and finding solutions.
- Is enthusiastic, positive and can work independently;
- Has a methodical approach to process and an aptitude for accuracy and attention to detail.
- Has experience working with volunteers or as a volunteer.
- Is willing to take an Advanced DBS Check.
Diversity and inclusion
Our beneficiaries come from all walks of life and we want to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for access to Bristol and Bath’s parks, you will find a home here.
All applicants will be treated equally but we want to build our level of lived experience. We are particularly encourage applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled people, caregivers, or people from low-income households.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Action for Happiness is on a mission to create a happier and kinder world and we need a superhero to join our team.
We work at various levels to pursue our mission, and this role relates to our Community Building workstream - the focus of which is to bring people together for rich and impactful experiences (such as monthly groups and courses) led by our volunteer facilitators.
The community building team is currently four people helping to manage over 2000 trained volunteers. We are offering this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled generalist to join a rapidly scaling project, do highly meaningful and rewarding work and provide support to all members of the team.
This is a unique opportunity for someone with the right blend of skills and - above all - the ability to engage with a wide range of people with enthusiasm, proactiveness and competence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Volunteering Development Lead: London
Salary: £28,000 pro-rata
Hours: Part time, 17.5hrs per week (0.5 FTE)
Location: London / Hybrid
Contract: Five years, continuation subject to funding
Reporting to: CEO
Conditions: As part of our hybrid offer, we request that people are able to travel to our London office at least once a week, in addition to team days and other requirements.
Main objectives
OUTpatients is seeking an experienced Volunteering Development Lead for the Greater London area who can develop an engaged volunteer base to support the charity and its mission.
We are a small charity and this role is new in our organisation. This means that we encourage applicants who have prior experience working in small, developing teams and are able to balance taking initiative with close collaboration with other staff members.
We are looking for a person who can develop and recruit people into a volunteering database and work with these volunteers to support us at events, to deliver activities with the charity, plan fundraisers, and expand our presence within the LGBTIQ+ the community.
A successful applicant should be able to share creative ideas of how to reach underserved communities and have a good appreciation for intersectionality as a cross-cutting consideration throughout their work.
How work hours are allocated across the week can be flexible and is open for discussion with the CEO as part of the interview process.
Responsibilities
Leadership
• Work with the CEO on a strategy that engages and excites our beneficiaries and wider communities
• Be an expert on the projects you aim to deliver
• Lead on effective communication plans related to activities
• Supervise volunteers when they are involved in our activities
Project management
• Communicate with the team to align potential activities with current projects and priorities
• Maintain up to date and effective notes, workplans, and logs
• Develop and maintain database of volunteers and stakeholders
• Evaluate experience of volunteers and respond accordingly
• Involve key stakeholders in projects and outputs
• Provide regular reporting to CEO
Charity development
• Expand awareness of the charity through community engagement
• Identify key stakeholders who can promote our message to potential volunteers and the wider LGBTIQ+ community
• Find new and creative opportunities to embed OUTpatients in the fundraising landscape
• Reach diverse audiences and monitor the demographics of recruited volunteers and stakeholders
Person Specification
Essential
A successful candidate will be able to to demonstrate a commitment to the charity’s mission and possess the following qualities:
• Track record of working collaboratively in small teams across various short, medium, and long term projects
• Excellent organisation and project management skills
• Excellent administration skills and confidence with digital tools
• Strong writing and editing skills with an attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds
• Drive to address inequality and reach underserved communities through an intersectional approach to healthcare barriers
Desirable
In addition to the above skills, we welcome applicants with the following experience, interests, and expertise:
• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Keen interest in LGBTIQ+ rights and healthcare equity
• Demonstrable success in organising and facilitating volunteering, community activities, support groups or similar
• Knowledge of the UK cancer care sector and how it operates
• Training and experience in safeguarding and its principles
• Knowledge in how to be GDPR compliant
• First aid training
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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ABOUT POWER TO CONNECT
Power to Connect is dedicated to promoting digital equality and reducing the digital divide in Wandsworth. We are committed to ensuring that every resident has access to technology, connectivity and essential digital skills. Our mission is achieved through:
- Sustainably collecting, refurbishing and redistributing unused digital devices to individuals facing disadvantages in our local community.
- Providing free training on digital skills and online safety to enhance digital skills and confidence.
- Conducting free digital drop-in sessions to offer IT maintenance and digital support.
We are proud to work alongside dedicated local volunteers who contribute to every aspect of our operations, from refurbishment and distribution to supporting our Digital Skills and Digital Drop-in sessions.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a proactive, highly organised and effective communicator to join us in the role of Volunteer Coordinator. In this key position, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and coordinating our growing volunteer team. This is a new role within our small yet dynamic team. As the Volunteer Coordinator, you will take charge of promoting volunteer opportunities for Power to Connect throughout Wandsworth. Your responsibilities will include recruiting, engaging and managing volunteers to contribute to the impactful work of our charity. You will enjoy working with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and have experience of leading a supporting people.