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Main Duties & Responsibilities
Volunteer Recruitment & Onboarding
- Lead end-to-end recruitment and onboarding of volunteers across all Hospice roles, including clinical, wellbeing, family support, retail, fundraising, finance, facilities and administrative roles.
- Deliver a high-quality, seamless onboarding experience for volunteer applicants.
- Co-deliver monthly Introduction to Volunteering sessions, including follow-up engagement.
- Maintain effective recruitment pipelines to meet service needs.
- Support with recruitment campaigns for high priority volunteering roles.
Compliance & Governance
- Oversee volunteer compliance, ensuring volunteers, where required:
- Have satisfactory references
- Are DBS-checked
- Complete and refresh mandatory training, including face-to-face safeguarding and relevant onboarding training via departments
- Maintain accurate compliance records within CRM systems.
- Monitor and report on DBS and safeguarding renewals, liaising with volunteers, team leaders and the education team.
- Ensure adherence to Hospice policies, legal requirements and best practice
Volunteer Operations & Service Delivery
- Provide front line guidance and advice on volunteer involvement and best practice to volunteer involving teams.
- Work with education team to co-facilitate Hospice Connections training sessions where required.
- Build strong cross-departmental relationships to align volunteering with organisational priorities.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the volunteer lifecycle and provide guidance and support to managers in planning volunteer requirements, recruitment, onboarding, induction, training, ongoing supervision, recognition, development, issue resolution, and volunteer exit processes.
- Part of the People Team office cover answering telephone, email and in person queries or directing the enquiry to the right place to be resolved. This includes monitoring the volunteering and volunteer reference and volunteer rota inboxes.
- Arrange regular meetings with Hospice volunteer managers to:
- Review volunteer pipelines and activity
- Analyse data and service needs
- Identify opportunities for collaboration and service improvement
- Be a main point of contact for volunteers in key operational roles (e.g. IPU Kitchen, Meet & Greet), including recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and ongoing support
- Organise IPU volunteer rota planning and management (forward planning and weekly), ensuring adequate cover and resolving last-minute gaps, arranging shadow shifts and organising mentor allocation.
- Manage and organise tasks for admin volunteers within the Voluntary Services team.
Volunteer Engagement & Experience
- Support with the planning and delivery of an annual programme of volunteer engagement events (e.g. Sunday lunches, feedback forums, seasonal events): Coordinate event logistics including communications, RSVPs, venues, catering and health & safety.
- Actively gather, review and respond to volunteer feedback to continuously improve the volunteer experience.
- Coordinate and support volunteer communications across the organisation, including the production and distribution of the monthly volunteer bulletin and volunteer updates.
- Foster a positive, inclusive and motivating environment for volunteers.
Data, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain high standards of data accuracy across volunteer systems and records.
- Use data insights to inform planning and improve service delivery.
- Identify and suggest improvements to volunteer processes, including onboarding and rota systems.
General Responsibilities
- Represent the Hospice and uphold its values and reputation at all times.
- Support organisational income generation activities where appropriate.
- Identify and engage in continuous professional development opportunities, sharing learning with colleagues.
- Contribute to ongoing service improvement across volunteering and wider Hospice operations.
Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Approach
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in volunteer coordination or management
- Experience overseeing compliance processes (e.g. DBS, safeguarding, governance)
- Experience managing rotas, logistics or service delivery functions
- Demonstrated experience coordinating volunteer recruitment and onboarding processes
- A strong understanding of volunteer management best practice, including relevant legislation, policies, compliance requirements, safeguarding, DBS processes, and governance.
- Awareness of developments within the voluntary sector and hospice volunteering to ensure organisational practices remain current, effective, and compliant.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and database management
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication, diplomacy, and problem-solving ability
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Proven ability to meet recruitment targets across multiple service areas
Desirable
- Experience in healthcare, hospice or charity sector
- Experience facilitating training or group sessions
- Knowledge of EDI principles and inclusive volunteering practices
· Proven experience of working in diverse communities
Communication
· Excellent customer care skills – understands importance of good customer engagement & able to build strong working relationships
- Good team player who is willing to support others/learn new skills
- Able to communicate sensitively and understand boundaries of working with volunteers
- Excellent verbal, written, and digital communication skills
- Compassionate, emotionally intelligent, and able to communicate sensitively
- Confident and persuasive communicator, able to represent Voluntary Services in meetings and in conversations with Heads of Services
- Strong interpersonal skills to build collaborative relationships across teams
Decision Making
· Maintain confidentiality at all times
· Proactive, solutions-focused, and accountable for outcomes
· Strong attention to detail and ability to drive multiple projects concurrently.
- Confident decision-maker with sound judgement
Mental & Physical Considerations, working conditions and environment
· Commitment to the aims, ethos and values of the Hospice
· Keen to develop self within role
· Ability to prioritise in the best interests of the organisation as a whole
· Willing and able to work as part of a team and independently using own initiative
· Skilled in managing competing demands and expectations
· Work with pace and accuracy
· Ability to manage various tasks in a timely manner
· Self-motivated and able to fulfil the job role with minimal supervision
· Task driven – able to see processes through to competition
· Ability to concentrate for sustained periods of time
· Confident under pressure
Health & Safety
· Understand and comply with all Health and Safety, Fire and Infection Control regulations
· Complete all mandatory training and ensure compliance of direct reports and contractors
Safeguarding
Act in a manner at all times to safeguard the interests of individual patients/clients and their families and justify public trust and confidence in the Hospice of St Francis.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
The Hospice of St Francis helps local people and their families, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to live their precious lives well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- 37 hours per week
- £40,000 – £42,000 per annum plus 6% pension contribution
- Remote
Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is the national campaigns and membership body for a network of independent, community-based Rape Crisis Centres working to end child sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and all other forms of sexual violence.
The 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line is a national service led by Rape Crisis England & Wales and funded by the Ministry of Justice.
We are looking for a values-led professional with strong digital project skills and a deep commitment to survivor-centred, high-quality services.
Job Summary
As the Digital Project & Product Lead for the 247 Support Line, you will lead the transformation and continuous improvement of the organisation’s digital support line infrastructure, ensuring the technology and processes that underpin survivor support are effective, resilient, and user centred.
This role sits at the intersection of project delivery, product management, and a genuine commitment to the survivors RCEW serves. The right candidate will understand that technology is only as good as the humans who use it and will bring both rigour and empathy to everything they do.
You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery which, includes defining the product requirements, technology evaluation, procurement, implementation, onboarding, and ongoing optimisation. Working closely with operational teams, suppliers, and stakeholders, you will ensure that our support line products enable support workers to deliver high-quality, accessible services.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Delivery
· Own and drive the support centre improvement programme from procurement through to live operation, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
· Manage supplier relationships, coordinate and input into the evaluation of bids, and identify, track, and mitigate risks throughout the programme
· Maintain clear, accessible project documentation and provide regular progress updates to senior stakeholders
· Coordinate across internal teams (services, technology, legal, finance) and external partners to keep work aligned and moving
Product & Solution Ownership
· Act as product owner for the support centre platform: defining requirements which meet the needs of support workers and service users
· As part of a team you’ll evaluate technology options against a set of agreed criteria, with a focus on fitness for purpose, data security and value for money
· Oversee the bespoke configuration of the chosen platform, working closely with the supplier
· Collaborate with the Head of Service to and I.T Lead to onboard and train the team, ensuring support line workers feel confident and prepared from day one
· Following go-live, take responsibility for the continued health and development of the support centre platform and identify improvement opportunities
· Champion best practice in digital service design and products across the organisation, building internal capability over time
Information Governance & Data Protection
· Work closely with RCEW's Data Protection Officer and Senior leadership to ensure all aspects of the programme comply with relevant data legislation
Person Specification*
· A proven track record of successfully delivering digital or technology projects on time and within budget
· Able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
· Ability to assess complex situations, identify blockers, and develop pragmatic solutions
· Ability to gather and translate user needs into product requirements; comfortable working with service design principles and working iteratively to develop or improve digital products
· Experience and understanding of contact centre software, CRM, and/or case management platforms
· Proven ability to work across diverse teams and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
· Thorough knowledge of UK GDPR and able to handle highly sensitive personal data and engage with difficult subject matter with care and professionalism
· A team player who builds trust quickly and works effectively across organisational boundaries
· Self-starter who can work autonomously, flag problems early, and drive work forward without constant direction
· A genuine commitment to RCEW's mission to end sexual violence and support survivors
Personal Attributes
We are looking for a skilled and versatile digital professional who combines strong delivery skills with product thinking. You do not need to be a technical expert, but you do need to be confident working with technology suppliers, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and making sound decisions under pressure.
Above all, we are looking for someone who understands the importance of the work RCEW does and has a strong track record of delivering digital projects effectively.
Success in the role of Digital Project & Product Lead for the Support Line is determined by the ability to lead and coordinate the successful delivery of digital projects that enhance the effectiveness, resilience, and user experience of the national 24/7 Support Line. Working collaboratively with suppliers, internal teams, operational colleagues, and key stakeholders, the role will ensure that digital solutions are implemented safely, on time, and in line with service requirements.
Key measures of success include:
- Strong supplier engagement and stakeholder collaboration result in agreed solution designs that meet the operational needs of the Support Line.
- A robust project plan is developed and managed in partnership with suppliers, with key milestones achieved within agreed timescales.
- Virtual Contact Centre (VCC) upgrades are configured and delivered in accordance with agreed specifications, supporting improved service delivery and performance.
- Integration testing with existing systems is completed successfully, with issues identified, resolved, and signed off before implementation.
- Operating procedures, user guidance, and supporting documentation are developed or updated to reflect new processes and system functionality.
- Comprehensive training materials are produced, enabling Support Line staff and delivery partners to effectively use new systems and features.
- Training is delivered to relevant colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring operational readiness and confidence ahead of implementation.
- A structured Go Live readiness review confirms that technical, operational, governance, and business readiness criteria have been met before deployment.
- The VCC upgrades are launched successfully with minimal disruption to Support Line operations, supported by effective implementation planning, monitoring, and post-launch issue resolution to maximise adoption and service benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please submit a CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages) explaining why you are interested in this role and how your experience meets the person specification.
RCEW is committed to equal opportunities and actively encourages applications from people with lived experience of sexual violence, and from people from communities which are under-represented in our workforce, including Black and minoritised communities, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ people.
All roles at RCEW are subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post-holder will have access to sensitive data relating to survivors of sexual violence and must demonstrate the highest standards of discretion and data security.
Eligibility
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence of this will be required prior to appointment.
Additional Information
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Community Fundraising Assistant - North
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!
It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a Community Fundraising Assistant - North, to join our Community and Digital Fundraising team.
- Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
- Are you able to provide friendly and professional support to fundraisers and supporters?
- Do you have experience in supporting events or community activities?
- Do you live in either Scotland, North East England, North West England or the East Midlands?
Have you answered Yes to these questions?
Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?
Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack which is included within this advert.
If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we are excited to receive your application. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.