Community participation coordinator volunteer roles in Manchester
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Looking for an organised, reliable team-player to help coordinate our various events throughout the year. They should be confident in reaching out to prospective vendors and suppliers and be able to work with minimal supervision to achieve a set working outcome.
What will you be doing?
Event Planning & Coordination
- Support the planning, organisation, and delivery of fundraising and community events from concept to completion.
- Coordinate with venues, suppliers, volunteers, and partners to ensure all event requirements are met.
- Manage event registrations, attendee communications, and on-the-day logistics.
- Attend regular planning meetings and contribute ideas for new fundraising and engagement opportunities.
Volunteer & Stakeholder Engagement
- Recruit, brief, and support event volunteers, ensuring they are well-prepared and motivated.
- Provide excellent supporter care to event participants and guests, responding to enquiries and ensuring a positive experience.
Marketing & Promotion
- Work with the Communications & Marketing team to promote events via social media, newsletters, and other channels.
- Assist in the production of event materials and collateral.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Undertake risk assessments for events, ensuring health, safety, and safeguarding standards are met.
- Ensure all events comply with relevant fundraising regulations, data protection, and charity policies.
Monitoring & Reporting
- Collect and record data on event participation, income, and feedback.
- Support post-event evaluation, preparing reports and suggesting improvements for future events.
What are we looking for?
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- The volunteer should have good administration and project management skills to be able to help organise multiple events throughout the year and assist the Team Lead in managing multiple event organisation simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work collaboratively with volunteers, staff, and external partners.
- Creative, proactive, and detail-oriented, with a positive and flexible approach.
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a remote team.
- Lived experience of AuDHD or neurodivergence (desirable).
- You must eb a UK resident as a DBS check will be required.
What difference will you make?
Our small charity is expanding, and our 2026 strategy involves multiple different events, therefore we are in need of more event coordinators to help make our strategy come to life.
Please submit a CV and a covering statement outlining why you would be the best candidate for this specific role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Roots Academy.
Roots Academy’s Vision.
A generation of young Muslims who embody and promote a God-centred way of life.
At Roots Academy, we’ve built a learning experience that’s changing the lives of the ummah’s future leaders, change-makers and visionaries. Our Mission is to deliver a structured and transformative education in the Essentials of Islam in a way that lowers barriers to access, develops a deep certainty, and inspires action.
Why Does Roots Academy Exist?
Crisis of Faith: 1 in 4 young Muslims are leaving the religion due to various factors, primarily the pervasive anti-religious content and temptations they encounter online and offline.
Roots Academy exists to bridge this gap by providing a structured and transformative Islamic education that speaks directly to the needs and challenges of young Muslims today, delivered in an engaging and accessible form that removes barriers to access and provokes thought and action.
Role Summary
The People Operations Coordinator supports the day-to-day administration of the People & Culture function, ensuring smooth onboarding, accurate record-keeping, and a positive volunteer experience. This role plays a key part in maintaining organized people operations while also supporting volunteer engagement and appreciation initiatives.
Key tasks
- Coordinate and schedule onboarding sessions in collaboration with the People Lead
- Maintain accurate records by tracking volunteer training completion and participation
- Upload, organize, and manage personnel documentation within Roots’ Google Drive in accordance with confidentiality and data-handling standards
- Support volunteer engagement by planning and organizing logistics for volunteer appreciation events
- Assist with coordination, communication, and follow-up related to recognition initiatives
What we’re looking for
- Interest or experience in human resources, people operations, administration, or volunteer coordination
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality
- Alignment with the organization’s mission, values, and community-focused approach
What we have to offer
- Be part of a team of 100+ dedicated volunteers around the world.
- Receive continuous rewards for those that seek Islamic knowledge from the Roots platform.
- Be a part of a growing organisation that aims to revive and educate Muslims from a grassroots perspective.
- Receive in-house tarbiyah sessions to develop your deen.
Please note this is an unpaid volunteer position.
Volunteers are entitled to claim expenses incurred for food, travel and equipment, in line with our Expenses policy.
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We teach structured, engaging and transformative face-to-face foundational Islamic education to Young Muslims across the UK and internationally.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About WAST
We are a grassroots organisation led-by and for women seeking asylum in Greater Manchester. We campaign for social justice and women's rights through a peer-led support model that helps women find their place in the UK. Women seeking asylum continue to live in a hostile environment where they often feel vulnerable and isolated. WAST (Women Asylum Seekers Together) seeks to combat this by offering a safe space where women can be heard, build confidence, and develop new skills.
The Roles
Due to the retirement of three long-standing trustees, we are recruiting four women to join our diverse Board of Trustees and help us deliver projects that the women themselves have identified as priorities.
One of these positions is for a Treasurer, who will support the Board in overseeing the charity’s finances, ensuring strong financial management and sustainability.
We are also particularly interested in recruiting more Trustees with lived experience of the asylum system, or the immigration system. WAST’s Chair and Honorary Chair have lived experience, and we would very much value more women with lived experience on our board.
The current Board have a diverse range of skills. We particularly welcome applications from women with experience of campaigning, fundraising or human resources. However, this should not put off any potential applicants who may bring other qualities to the Board.
If you feel that you have the energy and time to contribute and are committed to improving the lives of women seeking asylum, we would love to hear from you.
Please see the Recruitment Pack and Role Description for further information. If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role please contact the email given in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note: This is a voluntary position. This role is also open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, in line with WAST’s commitment to providing programmes and initiatives led by and for women seeking asylum.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.