Volunteer Administrator – West Midlands Area

Are you keen to play your part in helping nature and would like to utilise your existing administrative skills?

We are looking for an administrator to join our amazing West Midlands Area Team.

The role could take between 2-4 days a month, but it can be flexible to the time you have spare and are able to offer.

Where you will be based: You can either work from home (anytime) or in the RSPB Birmingham Office (opens Mon – Fri between 9am-5pm)

What you will be doing: There are a range of administrative tasks you could get involved in to support the West Midlands Senior Administrator and the wider West Midlands Area Team. It’s up to you which you’d like to do, depending on your skills, experience and interest. These could include:

• Email communication to staff and volunteers
• Scheduling online meetings
• Arranging in person meetings and events for both staff and volunteers. Booking venues, sending invites, ordering refreshments etc
• Financial processing such as volunteer expenses, raising purchase orders and invoices.
• Uploading and organising documents on SharePoint
• Booking accommodation and hire cars
• Supporting with volunteer administration
• Collating and distributing of meeting notes

Skills Needed

You will

• Have a keen attention to detail and great organisational skills
• Be a confident user of Office 365 with experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Have knowledge and experience of Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint or a willingness to learn
• Be comfortable volunteering remotely and be able to work on tasks independently
• Have good communication skills
• Be reliable and committed

What’s in it for you

• This is a great opportunity to utilise your existing skills, and to learn new ones, whilst working as part of a small and friendly team.
• You will be fully trained on our ‘in-house’ systems before starting the role, and ongoing support will be provided.
• Any equipment to complete the role will be provided and we will reimburse you for out-of-pocket travel expenses.
• You will learn all about how the RSPB works and gain experience working for an environmental charity.
• You’ll be supporting the RSPB in a big way, so you’ll find satisfaction in making a genuine contribution to nature conservation.

The RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity! Join our fantastic volunteers who are helping to inspire everyone to give nature a home and secure a healthy environment for wildlife. We will help you gain skills and give you an invaluable insight into our essential work.

We look forward to receiving your application!