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Homebased, serving South East England (Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey and Greater London.
About us
At Leonard Cheshire we support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life — opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. We work to support communities to be inclusive for all, where the whole community equally values all its members because of, not despite, our differences.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Engagement team as a Senior Community Coordinator for South England.
Collaborating with colleagues across England, you’ll lead a small team of community-based Coordinators to build our presence and engagement in local communities. Responsible for the delivery of our community-based programmes and projects, including volunteering, you’ll work across the region to deliver quality outcomes to a high standard. Effective networking and partnerships are an essential part of this role, to identify new opportunities for people with disabilities where gaps in the local community exist.
About You
You’ll need to have a good knowledge of community development, excellent management skills and be passionate about supporting disabled people or individuals with long term health conditions.
Experienced in leading a geographically dispersed team and highly self-motivated you’ll have the energy and drive to work collaboratively and demonstrate results. You’ll use your skills in managing community and volunteer-led programmes and identifying funding opportunities to ensure targets are monitored and met, to demonstrate effective team performance.
Excellent communication skills, the ability to effectively network and build relationships through community development work will be essential in this exciting and varied role.
As this role is home based, serving the South East 1 (Sussex, Kent), South East 2 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Surrey), and Greater London, you must be able to work remotely and undertake travel within the area and occasionally across the UK, including staying away from home.
We seek candidates who can demonstrate a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.
Benefits
• Substantial annual leave.
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover.
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates.
• Flexible working and lots more.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
Closing date: 31 May 2021
* No agencies please *
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About ReachOut
ReachOut is a mentoring charity that works with young people from disadvantaged communities in London, Greater Manchester and Liverpool to raise aspirations and help them grow in character and academic attainment. We improve Numeracy, Literacy and Communication Skills whilst reinforcing our core values of Fairness, Self-Control, Good Judgement and Staying Power.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed ReachOut Home, our online mentoring programme. ReachOut Home supports our young people’s emotional wellbeing, with a particular focus on character education and building skills to navigate our ‘new normal’. Our online provision has allowed us to take our mentoring programme into new parts of the UK and depending on the situation, we will continue to provide our online programme alongside our face to face delivery when it is safe to do so.
Role Description
We are looking for enthusiastic, collaborative and positive individuals to join our Leadership Programme and become Project Leaders. As a Project Leader, you will run a weekly mentoring project with a group of young people from a primary or secondary school, facilitating the 2-hour sessions alongside other responsibilities. The Leadership Programme is an opportunity to gain and improve your leadership, management and communication skills whilst having a massive impact on the lives of young people. You will be supporting them to raise their aspirations, develop their character, and build their academic attainment and self-confidence. Are you up for the challenge?
Role Details
As a Project Leader you will:
- Spend 2 hours planning and 2 hours delivering your mentoring session each week during term time for 10 - 16 young people and their mentors.
- Manage and support the young people.
- Manage and support the volunteer mentors.
- Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure sessions are as impactful as possible for your mentees.
- Attend ReachOut events and socials with your mentors.
- Follow ReachOut’s policies and procedures to safeguard young people.
Please download the information pack from our website for full details about the job role.
Personal Specification
Experience
- Has worked with groups of young people in the range 9 to 16 years’ old
- Has the potential to take on a leadership role
- Can demonstrate commitment to a cause/activity and has taken an active role in it (e.g. captain of a sports team, president of a society)
- Has professional work experience (e.g. internships, summer placements, etc.) This can also be regular voluntary experience but should roles where you have had responsibility for something, worked to deadlines, worked with others etc.
Skills
- Maths and English skills, (minimum grade C at GCSE or equivalent)
- Communication skills (face-to-face, email, text, phone)
- Good organisation skills (can manage tasks effectively, accurately and in a timely fashion)
- Confident using IT; email, MS Forms, excel and video conferencing
Personal attributes
- Passionate about ReachOut’s mission
- Demonstrates ReachOut’s Character Strengths: Fairness, Good Judgement, Self-Control and Staying Power
- Demonstrate good teamwork skills such as collaboration and delegation
- Open to feedback with a genuine desire to learn and develop personally
- Enthusiastic and energetic
- Excited by challenges
- Prepared to be adaptable and creative
- Positive
- Sociable
Application Instructions
To apply for the Leadership Programme, please visit our website. Applicants must ensure they are available to attend evenings and weekends online training through September 2021. Upon completion of the induction training, all Project Leaders will be paid a lump sum of £50.
We aim to respond to applications within 2 weeks of receiving your application. Applications will be assessed as they come in and assessment centres will be held on a rolling basis. Once the position is filled the vacancy will be closed so applicants are advised to apply early.
Please note, if you are a successful candidate you will be required to undergo an enhanced criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. ReachOut will cover the cost of the check and guide you through the process. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
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SANEline Support Officer
Are you compassionate, warm and friendly with the skills to make a difference to people affected by mental illness? We would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity within our growing service for a Support Officer to deliver emotional support through calls, emails and other means (e.g. via text, online, support forum) to people affected by mental illness and to work alongside and mentor our skilled volunteers.
Position: SANEline Support Officer
Location: London, Office based (and in the short-term home based to comply with social distancing)
Salary: £23k to £25k per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week including frequent evening and weekend work to cover a 365 day service open until 10.30pm daily
Duration: Initial one-year contract, subject to six months’ probationary period
Benefits: Employer contribution pension scheme, 31 days’ holiday including bank holidays. Office is in easy walking distance of tube and overland stations.
Closing Date: Tuesday, 1st June 2021 at 9 a.m.
How to Apply: Complete the attached application form
Support Officer responsibilities include:
- Delivering support through calls, emails and texts to anyone affected by mental illness
- Creating a safe and supportive team environment with volunteers
- Debriefing volunteers on their work with callers
- Working as part of a team to build understanding and use your knowledge and experience to ensure our callers are effectively supported
About You
As a Support Officer, you will have experience of:
- Working to support people with a range of mental health related needs
- Working in a service with volunteers at the heart of delivery where you have supported volunteers to deliver a high-quality service
- Providing high-quality written and verbal support to people asking for help
You will:
- Be a compassionate, empathetic person who has a friendly and warm nature
- Be able to work with distressing and challenging content, support callers with complex needs and ensure self-care
- Have good general knowledge of the mental health system, access, treatment and common relevant legislation and awareness of available support structures for people with mental illnesses and carers
About the Organisation
SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness.
We aim to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through our helpline, email and text support and Online Forum; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Complex Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental Health Support Worker, Mental Health Service, Recovery, Social Services, Housing and Health, Social Care, Care and Support, Outreach, Crisis, Refuge, Services Manager, Helpline, Emergency Helpline, Advice, Adviser, Psychiatric Nurse, Family Support, Carers’ Services
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Do you thrive leading and managing volunteers?
Prospectus is delighted to work on behalf of a well known health charity to appoint their new Volunteering Manager.
Reporting to the Head of Volunteering, this is a pivotal position responsible for the operational
performance of our client's volunteering department. You will oversee volunteers in two well-known hospitals in Central London ensuring an excellent standard of volunteering experience throughout their journey. This includes recruiting, appointing, inducting, training, supporting and rewarding volunteers as well as managing and nurturing key relationships with the wider health and social care sector and the communities the hospitals serve.
You will also provide effective line management of the Volunteering Support Officer and you will work closely and collaboratively with other Volunteering Managers. You will lead on a strategy for engaging volunteers to meet agreed high-level volunteer recruitment and engagement targets as well as identifying opportunities to design and introduce volunteer opportunities within the wider community and you will liaise with multiple internal and external stakeholders at all levels to achieve this.
To be successful in this role, you will have experience of managing volunteering programmes and have a flair for identifying volunteering opportunities and developing plans to fulfil them. You will also have experience of recruiting volunteers and the capability of planning, implementing and delivering training, combined with an understanding of adult learning techniques. You will have programme management and operational experience and exceptional networking, social and interpersonal skills. You will have the ability to use digital technology in all aspects of work, including online platforms/solutions and CRM systems. It is desirable, but not essential, to have experience of working in a hospital environment with volunteers.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
In order to apply please submit your CV (Word format) in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and application pack and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. Cover letters are not required.
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We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for co-ordinating all of the volunteering opportunities within our Rehoming Centre's operations.
Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.
Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.
In this role you will recruit, select and induct new volunteers, providing support throughout their volunteer journey with us. As part of the wider Dogs Trust volunteering strategy, you will play a key role in ensuring best practice is followed, achieving high volunteer standards. A strong relationship manager, you’ll build relationships with staff across the centre, the Volunteering Development team and the wider organisation to deliver an excellent volunteer experience. Where volunteers are shared across services, you will liaise with the Supporter Relations Officer, over occasional volunteer support for fundraising activities, the Home from Home Coordinator in support of our home fostering service and, where appropriate, with the local Dogs Trust Charity Shop Managers over any volunteers shared between the shops and the rehoming centre.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of customer care and the role of volunteers in an organisation, including their integration, management and motivation. You'll have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and strong leadership skills with ability to engage and work effectively with large groups of people with varying backgrounds and skill levels. You will also have a positive attitude, methodical approach to work with the ability to work under your own initiative. But above all a passion and commitment to work and the goals of Dogs Trust.
A full, manual, UK driving licence is also required.
To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role by clicking the APPLY NOW button.
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has an income of over £90 million. The Trust, which cares for around 15,0... Read more
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Journey Executive to join our team in Gilwell Park, London. You will join us on a full-time, fixed term basis of 2 years, and in return, we will offer you a competitive salary of £35,354 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting.
The Scouts are embarking on transforming their Volunteer Journey to make volunteering with us even more attractive, accessible, flexible, and enjoyable. For our 160,000 volunteers, a crucial part of their volunteer experience is the training we offer to ensure they feel confident and are equipped to undertake their role.
We want to develop a learning culture where training is simple but effective and delivers the skills and knowledge that our volunteers need when they need it, whether they work directly with our young people delivering skills for life or carry out a supporter, manager or governance role. There is a wide range of learning needs to be met and we want to enable our volunteers to manage their own learning journey and access their training in a modern and flexible way that enables them to fit it into their lives alongside their volunteering and other commitments.
The Volunteer Journey Executive Role:
As our Volunteer Journey Executive you will assist the Volunteering Transformation Manager in partnership with volunteer and staff colleagues to design and develop processes and support resources to transform the journey. This will help us recruit more volunteers and provide a quality and positive volunteer experience to enable us to provide even more young people with skills for life.
What will you be doing in the Volunteer Journey Executive role?
- Working with the staff and volunteer teams, lead and develop the processes, resources, and training materials to support the delivery of the People programme of work
- In partnership with the project teams, lead on the creation and delivery of new processes, systems and resources to achieve the programme deliverables to attract, recruit, train and retain volunteers
- Organise and support user engagement including information collection, design co-creation and testing and piloting methods with our volunteer network, community of interest potential volunteers
- Liaise with staff teams, across the organisation in particular Communications, Digital Transformation and Safeguarding to support and deliver the work streams effectively to local Scouting and in coordination with other transformation projects
- Work closely with staff and volunteer colleagues to manage the transition of any new products/processes/systems as they become live, and support their role out
- Working closely with the wider Volunteer Journey team to ensure that the journey is joined up, feeding into other relevant aspects of the journey and communicating learning and dependencies
- Act autonomously to deliver on stretching objectives related to the volunteer journey design and development, and maintain a complete understanding of the organisation’s strategy and theory of change
What we are looking for in our Volunteer Journey Executive:
- Experience of developing volunteering processes and support resources for volunteers or for a similar organisation. In particular: design of volunteer roles or offers, attraction, induction, and training/support resources/solutions for volunteers and volunteer managers
- Knowledge and understanding of current volunteering trends, challenges and solutions
- Experience of supporting the design and delivery of activities related to the Volunteer Journey, demonstrating innovative thinking and the creation of new solutions
- Experience of process development and measurement including undertaking user research
- Understanding of learning and development programmes for volunteers
- Experience of working with volunteers or a volunteering organisation
- Experience of leading and delivering complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of volunteering development with the ability to co-create simple but effective processes and resources to attract, train and retain adult volunteers. A collaborator who can work across an organisation with both staff and volunteer teams to achieve goals and get things done effectively
- Ability to co-create and implement effective plans and develop practical solutions to achieve agreed objectives and to help make clear, informed and timely decisions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others, ideally in a volunteering organisation environment
What we can offer you as our Volunteer Journey Executive:
- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking
- Gilwell park minibus service
Closing date: Tuesday 18th May 2021, 23:00
Interviews to be held: Tuesday 25th May 2021
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies
We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) to join our team in Gilwell Park, London. You will join us on a full-time, fixed term basis of 2 years, and in return, we will offer you a competitive salary of £35,354 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting.
The Scouts are embarking on transforming their Volunteer Journey to make volunteering with us even more attractive, accessible, flexible, and enjoyable. For our 160,000 volunteers, a crucial part of their volunteer experience is the training we offer to ensure they feel confident and are equipped to undertake their role.
We want to develop a learning culture where training is simple but effective and delivers the skills and knowledge that our volunteers need when they need it, whether they work directly with our young people delivering skills for life or carry out a supporter, manager or governance role. There is a wide range of learning needs to be met and we want to enable our volunteers to manage their own learning journey and access their training in a modern and flexible way that enables them to fit it into their lives alongside their volunteering and other commitments.
The Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) Role:
As our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration you will focus primarily on the recruitment and joining part of the volunteer journey, as part of a collaboration project with Girlguiding and funded by Pears Foundation.
What will you be doing in the Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) role?
- Working as part of the Pears Volunteer Recruitment and Joining Product Team, lead and develop the processes, systems, resources, and training materials to support work on this part of the volunteer journey
- Organise and support user engagement including information collection, design co-creation and testing and piloting with our volunteer network, community of interest and new potential volunteers
- Working closely with the wider Volunteer Journey team to ensure that the journey is joined up, feeding into other relevant aspects of the journey and communicating learning and dependencies
- Liaise with staff teams, across the organisations in particular Communications, Digital Transformation and Safeguarding to support and deliver the project
- Work closely with staff and volunteer colleagues to manage the transition of new products/processes/systems as they become live and support their role out
- Act autonomously to deliver on stretching objectives related to The Volunteer Journey design and development and maintain a complete understanding of the organisation’s strategy and theory of change
- Work with partners from the voluntary sector and use best practise to influence the process design for the volunteer journey.
What we are looking for in our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration):
- Experience of developing volunteering processes and support resources for volunteers or for a similar organisation. In particular: design of volunteer roles or offers, attraction, induction, and training/support resources/solutions for volunteers and volunteer managers ensuring user needs are at the heart of the design
- Knowledge and understanding of current volunteering trends, challenges and solutions
- Experience of supporting the design and delivery of activities related to the Volunteer Journey, demonstrating innovative thinking and the creation of new solutions
- Experience of process development and measurement including undertaking user research and using data and insights to inform decision making
- Experience of working with volunteers or a volunteering organisation
- Experience of leading and delivering complex change projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of matrix management and collaborating across teams and organiations
- Experience of volunteering development with the ability to co-create simple but effective processes and resources to support the recruitment and joining of volunteers. A collaborator who can work across organisations with both staff and volunteer teams to achieve goals and get things done effectively
- Ability to co-create and implement effective plans and develop practical solutions to achieve agreed objectives and to help make clear, informed and timely decisions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others, ideally in a volunteering organisation environment
- Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a diverse workload , whilst ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholders
What we can offer you as our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration):
- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking
- Gilwell park minibus service
Closing date: Tuesday 18th May 2021, 23:00
Interviews to be held: Tuesday 25th May 2021
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies
About the RSS
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting the understanding and use of statistics for the public good. We have over 10,000 members in the UK and around the world, including statistics researchers, data scientists, students, and teachers.
One of our strategic priorities over the next two years is data science. We are working to develop the contribution of statistics to data science, and to expand the range of services we offer to our members who work as data scientists.
To help deliver these plans, we are looking to recruit a project manager who can work with data science experts and external partners to scope, plan, and launch new programmes.
Our staff team is highly motivated and has had recent success in delivering its strategy which has included growing our membership and volunteer base, better engaging our members through a wide range of opportunities and delivering a programme of public training courses. Everyone in the team plays an important role in delivering all aspects of our members’ experiences and we have the enthusiasm, ambition, and drive to further improve and expand our relationships with existing and potential members and corporate partners.
About you
You are ideally in programme management or programme design role, looking for a dynamic position with room to develop and grow. You are a self-starter and have a desire to work collaboratively as well as managing your own workload. You enjoy working with partners to design new programmes and have the determination and organisation to put them your designs into action. Whilst you will be an integral part of the membership team with some support of team administrators, you will often be working autonomously, including with senior stakeholders.
Our ideal candidate will have a high degree of enthusiasm, initiative and judgement and an interest in the field of data science.
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We are currently looking for the perfect candidate who is passionate about gardening, nature and people to manage our highly respected environmental projects at our award-winning community association.
At Castlehaven, we have four acres of urban green space and a Horticulture Hub just off Camden Lock. We have been working hard to transform our 4-acre open space into a vibrant and loved green space rich in biodiversity, providing opportunities for the local community to learn about gardening, food growing and environmental issues whilst improving the communities mental and physical health and general wellbeing.
We are looking for a self-motivated, proactive, and passionate project manager to create an exciting programme of community activities, environment sessions, and events. You will have the ability to plan and manage projects, working under your own initiative to tight deadlines. It is essential that you have experience working with inner-city communities and can demonstrate how you have managed successful community projects, particularly those with a gardening, food growing and/or environmental focus. The ability to build strong partner relationships and to enthuse others to come on board the project is key. You will also need to be creative, idea-driven and flexible in your working arrangements.
This is a key project management role within the Castlehaven Community Association, working closely with the Castlehaven Chief Executive Officer and Operations Manager to maintain Castlehaven’s leading role within the voluntary sector and maintaining high standards of delivery.
Essential Experience
- Experience in project managing, developing, and delivering community projects that have environmental development themes, such as food growing, plant propagation and improving urban wildlife etc.
- Two years of relevant experience of successful project management and event planning from idea through implementation to completion.
- Experience in detailed report writing for funders, trustees, and stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in using IT, including Microsoft office 365, CRM systems & the internet
- Experience managing budgets, fundraising applications, and delivering projects on time
- An understanding of how to promote projects/programmes and evidence of working with print and social media.
- Experience in working with and supervising volunteers in large and small groups.
- An understanding of how community-based organisations work and previous experience of working for, or participating in, a community-based organisation.
- Experience of working with marginalised, disadvantaged groups/individuals and or/ children.
- Experience following health and Safety procedures and completing risk assessments
- Horticultural experience with knowledge of plants, tools, horticultural processes, and plant identification skills
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Closing Date: Sunday 6th June 2021 at 11.59 pm.
Interviews: If you have been shortlisted, you will be contacted by Tues 8th June 2021. Interviews will take place on: Weds 9th June 2021. Please keep this date free in case you are shortlisted.
No agencies, please.
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We are looking for a full time Senior Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.
About Open Age:
Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience fit the job description.
Interviews will be held week beginning 24th of May so please allow for availability.
Open Age is a highly regarded, award-winning charity that is redefining what services for older people look like.
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THE ROLE
The Home Support Volunteer (HSV) Manager, part of the Home Support & Family Activities team, is responsible for selecting, training and supervising a team of Home / Family Activity Volunteers. The successful candidate will assess the volunteer needs of Noah’s Ark families, match suitable volunteers to families and thereafter monitor and review these matches, working closely with staff and families to ensure that families’ needs are met and that volunteers are supported.
THE PERSON
- Will have experience of managing staff or volunteers
- Strong interpersonal skills – able to interact with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes and establish sustainable relationships
- Excellent time management and organisational skills – ability to prioritise effectively and accomplish tasks within deadlines
- IT proficient (in MS office, Excel in particular) and using databases.
If you are ready for a new challenge and would relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you!
Please download the full description on our website and read before applying.
Please go to our website for more info on applying as well as how to get in contact for an information chat with Charlotte Alldridge.
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olunteer Project Coordinator
Home-based in the UK or Office based in London, Edinburgh or Cardiff
2.5 days per week
Fixed-term contract until December 2022
£29,760 - £32,000 dependent on location
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) champions the power of planning in creating prosperous places and vibrant communities. We represent over 25,000 members worldwide, supporting them throughout their careers. We shape planning policy, raise professional standards and are the only body in the UK to confer Chartered status to planners, the highest professional qualification.
Volunteering is part of the DNA of the Institute and is a vital ingredient of the RTPI’s membership offer. Our volunteers are professional, highly skilled, active, engaged members who share our vision for the planning profession and ambitions for the RTPI; and who help shape the success of the Institute by supporting the delivery of our activities for the benefit of the wider membership, our members’ communities, and the organisation in itself.
We have recently launched our first ever volunteering strategy, Investing in Volunteers: Collaboration for a Sustainable Future and we are looking for a talented, creative individual with a passion for volunteer management and engagement to join the team to help us implement its delivery. Professional volunteering is a key foundation in delivering on our Corporate Strategy for 2020 -2030 and its ambitions to become the world’s leading professional planning body.
About you - as volunteer project coordinator, you will play an important role in helping us realise these ambitions. Providing our volunteers with a clear framework for their activities, it will be your role to develop and embed a framework of standards and practices that ensure that the RTPI appropriately develops, trains and supports the RTPI’s community of volunteers and staff. You will possess strong leadership and communication skills to build relationships and trust with colleagues across the organisation. You will inspire and support colleagues to build volunteer capacity and help the Institute understand, monitor and measure the impact our volunteer community has on helping us reach our collective goals
RTPI has a positive, supportive and inclusive work environment which actively operates a policy of helping its employees at all levels to achieve professional growth. We seek to foster a collaborative and respectful work environment which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 17th May 2021
Interviews: week commencing 24th May 2021
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter that refers to the criteria in the person specification.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Journey Executive to join our team in Gilwell Park, London. You will join us on a full-time, fixed term basis of 2 years, and in return, we will offer you a competitive salary of £35,354 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting.
The Scouts are embarking on transforming their Volunteer Journey to make volunteering with us even more attractive, accessible, flexible, and enjoyable. For our 160,000 volunteers, a crucial part of their volunteer experience is the training we offer to ensure they feel confident and are equipped to undertake their role.
We want to develop a learning culture where training is simple but effective and delivers the skills and knowledge that our volunteers need when they need it, whether they work directly with our young people delivering skills for life or carry out a supporter, manager or governance role. There is a wide range of learning needs to be met and we want to enable our volunteers to manage their own learning journey and access their training in a modern and flexible way that enables them to fit it into their lives alongside their volunteering and other commitments.
The Volunteer Journey Executive Role:
As our Volunteer Journey Executive you will assist the Volunteering Transformation Manager in partnership with volunteer and staff colleagues to design and develop processes and support resources to transform the journey. This will help us recruit more volunteers and provide a quality and positive volunteer experience to enable us to provide even more young people with skills for life.
What will you be doing in the Volunteer Journey Executive role?
- Working with the staff and volunteer teams, lead and develop the processes, resources, and training materials to support the delivery of the People programme of work
- In partnership with the project teams, lead on the creation and delivery of new processes, systems and resources to achieve the programme deliverables to attract, recruit, train and retain volunteers
- Organise and support user engagement including information collection, design co-creation and testing and piloting methods with our volunteer network, community of interest potential volunteers
- Liaise with staff teams, across the organisation in particular Communications, Digital Transformation and Safeguarding to support and deliver the work streams effectively to local Scouting and in coordination with other transformation projects
- Work closely with staff and volunteer colleagues to manage the transition of any new products/processes/systems as they become live, and support their role out
- Working closely with the wider Volunteer Journey team to ensure that the journey is joined up, feeding into other relevant aspects of the journey and communicating learning and dependencies
- Act autonomously to deliver on stretching objectives related to the volunteer journey design and development, and maintain a complete understanding of the organisation’s strategy and theory of change
What we are looking for in our Volunteer Journey Executive:
- Experience of developing volunteering processes and support resources for volunteers or for a similar organisation. In particular: design of volunteer roles or offers, attraction, induction, and training/support resources/solutions for volunteers and volunteer managers
- Knowledge and understanding of current volunteering trends, challenges and solutions
- Experience of supporting the design and delivery of activities related to the Volunteer Journey, demonstrating innovative thinking and the creation of new solutions
- Experience of process development and measurement including undertaking user research
- Understanding of learning and development programmes for volunteers
- Experience of working with volunteers or a volunteering organisation
- Experience of leading and delivering complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of volunteering development with the ability to co-create simple but effective processes and resources to attract, train and retain adult volunteers. A collaborator who can work across an organisation with both staff and volunteer teams to achieve goals and get things done effectively
- Ability to co-create and implement effective plans and develop practical solutions to achieve agreed objectives and to help make clear, informed and timely decisions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others, ideally in a volunteering organisation environment
What we can offer you as our Volunteer Journey Executive:
- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking
- Gilwell park minibus service
Closing date: Tuesday 18th May 2021, 23:00
Interviews to be held: Tuesday 25th May 2021
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies
We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) to join our team in Gilwell Park, London. You will join us on a full-time, fixed term basis of 2 years, and in return, we will offer you a competitive salary of £35,354 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting.
The Scouts are embarking on transforming their Volunteer Journey to make volunteering with us even more attractive, accessible, flexible, and enjoyable. For our 160,000 volunteers, a crucial part of their volunteer experience is the training we offer to ensure they feel confident and are equipped to undertake their role.
We want to develop a learning culture where training is simple but effective and delivers the skills and knowledge that our volunteers need when they need it, whether they work directly with our young people delivering skills for life or carry out a supporter, manager or governance role. There is a wide range of learning needs to be met and we want to enable our volunteers to manage their own learning journey and access their training in a modern and flexible way that enables them to fit it into their lives alongside their volunteering and other commitments.
The Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) Role:
As our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration you will focus primarily on the recruitment and joining part of the volunteer journey, as part of a collaboration project with Girlguiding and funded by Pears Foundation.
What will you be doing in the Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration) role?
- Working as part of the Pears Volunteer Recruitment and Joining Product Team, lead and develop the processes, systems, resources, and training materials to support work on this part of the volunteer journey
- Organise and support user engagement including information collection, design co-creation and testing and piloting with our volunteer network, community of interest and new potential volunteers
- Working closely with the wider Volunteer Journey team to ensure that the journey is joined up, feeding into other relevant aspects of the journey and communicating learning and dependencies
- Liaise with staff teams, across the organisations in particular Communications, Digital Transformation and Safeguarding to support and deliver the project
- Work closely with staff and volunteer colleagues to manage the transition of new products/processes/systems as they become live and support their role out
- Act autonomously to deliver on stretching objectives related to The Volunteer Journey design and development and maintain a complete understanding of the organisation’s strategy and theory of change
- Work with partners from the voluntary sector and use best practise to influence the process design for the volunteer journey.
What we are looking for in our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration):
- Experience of developing volunteering processes and support resources for volunteers or for a similar organisation. In particular: design of volunteer roles or offers, attraction, induction, and training/support resources/solutions for volunteers and volunteer managers ensuring user needs are at the heart of the design
- Knowledge and understanding of current volunteering trends, challenges and solutions
- Experience of supporting the design and delivery of activities related to the Volunteer Journey, demonstrating innovative thinking and the creation of new solutions
- Experience of process development and measurement including undertaking user research and using data and insights to inform decision making
- Experience of working with volunteers or a volunteering organisation
- Experience of leading and delivering complex change projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of matrix management and collaborating across teams and organiations
- Experience of volunteering development with the ability to co-create simple but effective processes and resources to support the recruitment and joining of volunteers. A collaborator who can work across organisations with both staff and volunteer teams to achieve goals and get things done effectively
- Ability to co-create and implement effective plans and develop practical solutions to achieve agreed objectives and to help make clear, informed and timely decisions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others, ideally in a volunteering organisation environment
- Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a diverse workload , whilst ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholders
What we can offer you as our Volunteer Journey Executive (Collaboration):
- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking
- Gilwell park minibus service
Closing date: Tuesday 18th May 2021, 23:00
Interviews to be held: Tuesday 25th May 2021
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies
Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.
Islamic Relief UK is looking for Volunteer Engagement Manager as we go through a period of exciting growth and change.
Volunteers are at the heart of IRUK’s work - the core purpose of this role is to take overall responsibility of leading and coordinating the delivery of IRUK’s Volunteer Engagement Strategy. This will include direct engagement with volunteers on a national level such as to support the recruitment (including internal screening process), coordination, retention and development of volunteers (and interns) for IRUK with the aim of helping them to gain experience in their field of work as well as to ensure that there is a pool of reliable and experience volunteers to support IR’s activities.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Proven experience of volunteer management in a complex organisation delivering measurable improvements
- Have experience in project management with an ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences
- Ability to use a relationship-based database to support and develop volunteer recruitment, training, managing, tracking, retaining, rewarding and recognising volunteers
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Understanding of confidentiality, equalities and diversity and how it affects this role, the organisation and volunteers/support
- Excellent time management skills and ability to organise workload efficiently
- Experience of working within humanitarian and development (third) sector is an advantage
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on or around 07/06/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
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