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Volunteering Development Manager
Salary: £28,980 - £30,475 per annum
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2029 – with likelihood of extension
Hours: 35 hours (full time)
Based: Compass House OX2 (or nearest BBOWT office), Hybrid working available, with travel across the three counties – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.

What you’ll be doing:

Working across BBOWT teams and with external stakeholders, the Volunteering Development Manager will help build a skilled and connected diverse volunteer community all working together for nature’s recovery, whether at centres managed by BBOWT or within communities throughout our counties.

What we’re looking for:

With experience of working with volunteers, you will use your person-centred approach to ensure that volunteers are supported to develop knowledge, skills and confidence to have a better volunteering experience whilst playing their part for nature’s recovery. You will recognise the strengths of a diverse volunteering community and be able to effectively communicate, influence and coach, to authentically engage stakeholders.

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive:

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, balance days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access, discounts and trade YuCoin points for gift cards
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 23rd November 2026.
First interview will take place on Thursday 3rd December online.
Second interview will take place on Thursday 10th December at our Maidenhead office: Hasker House, Cherry Garden Lane, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 3LJ.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. You will be able to contact BBOWT Recruitment Team if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application.

No agencies please.