Make a difference at scale: head up our marketing and communications, encouraging thousands to volunteer their skills and provide invaluable expertise to charities, in this varied role that spans strategic and hands-on implementation.

Reach Volunteering connects people who want to volunteer their expertise with charities and other social purpose organisations. We are proud to say that we are the leading source of trustees and skills-based volunteers in the sector. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Reach: the pandemic created a surge in people wanting to volunteer their skills. There has also been huge growth in the number of social purpose organisations looking for volunteers with expertise to help them navigate changes, explore new approaches and make them sustainable. And the push to create stronger and more diverse trustee boards is gaining ground. Reach sits at the heart of these changes, and with our effective digital service, we are in a good position to keep scaling and deepening our impact. We are a friendly, deeply collaborative team of 10 staff, supported by many amazing volunteers and some great freelancers. 

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Marketing and Communications who will raise Reach’s profile, strengthen our brand, and promote our service and the value of skills-based volunteering and inclusive governance to our service users, the wider voluntary sector, potential volunteers and other stakeholders. 

Working closely with the CEO and other colleagues, you will take the lead in developing our marketing and communications strategy, and creating and implementing the plan. 

You will help us to evolve our story telling approach, and develop our key messages and narratives.

Responsible for digital marketing, you will produce, commission, publish and promote compelling content such as case studies, guidance, blogs and video. 

It’s a varied, flexible role. Of course, one person can’t do everything, so, depending on your strengths, you will be supported to recruit volunteers with expertise to help you deliver the work and possibly support with strategic development too. Other team members contribute too: for example currently the Service Development Manager provides weekly support with social media. 

It can be difficult to know what a job is really like from a job description. If you would like to get a better sense of what it would be like working at Reach, or if you have any questions, and would like an informal conversation before applying, please contact Eleri (contact details on our webpage) to arrange a phone call with Lucia (current postholder), or Janet (our CEO).

About you

We are looking for someone who can produce compelling digital content, for a variety of formats and audiences. Great storytelling skills are important as is the ability to write well for the web. You’ll draw on your knowledge of digital marketing, from planning to measuring to ensure that our content reaches our audiences and you’ll need a strong grasp of the basic principles of SEO, analytics, web design and accessibility. 

You will understand the value of brand and help us evolve ours, and you'll be fluent in visual design. You should be comfortable learning new software, and experience with Drupal would be an advantage.

You will be adept at jumping from strategy to implementation, and back again - bringing strategic goals to life through targeted content and impactful action plans. You will have the enthusiasm to get stuck in at both strategic and practical implementation levels and be happy juggling tasks and priorities.

If you are naturally collaborative, work to shared goals and enjoy supporting and challenging colleagues so as to create your best possible work, you’ll fit right in. Flexible, able to pivot as projects evolve, open minded and with a strong appetite for learning, you’ll be comfortable with ambiguity, but focused on the end goal. 

Equity, diversity and inclusion are important to us, in how we operate internally, and in the change we can make through our services. We are looking for a team member with a strong personal and professional commitment to building an inclusive organisation, with accessible services which help address wider structural injustices. 

Please see the full job description and person specification

Why you should apply

Reach is a small charity making a big impact on a national level. You’ll be contributing at sector level on key issues such as trustee recruitment, board diversity and organisational capability, and helping to develop the field of skills-based volunteering. There is so much potential for the postholder to make a big difference. 

You’ll be joining a supportive, collaborative team, with a culture that values learning and experimentation. You will be encouraged and supported to take risks and to learn and develop, and you will enjoy plenty of autonomy.  You’ll have the opportunity to contribute across a wide range of areas too. 

This is a really varied and interesting role, in which you can learn and grow. If you think you could do the job, but can’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway and tell us where you’d need support. 

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and  are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to Reach Volunteering. 

Benefits include: 

• Flexible working. This role is offered at 21 – 35 hours. Compressed hours and other options negotiable

• 26 days holiday, plus 3 bonus days between Christmas and New Year (fte)

• 6 volunteering days per year (fte)

• Pension (5% of salary)

Application process

To apply, please review the full job description and person specification and then answer the four questions listed below, using the link on our website

We want to make our recruitment process as fair as possible, and to reduce biases. We will be shortlisting based on your response to the questions in the application form, using ‘blinding’ and ‘chunking’ processes. You can read more about our approach in our blog 'Ditching CVs and Cover letters'

For these reasons, please ensure that each of your responses stands on its own and does not rely on information from your other answers.

Application questions

Please imagine yourself in the role of Head of Marketing and Communications at Reach, when answering questions 1 - 3

Question 1

It’s the early days of the pandemic. Write two short paragraphs for our newsletter and two social media posts encouraging charities to register a volunteer role with us. 

Points to consider:

- volunteering has surged (combination of good will and furloughed staff)

- charities have new needs, such as moving their operations online *

(Circa 250 words)

Question 2

If you didn’t have a lot of resources or time, what three things would you plan for Volunteers' Week, and why? 

(Circa 250 words)

Question 3

We want to evolve how we use stories (case studies) in our marketing communications. Please outline three kinds of stories you would prioritise in the next few months and explain why you have chosen them. 

(Circa 250 words)

Question 4

Why do you want this role and why now? What skills do you want to develop in the role? 

(Circa 250 words)

Deadline for applications: 6 July, 8am

Shortlisted candidates invited for interview: 8 July

First stage interviews (remote): 12 - 14 July

Second stage interviews (face to face in London, if circumstances permit): 19 - 20 July

Initial interviews will take place via Zoom. If you have any accessibility requirements, either on or off-line, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate them.

• Application deadline: 9am, Monday 5th July (please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £37,000 (plus £3,000 London weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Interviews: W/C 12th July
• Reporting to: Deputy Volunteering Director
• Direct reports: Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
• Start date: 16th August, or ASAP thereafter
• Location: London (Tobacco Dock) or Birmingham (The Big Peg) with regular travel to London. Flexible working options available

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have remained student-focussed and continued our support by rapidly moving all provision online. In autumn 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before.

Why we need you

We match each of our students with a dedicated volunteer tutor, for weekly 1:1 tutorials in one of their GCSE or A Level subjects. The Head of Volunteer Recruitment is responsible for the recruitment of volunteer tutors in all regions, and as such plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to TAP’s beneficiaries. Our volunteers are all graduates or undergraduates and come to us through a variety of sources, from social media to corporate partners. We have secured record numbers of volunteer sign-ups over the past two years, and are seeking an exceptional person to help drive this work forward and create a sustainable pipeline as we continue to grow. The successful candidate will work to define and implement a volunteer recruitment strategy to take us through to 2025.

The ideal candidate for this role is a dynamic self-starter with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, as well as a good understanding of successful marketing techniques.

Duties and responsibilities

The Head of Volunteer Recruitment will be responsible for:

Volunteer recruitment in-year:

• Defining recruitment targets annually, based on expected retention rate of existing volunteers and growth into new schools
• Managing recruitment to sign-up targets by deadline, through a variety of sources. Current key sources are:
  • Facebook/instagram
  • Corporate partners
  • Universities
  • Membership bodies (eg Royal Society of Chemists)
  • Volunteering sites
  • Online search
  • Word of mouth

Pipeline for volunteer recruitment in future years:

• Develop and implement a new volunteer recruitment strategy for the next four years, including how to find both the right numbers of people and the right subjects (e.g. we have a high need for Chemistry tutors) and how these will be spread across variables (e.g. by region, by online vs in-person tuition)
• Define capacity requirements for volunteer recruitment by year based on organisational growth targets

External advocacy:

• As the face of TAP's Volunteer recruitment work, be a positive and engaging advocate for our volunteering offer, seeking out new opportunities to publicise this with new audiences
• Attend networking events, conferences etc to speak about TAP's volunteering offer
• Work with TAP’s Communications team to define calendar for additional spotlights on volunteering recruitment through our media work

Communication design:

• Manage the creation and wording of all collateral related to recruiting volunteers (by sign-up source), working with TAP’s Communications team to ensure these are in line with TAP branding and communications guidelines

Budget management:

• Create budget annually for expected cost of recruitment activities
• Oversee spend according to planned budget, seeking opportunities to make savings where possible

Integrated Volunteering and Partnerships teams:

• Work closely with Volunteer Experience team to ensure shared understanding of each other's priorities, messaging to volunteers etc
• Work closely with the Partnerships team to ensure joined-up approaches to and stewardship of corporate partners

Line management of Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator(s)

• Line manage Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator (1 initially, with more as the function grows) - set objectives, hold weekly 1:1s, conduct mid- and end-of-year reviews. Identify development needs and training requirements

Person specification

Essential

• Passionate about tackling educational disadvantage
• Experience recruiting target candidates to stretching KPIs
• Experience of corporate relationship management
• Experience of budget creation and management
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to create both marketing materials as well as written reports of a high quality
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver engaging presentations and pitches
• Exceptional organisation, planning and documentation skills
• Ability to rapidly build rapport and strong working relationships, internally and externally
• Ability to work autonomously, with a high level of self motivation
• Keen understanding of marketing in principle and practice

Desirable

• Experience of strategy development and implementation
• Experience of effective line management
• Experience of recruiting volunteers
• Experience or understanding of working in the charity sector
• Understanding of social media marketing and SEO optimisation

About you

We are looking for candidates who meet the person specification as set out in our job description. Please address the points in the application form from the person specification, giving examples of your experience, skills and knowledge gained in relevant paid or voluntary work, study or training.

Please ensure that you complete all of the application form questions to enable us to shortlist your application for an interview, otherwise it will be disqualified automatically. Resumes and CVs will not be considered.

Key relationships

• Compeer and Volunteering Manager, Compeer Coordinator, Hospital Visiting Coordinator
• Volunteers
• Third party agencies such as JVN or AVM
• Jami service managers

Main responsibilities

• Volunteer recruitment at Jami, including writing new role-descriptions, advertising, initial screening calls, DBS checks, references, inductions, exit interviews and helping to create and deliver role-specific training.
• Maintain record keeping system for volunteers and to work collaboratively with the data team to ensure all records are up to date.
• Promote best practice in volunteer management.
• Carry out annual reviews with role-managers across all of Jami.
• Carry out regular reviews and analysis of the volunteering service including qualitative and quantitative reporting.
• Work collaboratively with other services at Jami to ensure volunteers are well-supported.
• Support colleagues and volunteers with any concerns or issues raised with volunteering.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and outcome reports e.g board report
• Organize and deliver volunteering events.
• Write the volunteering newsletter which goes out twice a year.
• Build positive and supportive relationships with people using Jami services, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Contribute to the update of key documents and new policies.
• Process expense forms.
• Send keep in-touch emails to volunteers.
• Carry out duties in line with confidentiality of the service.
• Support with other responsibilities relating to the volunteering service in general.
• Create case-studies when needed.
• Deliver training with the Education team as part of the prospectus.

Other:

• Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge of best practice in volunteer management.
• Maintain own personal knowledge and understanding of Jami’s services, and Jami’s ethos.
• Work within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation.
• Attend regular supervision with named supervisor.
• Participate in the organization’s appraisal process.
• Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Desirable

• Experience of managing volunteers
• Knowledge of best practice in managing volunteers
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality
• Working in partnership with other agencies
• Excellent IT and administration skills
• Working with vulnerable people
• Ability to manage challenging situations
• Experience in delivering training both internally and externally
• Facilitation skills

• Local knowledge of community resources and facilities
• Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community
• Working in a complex and changing environment
• Lived personal experience of mental illness
• Experience working in the mental health sector
• 12 months experience working in the charity sector
• Experience working with children and young adults

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

• Relevant qualification or training in volunteer management

• Educated to degree level

Personal attributes

Essential

Desirable

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Efficient and productive approach
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail
• Empathetic, understanding and patient
• Collaborative and flexible
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Able to work well within a team as well as independently

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Equality & Diversity 

Jami is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality, and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service.

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorized person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Join a small team to help deliver community transport services in South Warwickshire & Rugby. With responsibility for recruiting and managing volunteers, you’ll also need to pitch in with all aspects of running the service.

We have offices in Rugby and Wellesbourne, but you may also work from home. We offer 24 days holiday to start and a 5% auto-enrolment pension contribution.

WRCC is a small charity with a particular interest in rural communities. We've run community transport services for over 15 years and are the largest community transport minibus operator in the county. We love it for the difference it makes in peoples lives.

This is an exciting time to join Sported as our Volunteer Services Manager, you’d be part of an organisation delivering vital services for community groups and young people – knowing that our support is a genuine lifeline for small grassroots groups and the young people they support.

As Volunteer Services Manager, you will lead on the development and delivery of our volunteer programme ensuring we are fulfilling the needs of our members and meeting the expectations of our volunteers.  You will possess ideas, ambition and leadership qualities to make the most of the Sported volunteer programme and build collaborative approaches.

You will be joining a diverse team of exceptional people from across the UK, all with an enviable purpose and drive to deliver the best service to our network of groups, volunteers and partners.

In this role you will oversee the recruitment and support of SARSAS volunteers and manage our busy Helpline Services (which includes telephone, e-support and Live Chat).

Responsible to: Head of Service Delivery

Based: Bristol with a minimum of one day per week in Taunton

Pension: 5% employer pension contribution

Annual leave: 27 days plus Bank+ Holidays (full time equivalent)

Contract: Employed, part-time and permanent

Information session

We will be holding a Facebook Live information session on at 6.30pm on Tuesday 22nd June 2021, which will be an opportunity find out more about this role and ask any questions you may have. Please see the link on our recruitment page to join this session.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 1st July 2021

Interviews To be held Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th July

SARSAS values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We are actively encouraging applicants with a protected characteristic such as BAME women, who are currently under-represented at SARSAS, to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Our current premises are wheelchair accessible.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

King's College London Student Union is looking for a Volunteering and Events Manager, to ensure our students thrive and enjoy the best possible university experience at King’s College London, through participation in community events and student-led volunteering projects that serve, shape and transform their wider community.

KCLSU is a fun, social and flexble work environment which offers multiple opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form below and email completed application directly to our recruitment team.

Applications close:  Monday 5th July 9AM

Interview date: Wednesday 14th  July

Assessment type: Presentation & Interview via MS Teams. The presentation topic will be confirmed on invitation to invterview.

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered. 

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications. 

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to apply for this role you must: 

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU 

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union 

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Volunteering Resources Manager to join our team based in Bracknell. The role will be home based but will be required to attend the Head Office and other locations as and when required.

About the Volunteering Resources Manager role

You will contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of DEBRA so that the needs of people with EB, their families and carers are met and to contribute to DEBRA’s purpose and mission.

Key Responsibilities of our Volunteering Resources Manager will include:

• Measure and increase volunteer acquisition and retention rates;
• Measure and improve volunteer satisfaction.
• Improve the communication process between DEBRA and its volunteers;
• Create a resource package for managers to recruit, support and develop volunteers;
• Create a process for the continuous improvements to the volunteering journey;
• Establish a broad range of methods to recruit volunteers, that is appropriate to the various functions;
• Create and implement a volunteer recognition scheme;
• Work with Marketing & Communications to develop resources to support recruitment and retention;
• Upgrade the induction and learning & development resources for volunteers;
• Measure, analyse and report on the aspects of volunteering listed above, and recommend further improvements

What we are looking for in our Volunteering Resources Manager:

• Relevant experience in volunteering strategies
• Evidence of having been creative and successful in a similar role;
• Achievement orientated with the ability to evaluate, analyse and report succinctly;
• Experience of project management;
• Positive disposition, self-motivated, creative and enterprising;
• Effective stakeholder management skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Good communicator;
• Knowledge of social media;

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal.

Our vision:

We have a vision of a world where no one suffers from the painful genetic skin condition EB.

Until that day, DEBRA focuses its work in two areas:

• We fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.
• We provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

We couldn’t do any of this without raising substantial funds, which is why you will be so integral to our success.

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Volunteering Resources Manager please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Description 

Job Title:  Volunteer Manager  

Reporting To:  Head of People & Volunteering  

Salary:  £24,000-£27,000 per annum 

Contract type: Permanent  

Location: Park Royal or Enfield, with regular travel to other sites 

About The Felix Project 

The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.

Our vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted. 

We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish. If we did not rescue this food, it would be at risk of going to waste. Instead, we deliver it free of charge to London charities, schools, food banks, COVID food hubs and other organisations serving people in need. Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers.

We are a very ambitious and dynamic young charity and we haven’t stopped growing since we were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw. We recently ran a very high-profile media campaign with the Evening Standard and Independent, raising £10million to feed London. We have celebrity endorsement from Reece James, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jack Whitehall, Stephen Fry, James May and many others.

Last year we delivered enough food for 21.1 million meals to help people in need. We have continuing major growth plans for the next 4 years, with a target of delivering enough food for 100 million meals by 2024. Because nearly all the food we receive is donated by the food industry and volunteers, every £1 of expenditure redistributes £10 worth of food.

Purpose of the Job 

Volunteers play a central role in every aspect of The Felix Project’s work, and we work hard to build a happy and positive environment for all our volunteers. The Volunteer Manager position is therefore a key role at The Felix Project, supporting our volunteers across our well established sites in West London (Park Royal), North London (Enfield), and Central London. 

You will be accountable for recruiting and inducting new volunteers to the operations you are responsible for, and with supporting teams to create a highly positive volunteering experience and implement a quality volunteer journey. The ability to manage data and analyse and report on volunteering metrics is also a key requirement of this role. 

Duties and Accountabilities 

• Responsible for recruiting, training and motivating volunteers in Park Royal, Enfield, and Central London 

• Administrative tasks, including managing the volunteer databases (Better Impact, Dynamics Marketing) and becoming a ‘super user’ on key volunteer management systems 

• Produce regular reports and metrics on volunteering, for our trustees, volunteers, and other key stakeholders 

• Lead on our corporate volunteering programme 

• Alongside other Volunteer Managers, develop and deliver volunteer recruitment campaigns 

• Develop and support volunteer events for recruitment and recognition 

• Support on communications to volunteers 

• Deliver volunteer inductions and training 

• Handling individual volunteer queries and issues 

• Liaise with external organisations to recruit volunteers, and network with local volunteer centres 

• Acting as a local ambassador for The Felix Project

• Alongside other Volunteer Managers, development and implementation of all volunteering policies and procedures 

Person Specification 

The Felix Project recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. 

We particularly welcome applications from those of a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background, as BAME people are currently under-represented within The Felix Project. 

You will love working with a wide variety of people and be able to quickly build strong and positive relationships in a volunteer-centric organisation. You are highly organised, data and IT savvy, and efficient with your time, and you are used to prioritising and making a difference wherever you go. You have a passion to be in a charity that is expanding rapidly and thrive in a busy environment.You will have a desire to help reduce food waste and/or fight food poverty. 

Essential skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to this role 

• Experience of working with volunteers and/or volunteering 

• Experience of recording data, reporting, monitoring and evaluation processes and maintaining databases including the production of accurate and timely reports 

• Evidence of providing appropriate support and supervision to volunteers 

• Project management experience, including setting and meeting clear targets and outcomes and working with colleagues to achieve outcomes 

• Strong interpersonal, networking and facilitation skills 

• Proven track record in improving and embedding processes and procedures

• Ability to work with a diverse range of people 

• Digital savvy, with a track record of learning new systems quickly 

• Problem solving skills 

Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to this role  

• Experience volunteering with The Felix Project 

• Experience using volunteer management software such as Better Impact 

• Strong data analysis skills 

• Committed to reducing food waste and fighting food poverty

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, as required 

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What you’ll get in return 

You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team.  This role can be based in either Park Royal (W3 0RU) or Enfield (EN1 1SH), but you will be asked to travel regularly to the other site, and you will occasionally be required to work in our other locations in Poplar and Deptford. The salary is £24,000-£27,000 per annum (dependant on experience), 25 days annual leave + bank holidays. 

Contract Type:  Permanent 

Hours:  37.5 hours per week. 

Recruitment timeline 

Applications close: Friday 25th June 

First interviews: Week beginning 5th July 

(if applicable) Second interviews: Week beginning 12th July 

Start date: Late August/early September 

Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed. After visiting Smart Works, 62% secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.

Smart Works is hiring a Volunteer Manager to manage our impressive community of skilled volunteers and ultimately ensure that every client leaves Smart Works feeling confident and interview ready.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate their track record of building strong relationships and making things happen. You will share our passion for helping clients succeed, believe in the power of volunteering and will be a real people-person, who will enjoy meeting new people every day.

The ideal candidate will be a natural relationship builder, who is a confident public speaker. They will also be organised, an excellent multi-tasker and will thrive in a fastpaced office. We are looking for a true team-player, with a proven track record of rollingup your sleeves and delivering results.

Victim Support is looking for a Volunteer Manager to join the team based in Bradford and Calderdale.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The main purpose of this role is to recruit, manage and develop a team of volunteers to carry out specific duties, mainly providing support to victims of crime, but also other duties such as fundraising, community engagement, administration, Case Management work and managing victims expectations.

You will work closely with other members of the service delivery team, to ensure that victims of crime have the best support possible.

Please see Job Description for further details.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Victim Support West Midlands is looking for a part-time Volunteer Manager to be part of the West Midlands Team. This role is home based with regular travel across the region.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the delivery of excellent services to victims of crime through the recruitment, development and support of a cohort of volunteers, ensuring that the overall aim of helping people cope and recover from the effects of crime is achieved.

The role will work collaboratively with the Operations Manager, Team Leaders, VSDAs and others, in order to achieve the implementation of the business plan and the development of the service to maximise positive outcomes for those that access the service.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with a strong commitment to promoting peer mentoring and volunteering to kick-start our peer mentoring programme within our London Mental Health services. We are a forward looking charity providing support for people with mental health problems and complex needs. As a Peer Mentor and Volunteer Manager, you could join us to lead our engagement in Health Education England’s innovative peer training programme.

Reporting directly into the Director of Innovation and Impact and working as part of our Best Practice Team, you will be responsible for leading the rollout and implementation of our peer mentoring programme, including the recruitment and selection of peer mentors; their ongoing supervision and development. You will also recruit and support 20 participants from our Mental Health services across London over the coming year and develop our Volunteer Strategy to increase opportunities to participate in our work.

About us:

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox, SIG Investments and Pathways to Independence.

Within the Group, we offer a wide range of care and support services for vulnerable adults and offenders leaving prison. We specialise in providing care for those experiencing long term mental ill health, alcohol and substance misuse or with complex needs, requiring high levels of support and care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Devising a programme of events and activities tailored to promoting peer mentoring including succession planning to ensure a sustainable approach to our peer mentoring offer
• Take the lead in creating a positive and productive working environment, to improve and maintain the well-being of peer mentors and volunteers as well as the people we support within a psychologically informed environment
• Participate in the selection and induction of new mentors and volunteers to ensure that they are aware of their duties and the policies, procedures, and values of SIG
• Responsible for ensuring that all peer mentors and volunteers have appropriate personal development plans (including training) and are effectively supported to achieve them by giving them clear expectations and direction
• Provide high quality leadership, coaching, support and supervision to all peer mentors and volunteers
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining service plans such as Business Continuity Plans and Annual Service Plans
• Developing relationships with local volunteer bureaus and networks to promote our peer mentoring & volunteering programme

Experienced Required:

• Experience of working directly with Participants and Residents in an asset-based way, promoting inclusivity and working with divers
• Project management experience
• Experience of working directly with Participants and Residents in an asset-based way, promoting inclusivity and working with divers
• Strong leadership and people management skills – ability to inspire and motivate others building a cohesive team
• Exceptional management skills, experienced in leading multi-disciplinary, multi-site teams
• Proven experience of strategic and business planning
• Experience of developing and maintaining management information systems
• Extensive knowledge of effective ways of working with vulnerable adults who have chaotic lifestyles and challenge services

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

This role is available initially on a 12 months fixed term contract.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and provide employment references covering the last 5 years period including one from your most recent employer.

Are you the right person to recruit, support and celebrate the amazing volunteers who make our work possible? We’re looking for a confident self-starter with bags of enthusiasm to join our friendly, committed team. In this new role, you will develop and lead our volunteer programme offering improved support to adults and young people living with M.E.; and supporting our fundraising activities. Along with experience of recruiting and managing volunteers, and a good understanding of the impact of long-term health conditions such as M.E., you will thrive on inspiring and motivating others. You’ll need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, creating a sense of community by engaging with volunteers and supporters face-to-face, by phone and online, and have a methodical approach to planning and prioritising a varied workload.