Head of Volunteering and Communities

Voluntary Norfolk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Voluntary Norfolk is seeking a Head of Volunteering and Communities to lead a group of services and line manage five service managers. The role oversees hospital volunteering, VfH, VCSE sector support, and empowering communities.

You will shape volunteering across the organisation, ensure services are safe, high quality and compliant with commissioners and funders, and build strong NHS partnerships. You will also act as Caldicott Guardian and help deliver the three-year strategy, diversify

Responsibilities

• Line manage five service managers and oversee: Hospital volunteering with East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH)
• Volunteering for Health (VfH)
• VCSE Sector Support, including volunteer brokerage through our Get Involved platform
• Empowering Communities

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a group of services at the heart of what we do. As Head of Volunteering and Communities, you will line manage five service managers and oversee:

• Hospital volunteering with East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH);
• Volunteering for Health (VfH);
• VCSE Sector Support, including volunteer brokerage through our Get Involved platform;
• Empowering Communities;

You will lead our approach to volunteering across the organisation, make sure our services are safe, high quality and meet the requirements of commissioners and funders, and build strong relationships with NHS partners, funders and VCSE organisations. You will also act as our Caldicott Guardian and play a key part in delivering our new three-year strategy. That includes developing partnerships, diversifying income and embedding a Lean way of working.