National Volunteer Coordinator — Hybrid, Inclusive Impact

Webrecruit; Pembroke Dock; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority seeks a motivated Volunteer Coordinator to help build a nationwide volunteering framework across Wales’ Designated Landscapes. The role is fixed-term until February 2028 with 37 hours per week and a salary of £35,570 per year.

You will lead delivery, map volunteering provision, build partnerships and co-design inclusive programmes that reach younger and underserved communities, travel across Wales and work remotely, hybrid and office-based as required.

Qualifications

• Experience of volunteer coordination, community engagement or partnership development, alongside experience of supporting or managing projects.
• Understanding of volunteer management and good practice, equality, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding and barriers to participation.
• Excellent communication, partnership-building and facilitation skills, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Experience of engaging diverse communities and monitoring, evaluating and reporting on outcomes, with a commitment to inclusion and environmental sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating project delivery and mapping volunteering provision, opportunities and barriers across Wales’ Designated Landscapes
• Building partnerships and establishing a Volunteer Network and Project Steering Group to guide delivery and share good practice
• Facilitating consultation, workshops and co-design activities with volunteers, community organisations and underserved groups
• Developing and piloting a national volunteering framework covering recruitment, volunteer pathways, induction, training, inclusion, safeguarding and risk management
• Supporting innovative volunteering opportunities, including youth engagement, wellbeing, citizen science, heritage and digital volunteering
• Organising training and learning exchanges, monitoring outcomes, reporting to funders and sharing learning to support long-term sustainability

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Community engagement

Partnership development

Project management

Inclusion and safeguarding

Communication skills

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority seeks a motivated Volunteer Coordinator to help build a nationwide volunteering framework across Wales’ Designated Landscapes. The role is fixed-term until February 2028 with 37 hours per week and a salary of £35,570 per year.

You will lead delivery, map volunteering provision, build partnerships and co-design inclusive programmes that reach younger and underserved communities, travel across Wales and work remotely, hybrid and office-based as required.