UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Head of Recruitment/ Human Capital Manager

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as the Head of Recruitment, where your passion for climate change and emerging technologies will drive impactful initiatives. In this unpaid volunteer role, you'll lead recruitment efforts, build professional relationships, and help shape the future of climate governance. Ideal for those looking to gain experience while making a meaningful difference, this position offers a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and contribute to a global cause. Embrace the chance to enhance your skills and expand your professional network in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Professional Networking Opportunities

Real-world Experience

Sense of Purpose

Qualifications

• Experience in Human Capital Administration and organizational/business administration.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment administrative support and oversee the recruitment team.
• Liaise with BCI members regarding Human Capital/Recruitment policies.

Skills

Human Capital Administration

Oral Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Building

Tools

Microsoft Office

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08.05.2025

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THIS IS AN UNPAID ROLE

Role Title: Head of Recruitment/ Human Capital Manager

Location: Home-based

The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteers-led think tank supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change.

We are looking for passionate VOLUNTEERS who build professional relationships with stakeholders and generate opportunities for the organization's development. The Head of Recruitment or Human Capital Manager will coordinate recruitment administrative support, oversee the recruitment team and BCI operations.

The ideal candidate is driven, experienced, and looking to make a difference in international climate change governance. The successful candidate will be a competent manager or director with experience managing teams and projects from inception to completion. Working with initiative and having the desire to find solutions to organizational problems should be second nature. Experience with human resource management is highly preferable.

As with all roles in BCI, this is a voluntary unpaid role.

Responsibilities:

• To coordinate Recruitment administrative support;
• To liaise with BCI members regarding Human Capital/Recruitment policies;
• To manage the application of GDPR compliance;
• To oversee the Recruitment team and BCI Operations with your administrative inputs.

Requirements

• Proven ability in organization/business administration;
• Experience in building constructive relationships with stakeholders; and,
• Experience in working independently and with teams to drive forward projects using one's own initiative.

Skills and abilities

• Previous and/or ongoing experience in Human Capital Administration;
• Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships, work flexibly across professional and operational boundaries, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to balance competing demands under pressure.

General and specialist knowledge

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office; and,
• Strong depth of knowledge on topics central to the BCI such as climate change, climate finance, and blockchain technology preferred.

What difference will you make? Blockchain and other emerging technologies. Climate change and sustainability. These are two hot topic groups that have been headlining media outlets, dominating conferences & events, and gaining increasing traction in research and pilot projects. BCI is here as an expert platform to help governments, inter-governmental and regional organizations as well as relevant corporates to negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We cement our expertise by putting in the hard work in researching, identifying, and analyzing the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by the stakeholders in the climate change and action network.

Blockchain and other emerging technologies. Climate change and sustainability. These are two hot topic groups that have been headlining media outlets, dominating conferences & events, and gaining increasing traction in research and pilot projects. BCI is here as an expert platform to help governments, inter-governmental and regional organizations as well as relevant corporates to negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We cement our expertise by putting in the hard work in researching, identifying, and analyzing the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by the stakeholders in the climate change and action network.

What's in it for the volunteer?

Benefits you will get from volunteering with BCI are enormous and some include:

• Your mind will be mentally stimulated, hence providing you with a sense of purpose;
• You will advance and boost your professional career by helping you to make professional connections and giving you real-world experience at the intersection between climate and emerging technologies; and
• Help you develop long-lasting professional relationships with others. People who come together to make the world a better place forge a close connection.

Selection Process

As a voluntary organization, we are pleased to open the door for candidates who may not have the prior experience they need to start, progress, or switch their careers. To recruit the most suitable, talented, or potential new members out of the volume of applications received, it is the BCI’s policy to also consider inexperienced candidates to fill our voluntary unpaid roles as long as they can demonstrate the skills required in the written assessment. In the selection process, most candidates will be invited to complete the following assessment.

Section A: Verbal and Numerical Reasoning (20 multiple-choice questions)

Section C: In-Tray Exercise (An open-ended assessment relevant to the duties of the role)

Candidates who pass all three sections will be invited to attend a phone screening, first interview, and final interview online.