Volunteer Engagement Lead - Part-Time

Action Together; Manchester; Ibrido; GBP 10.000 - 26.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

28 days annual leave including Bank H

Generous pension scheme

Equipment to support your work

Development and growth opportunities

Salary review

Birthday day off

Employee reward scheme

Free parking at our office

Paid sick leave after 6 months

Employee wellbeing support

Cost of living crisis support

Living Wage Employer

Flexible working

Descrizione del lavoro

African Rainbow Family in Greater Manchester is seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator on a fixed-term basis to lead recruitment, onboarding and ongoing volunteer support. You will train volunteers, assign tasks, maintain records, and ensure GDPR-compliant data handling across activities.

The role emphasizes community outreach, event support, and public engagement, with benefits including a generous leave package and a focus on wellbeing and staff development.

Competenze

• Educated to GSSE level (English and Maths A-C).
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in volunteer coordination role.
• Proven experience in volunteer coordination or management or related fields such as social work or community outreach.
• Proven experience in relation to Volunteer Coordination
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage diverse groups of individuals.
• Excellent public speaking abilities to effectively communicate with partners, potential volunteers and stakeholders.
• Experience in event organisation / coordination experience
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail, capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team while also being self-motivated.
• Accurate administrative and record-keeping skills
• Accurately input and amend the African Rainbow Family volunteers’ data on our internal database in accordance with GDPR.
• Ability to step into volunteering role where no volunteer is available for a particular task
• Ability to collect and manage all volunteering data pertaining to the charity and events participated in.
• Good IT skills, including telephone, computers, databases, email.
• A team player who can work flexibly to meet the volunteering needs of the organisation
• Respond to all partners’ volunteering-related enquiries in a professional and timely manner and distribute same amongst our volunteers

Mansioni

• Develop and implement volunteer recruitment strategies to attract diverse candidates including African Rainbow family’s Siblings.
• Manage the onboarding process for new volunteers
• Supervise and support volunteers during their service, providing guidance and addressing any concerns.
• Organize and facilitate volunteer training sessions to enhance skills and engagement.
• Allocate volunteers to tasks appropriate to their experience, skills and abilities
• Maintain accurate records of volunteer hours, activities, and feedback
• Ensure prompt reimbursement of volunteers’ out of pocket expenses upon production of appropriate receipts
• Conduct public speaking engagements to promote volunteer programs and recruit new participants.
• Foster a positive environment that encourages volunteer retention through recognition and support.
• Be the direct contact for existing and potential volunteers
• Step in, and volunteer at events where volunteers are not available
• Any other responsibilities as commensurate with the post

Conoscenze

Volunteer coordination

Public speaking

Leadership

Event coordination

Organizational skills

GDPR data handling

IT skills

Team player

Formazione

GSSE level (English & Maths)

Strumenti

Databases

Microsoft Office

Email

Descrizione del lavoro

African Rainbow Family in Greater Manchester is seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator on a fixed-term basis to lead recruitment, onboarding and ongoing volunteer support. You will train volunteers, assign tasks, maintain records, and ensure GDPR-compliant data handling across activities.

The role emphasizes community outreach, event support, and public engagement, with benefits including a generous leave package and a focus on wellbeing and staff development.