Volunteer Officer

WEBRECRUIT; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental organization managing London's green spaces is seeking a Volunteer Officer to oversee the volunteer service at two sites. This role includes training and developing volunteers, coordinating conservation activities, and enhancing public engagement. Ideal candidates will have experience in volunteer management and excellent organizational and communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

26 days' annual leave plus public holidays

Employer pension scheme

Private healthcare cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and leading volunteers in visitor engagement and conservation.
• Experience developing and delivering volunteer projects and programs.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage tasks under pressure.
• Excellent negotiating and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the volunteer service at two sites.
• Train and equip new volunteers to engage the public.
• Coordinate conservation activities and support corporate volunteering sessions.
• Promote the service and ensure approved expenditure.

Skills

Experience with managing and training volunteers

Excellent people skills

Organizational skills

Ability to advocate for equality, inclusion, and diversity

Written and verbal communication skills

Job description

Volunteer Officer

London

The Organisation

Our client manages green spaces across London.

Their volunteer service is a growing success story, launched as a trial to engage, inspire and inform visitors about their sites’ rich natural and cultural landscape.

They are currently looking for a Volunteer Officer to join them on 6-fixed term contract on a full-time basis.

This role does include working 2 weekends a month and evening work.

The Benefits

- Competitive Salary

- 26 days’ annual leave, pro rata, plus public holidays

- Employer pension scheme

- Private healthcare cash plan and health insurance

- Cycle to work scheme

- Employee assistance programme - available to all staff and family members

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience of working with, and managing, volunteers and a love of the great outdoors to join our client’s passionate organisation.

You’ll be the welcoming presence that truly inspires visitors, creating unforgettable experiences while helping to shape a legacy in sites that have defined London’s heritage for generations.

And with the scope to lead and innovate, this role offers the ideal platform to flex your leadership skills, designing impactful programmes that elevate public engagement and redefine what volunteering looks like in the heritage and environmental sector.

The Role

As a Volunteering Officer, you will manage and develop the volunteer service at two of our client’s sites.

Specifically, you will train and develop new volunteers, ensuring they are well-equipped to engage the public on the sites’ history, heritage and wildlife.

Alongside this, you will also collaborate with a variety of volunteer groups across the sites, helping to co-ordinate conservation activities, support corporate volunteering sessions and contribute to the development of both new and existing initiatives.

Additionally, you will:

- Help to maintain all tools, equipment and PPE

- Support the promotion of the service and wider volunteering activities

- Ensure all expenditure is approved and budgets are updated accordingly

About You

To be considered as a Volunteer Officer, you will need:

- Proven experience of working with, managing, leading and training volunteers, especially relating to visitor engagement and conservation

- Experience of developing and delivering successful volunteer projects and programmes and working with partners

- Excellent people skills including team working, negotiating, problem solving and the ability to be calm and decisive in challenging situations

- To be highly organised with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload, manage tasks simultaneously and perform effectively under pressure

- An awareness of and ability to advocate for equality, inclusion and diversity, health and safety, and safeguarding

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Other organisations may call this role Volunteer Services Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, or Volunteer Development Co-ordinator.

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Our client is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. They value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. They believe that the more inclusive they are, the better their work will be.

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