Volunteer Programme Manager

South West Community Chaplaincy; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme (5%)

Life assurance

Job summary

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is seeking a Volunteer Programme Manager to lead the organisation’s volunteer strategy on a part-time basis (3 days per week) in Leatherhead, Surrey. You will oversee engagement activities, budget, and policies, while collaborating with internal teams and external networks.

The role reports to the Director of HR & Volunteering and includes line management of the Volunteer Coordinator, with a focus on recruitment, training and retention across services.

Qualifications

• Experience in volunteer management capacity.
• Experience developing policy and implementing strategic projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Rainbow Trust’s Volunteer Programme and develop the volunteering strategy.
• Deliver strategic volunteer projects and embed volunteering across services.
• Lead volunteer engagement, manage the volunteering budget and policy, and support recruitment and training.

Skills

Clear communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Volunteer management experience

Job description

Volunteer Programme Manager

Part-time, 3 days per week

Up to £40,000 (pro rata £24,000) + excellent benefits

Leatherhead, Surrey

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Volunteer Programme Manager on a part-time basis to lead Rainbow Trust’s Volunteer Programme, playing a pivotal role in raising the profile of Rainbow Trust and acting as an ambassador for the organisation.

Reporting to the Director of HR & Volunteering, the Volunteer Programme Manager will be responsible for developing and delivering Rainbow Trust’s volunteer strategy in line with wider organisational objectives, taking the lead on strategic volunteer projects and embedding volunteering across our services.

Working closely with all our internal departments and external volunteer networks, and line managing the Volunteer Coordinator, the post holder will lead volunteer engagement activities, manage the volunteering budget and policy, and support volunteer recruitment, training, support, engagement and retention.

What we’re looking for:

• A clear and creative communication style -you have strong interpersonal skills, develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, and inspire motivated team working


• Poised, enthusiastic and outgoing -you have a collaborative approach to achieving goals through knowledge-sharing and effective delegation. You are excellent at building rapport and engaging the commitment of others.


• A multi-tasker with a sense of urgency for goal achievement -you delegate effectively with thorough follow-up and are quick to learn and adapt.


• An innovative, practical and creative problem-solver -you are a big picture thinker that responds quickly to varied activities and changing conditions


• Professional experience of working in a volunteer management capacity -with experience of developing policy and implementing strategic projects.

What we offer:

We’re proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we’re committed to being a great place to work. You will benefit from:

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays - rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).


• A pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.


• A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times’ basic pay.


• Flexible core working hours to balance home and working life.


• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.


• Time off in lieu.


• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline viaHelp@Hand.


• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.


• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.


• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.


• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.


• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit ourwebsite.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.