Volunteering Development Officer (Recruitment)

CHM-1; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in London is seeking a Volunteering Development Officer to manage volunteer recruitment processes effectively. This role requires strong organizational and communication skills along with a passion for enabling volunteers to make a positive impact. You will be responsible for providing operational support, reviewing recruitment procedures, and ensuring that volunteers have a positive experience. The position offers a salary of £26,384, increasing with service, and includes excellent benefits.

Benefits

38 days paid annual leave

Flexible working options

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service scheme

Access to a GP 24/7

Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in volunteer recruitment and management.
• Ability to develop new volunteering opportunities.
• Proficient in collecting and analyzing relevant data.

Responsibilities

• Support volunteer managers in meeting recruitment goals.
• Deliver operational support for volunteer recruitment.
• Review and improve recruitment processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strong communication

Data analysis

Job description

Position: Volunteering Development Officer (Recruitment)

Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent

Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely

£26,384 per annum plus excellent benefits

Band 1, Charity

you'll start at an entry point salary of £26,384 per annum, increasing to £28,033 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £29,682 after a further 6 months.

About the Employer

This charity makes sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything they do. And it's this commitment that unites them across the UK.

Their strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told them is important to them. It gives the organisation a clear and determined focus.

Their work is based on the hopes and aspirations of the MS community. Together they campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

This organisation's people are their greatest asset and the key to their success. They offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We're looking for a passionate and organised Volunteering Development Officer to ensure every volunteer has a positive first impression of the MS Society. You'll play a key role in managing volunteer recruitment and induction processes, supporting volunteer managers, and helping us develop new opportunities that make a real difference.

What You'll Do

• Support volunteer managers and internal teams to meet volunteering recruitment goals.
• Deliver high-quality operational support for volunteer recruitment and induction.
• Review and improve recruitment processes and develop new volunteering opportunities.
• Collect and report on data to inform continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to staff and volunteers on recruitment operations.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 5th January 2026

How to apply:

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role.

Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

Equal Opportunities

This employer particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Disability Confident Employer

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer and they're committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both their recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact them to discuss. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about their employee benefits:

They have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and them)
• Flexible working options

Caring for you and your family

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
• Enhanced leave for new parents
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• 10 days paid carers' leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • in the event of miscarriage or still birth
  • to support fertility treatments
  • for antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
• Various opportunities to influence how this organisation internally operates (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for the charity's activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours

Safeguarding

This employer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses their services and they come into contact with.

This is regardless of: Gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy, gender reassignment.

They recognise their particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

They have measures in place to protect everyone they come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK

You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with this organisation. You'll need to share documents showing you're eligible to work in the UK if they offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. They currently don't have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren't able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.