Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator

Cumbria's Museum of Military Life; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 657 000; Full time

Job summary

A regional museum is seeking a Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator to develop its volunteering offer. The successful candidate will recruit, manage, and support volunteers, enhancing community engagement. Responsibilities include working alongside staff on projects related to collections inventory and digitisation. Strong people skills and an understanding of volunteering are essential. This full-time role requires some weekend and evening work. Competitive salary of £29,000 per annum offered.

Qualifications

• Excellent people and communication skills are essential for this role.
• Understanding of volunteering is crucial.
• Willingness to work weekends, evenings, and Bank Holidays.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the volunteering offer at the museum.
• Recruit and train volunteers for various roles.
• Work alongside staff to undertake collections inventory and digitisation.

Skills

People skills

Communication skills

Understanding of volunteering

Job description

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Cumbria's Museum of Military Life

Region: North West

Salary / Fee: From £29,000 to £29,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-time 30 month contract funded by The Heritage Fund

Following a successful application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life has secured funding to recruit a Volunteer and Engagement Co-ordinator.

Based in the Museum within Carlisle Castle, this role will develop our volunteering offer and recruit, manage and support our expanding team of volunteers. The ideal candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and an understanding of volunteering. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes working with people and wants to work in a role that helps make a difference to the Museum.

We are relaunching our volunteering offer to coincide with the Down to Brass Tacks Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund which will help transform how the Museum cares for and shares its collections, to safeguard them for the future. The Down to Brass Tacks project will recruit and train volunteers to work alongside staff to undertake a collections inventory, digitising records, condition checking, repacking and researching objects to provide a sustainable framework for future development. We are keen to expand our volunteer offer developing new roles including events, reception and administration.

This post requires an enhanced DBS check and some weekend, Bank Holiday, and evening work.

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