Overview
Volunteer HR/Volunteer Managers for Growing Climate Action and Sustainable Charity | Eco Centre
Join to apply for the Volunteer HR/Volunteer Managers for Growing Climate Action and Sustainable Charity | Eco Centre role at Eco Centre South West. This is a volunteer opportunity focused on leading HR and volunteer management to support climate action and sustainable living initiatives, including the E-Save crowdsource app and outreach programme.
What difference will you make?
Your role will oversee the development of policies and procedures, and lead volunteer recruitment and engagement. You will help deliver an ambitious programme, creating tools and programmes to drive environmental impact and support sustainable living. Specifically, you will play a leading role in developing and implementing processes for volunteer management and engagement as part of a broader organisational strategy.
Responsibilities
* Lead volunteer recruitment, onboarding, and training processes.
* Develop and implement HR policies in line with legal and ethical standards.
* Create a volunteer engagement and recognition strategy.
* Maintain a central volunteer and HR database (with confidentiality protocols).
* Support conflict resolution, wellbeing, and team development.
* Contribute to organisational planning from a people-management perspective.
* Develop and support a crowdsource initiative for the E-Save app and related tools.
* Recruit and support a network of local Eco Agents; empower communities and enhance engagement.
* Reduce carbon emissions, waste and pollution; protect the environment; promote sustainable living.
What are we looking for? Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in volunteer management, HR, or people operations (charity sector preferred).
* Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
* Knowledge of safeguarding, data protection, and employment best practices.
* A passion for inclusion, wellbeing, and community empowerment.
* Ability to support and lead a diverse, remote team.
What will you be doing?
To deliver our ground-breaking E-Save app we have growing teams of volunteer researchers and developers. We are looking for UK-based people with HR and/or Volunteer Management experience to recruit, engage and support our expanding (largely remote) volunteer base for current programmes and organisational needs. Our immediate needs are to provide administrative support and oversight to existing volunteers and the ongoing recruitment process. Within 6 months we would like to have HR/Volunteer policies and procedures in place; a programme for volunteer recruitment, support and engagement; our crowdsource initiative; and local pilot area volunteers.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Job function
* Human Resources
* Management
* General Business
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