This volunteer manager role will help us organise the many well intentioned, skilled and talented volunteers who support our causes and campaigns by giving generously of their time.
What difference will you make?
We believe that art and creativity can change lives by helping to heal trauma and the damage caused by social injustice. You'll be helping to change lives and raise awareness of the experience of women in the justice system, whose stories are often hard to hear, but essential for radical reform to create a fairer society. The View Magazine is a social enterprise campaigning platform for women in the justice system, as victims or offenders. Started by 3 incarcerated women in 2020, The View focuses on the rights of women and reframes the narrative of women affected by the justice system by publishing information that is accessible to everyone, spreading awareness, and promoting creativity through visual arts, creative writing, poetry and more. You will be helping in coordinating and keeping track of all aspects of the productivity within the organisation. By helping and organising volunteers The View will be more efficient in running and growing our platform and will help grow awareness of the issues women are confronted with, as victims of crimes or women who have committed crimes.
What are we looking for?
You must have 3 years and over experince in the following Academic Reading Writing Charity Interpersonal Team working Leadership Organising Professional Administration Business and management Technology IT
What will you be doing?
The role will entail creating, identifying and managing tasks for volunteers, as well as recruiting volunteers and communicating with them to keep the workstream flowing and create more efficiency in the organisation. The volunteer manager will be responsible for upgrading and updating our existing induction process and making due diligence checks on potential volunteers, as well as clearly defining what is expected and ensuring they are meeting their own personal development goals also. The Volunteer Manager is responsible for overseeing activities assigned to volunteers and keeping track of the work produced at the end of each day. The View offers many opportunities for personal growth and development in the justice, arts and feminist sectors and we extend these opportunities to all our volunteers, if they might be interested. This includes press previews and exhibitions, theatre and music performances and conferences and events related to justice and violence against women and girls and the arts. The volunteer manager will help input, organise and monitor output of tasks and work completed, through spreadsheets, and Google drive. We use Slack as our main communication channel. The volunteer manager will assign tasks to volunteers, and oversee/arrange schedules and deadlines.