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Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinator, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Client: Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
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Posted:
02.05.2025
Expiry Date:
16.06.2025
Job Description:
Reports to: Director of Finance & Corporate Affairs
Hours: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Location: 29-31 Montgomery Street, Belfast
Campaign Service/Cause: Volunteering
Remuneration: £25,476 - £27,919 Pro-rata
Overall Purpose of Post: The Volunteer Engagement Co-Ordinator is responsible for volunteer retention and coordination across the organisation. The role ensures adherence to data management strategies, effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes. The postholder will facilitate volunteer recruitment, induction, and support, contribute to service development, and promote good practice in service delivery, collaborating with Service Leads & SMT.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Volunteer Co-ordination: Develop and refine volunteer recruitment processes, oversee the volunteer database, maintain inventory of needs, process Access NI checks, ensure role descriptions and training are up-to-date, develop new initiatives, promote the service, liaise with external agencies, and support volunteer retention and recognition.
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Develop monitoring and evaluation processes, assess outcomes, support case studies, coordinate satisfaction surveys, and ensure alignment with funding requirements.
3. Quality Assurance and Development: Review and develop policies, ensure standards for volunteer management, promote diversity, and support quality improvement initiatives.
4. Data and Information Management: Follow reporting mechanisms, gather evidence, analyze statistics, and ensure GDPR compliance.
5. External Relationships: Build stakeholder relationships, attend external meetings, and develop partnerships.
6. General: Support volunteers, promote Cancer Focus NI, and undertake other duties as required. Willingness to undertake training and flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends.
Person Specification:
Essential Experience: Delivering training, organizing events, managing people or volunteers.
Qualifications: Relevant work experience, minimum GCSE English and Maths.
Skills: Excellent communication, self-management, organizational, negotiation, IT proficiency, teamwork, and independence.
Personal Qualities: Adaptability, empathy, supportiveness, commitment to values.
Other: Flexibility, valid driving licence, access to transport.
Desirable Experience and Qualifications:
Experience in health/social care, community engagement, volunteer training, and management qualifications.
Additional Information:
Includes details on employment terms, benefits, equal opportunities, application process, and guidance notes.
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