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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
Location:
Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Posted:
02.05.2025
Expiry Date:
16.06.2025
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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 will ensure adherence to our data management strategy, supporting monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes. The postholder will facilitate volunteer recruitment, induction, and support, contributing to service development and promoting good practice in service delivery, evaluation, and quality assurance, working closely with Service Leads & SMT.
Key Responsibilities
1. Volunteer Co-ordination: Support recruitment strategies, oversee the volunteer database, maintain inventory of needs, process Access NI checks, update role descriptions, organize training, 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, 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 perform other duties as required. Willingness to undertake training and flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria: Experience in delivering training and organizing events, managing people or volunteers; relevant work experience; GCSE English and Maths; excellent communication, organizational, negotiation skills; IT proficiency; ability to work independently and in teams; adaptable, empathetic, committed to values; valid driving license and transport.
Desirable Criteria: Experience in health and social care, community engagement, developing training programs, volunteer involvement, and relevant qualifications including NVQ Level 3 or management qualifications.
Additional Information
Terms include flexible working, annual leave, pension, healthcare, and other benefits. Applicants must provide proof of right to work, undergo criminal record checks, and pass references. The role involves travel and requires appropriate vehicle documentation.
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