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Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinator, Brighton
Client: Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 2
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 will ensure adherence to our data management strategy, effective 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: Develop and refine volunteer recruitment strategies, oversee the volunteer database, match skills to projects, process Access NI checks, update role descriptions, organise training, develop new initiatives, promote volunteering, maintain communication, monitor activities, and ensure best practices.
2. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning: Develop monitoring and evaluation processes, assess outcomes, develop case studies, coordinate satisfaction surveys, and ensure compliance 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 services, and undertake other duties as required. Willingness to undertake training and flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria: Experience in delivering training, organising events, managing people/volunteers; GCSE English and Maths; excellent communication, organisational, negotiation skills; IT proficiency; ability to work independently and in teams; empathetic and supportive attitude; full driving license and access to transport.
Desirable Criteria: Experience in health and social care, community engagement, developing training programs, volunteer involvement, relevant qualifications (e.g., NVQ Level 3).
Other Information
Terms include flexible working, annual leave, pension, life assurance, healthcare, and other benefits. Candidates must provide proof of right to work in the UK, undergo criminal background checks, and pass references. The role involves travel and requires a valid driver’s license.
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