Volunteer Manager
Salary: £35,933 – £39,265 (Depending upon experience)
Location: ellenor, Gravesend, DA11 7HQ | hybrid working
Work hours: 37.5 hours per week
Application deadline: 7 November 2025
Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships, using creativity to solve problems and want to deliver a meaningful experience for our volunteers?
If so, this could be the role for you!
* We are currently seeking a Volunteer Manager to join our team at ellenor. Volunteers play a pivotal role in supporting every aspect of our work with hundreds of individuals generously volunteering their time, skills and passion.
* Work alongside internal and external stakeholders to ensure ellenor’s volunteer roles are recognised as meaningful and positively contributing to the services provided by the Hospice and make the Hospice an organisation of choice for potential volunteers.
We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
* Develop a volunteering strategy to support us in our aim to meet ellenor’s increasing needs
* Actively working with teams to identify needs and create roles to market and advertise appropriately
* Maintain a comprehensive understanding of current and relevant legislation and case law, promoting organisational awareness and supporting senior managers in implementing changes arising from new or amended legislation
* Evaluate the contribution of volunteering on an annual basis, including demand fulfilment, volunteer hours, key partner volunteer contribution and the financial value of volunteer hours
* Support Managers with co-ordinating opportunities within their directorate.
* Background in supporting training and skill development for volunteers/trainees
* Work collaboratively to deliver a calendar of activities for volunteers to engage in
Essential requirements of the role include:
* Proven experience in volunteer management, including overseeing volunteers and developing new volunteer initiatives. Demonstrates strong leadership, strategic thinking, and organisational skills.
* Successful track record in volunteer recruitment and engagement campaigns
* Significant understanding of HR and/or Volunteer policies and procedures
* Experienced in managing systems for monitoring volunteers and trainees
* In-depth knowledge of current volunteering trends, challenges, and solutions
This post is subject to Standard DBS clearanc