Volunteer & Work Experience Co-ordinator

Part time – 25 hours a week

£25,000 (£16,940 Pro Rate)

TFC – August 2024 – 31st Dec 2024

I am recruiting for an engaging Volunteer & Work Experience Co-ordinator to join a well-known and respected British Charity based in Southwest London. I have been recruiting for this historic and iconic organisation for several years and they are thought of and respected so highly, they are a pleasure to work with and work for.

The Audience Engagement team, which you will work closely with oversees the charity’s public programmes, volunteer scheme, visitor services, retail, interpretation, formal learning, and education work so this role is vary varied and hands on. This is a fixed term role for 25 hours per week from August until September.

Tasks this role will include:

• Support the Volunteer Manager to recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to ensure there are sufficient volunteers to support the operations of the charity.
• To liaise with colleagues and project partners to recruit, induct and manage young people on paid internships and work experience.
• To organise and attend volunteer recruitment events at the charity and at external events.
• To represent the charity at external volunteer and community events
• To ensure that volunteer and internships opportunities are inclusive and accessible.
• To liaise with colleagues to provide progression opportunities for people involved in the wider Activity Plan
• To support the Assistant Director Audience Engagement and Volunteer Manager in developing a sustainable succession plan for volunteering and work experience when the role ends in December 2025.
• Help to maintain databases used by the team to support the management of the volunteer programme.
• To be responsible for monitoring budgets in the Activity Plan for volunteering, work experience and training.
• To keep informed of best practice of volunteering and in the heritage sector and share learning from the charity with the wider sector and peers.
• Other duties may occur within the department.

To be considered for a possible interview, you will need the following skills and attributes:

• At least 3 years’ experience of recruiting, inducting, and managing volunteers in a similar setting and scale.
• Experience of organising and managing volunteering and work experience opportunities that are inclusive.
• Exceptional people skills and the ability to forge strong working relationships with partners and audiences.
• To prepare appropriate volunteer and work experience roles
• To promote volunteering and work experience opportunities to maximise exposure and be inclusive.
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Highly computer literate, with experience of the Office suite

If you think you have what it takes, we would love to hear from you. Please apply now.

Ritz Rec (Emp Agy)