Job Vacancy: Volunteer Centre Manager (Full time, Permanent)

Salary: £25,000

About us, One Walsall

One Walsall provides infrastructure support for the borough’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations. We are an independent charity providing support to help local voluntary and community, social enterprise and faith-based organisations develop and sustain their activities and engage residents in voluntary action. We are a small, passionate, and energetic team committed to our aim of supporting a strong local voluntary and community sector and inspiring local social action.

The Volunteer Centre supports organisations involving volunteers, such as charities, community groups, social enterprises, and public-sector bodies to deliver best practice in the recruitment, management and coordination of volunteers. The Centre also offers advice and information to people seeking volunteering opportunities, brokers volunteer placements, and helps to raise the profile of volunteering in the borough through events and communications.

The Role

The Volunteer Centre Manager is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of these activities and the development of specific projects and initiatives to increase voluntary activity in Walsall. The post is responsible for providing advice, practical support and training to organisations involving volunteer, working with business and others to identify and develop resources to support volunteering and managing the staff delivering support to people seeking volunteering roles.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of successful volunteer recruitment and coordination
• Developed knowledge of the law and policy landscape of volunteering in the UK
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to pass on knowledge to others through training and one-to-one support
• Ability to work under own initiative and a solution-focused approach to achieve results.

To apply and for the full job description and person specification visit https://onewalsall.org/job-vacancies

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Amanda Murfin, Office Manager, on 01922 619840.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 2^nd September 2022.

Interviews expected to be held W/C 12^th September 2022.