Volunteer Now

Employer Location: Antrim
Phone Number: 02890232020
Email: leah.mccann@volunteernow.co.uk
Web: www.volunteernow.co.uk

Job description

We're seeking a Volunteering Support Officer responsible for promoting volunteering and providing a support service for volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in the Belfast, North Down & Ards and Lisburn & Castlereagh Council areas.

Responsibilities

• Raise the profile of volunteering in line with Volunteer Now’s communications strategy through eg use of social media, involvement in campaigns, distribution of promotional material.
• Provide an effective information service on volunteering to potential volunteers through eg information stands, personal contact, website.
• Provide an effective information service for organisations and support them to register opportunities, including developing new opportunities.
• Support effective facilitation of a web based matching service between organisations and individuals using Be Collective and other Volunteer Now systems.
• Raise awareness of volunteering good practice and support organisations to implement good practice including signposting to Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd services e.g training, Investing in Volunteers quality standards.
• Support organisations to develop and promote innovative ways of involving volunteers eg Turn Up and Try.
• Support the recruitment and involvement of volunteers by facilitating activities eg mobile volunteering, one-off volunteering opportunities, campaigns.
• Build and support relationships with local community planning partners, other organisations and networks.
• Recruit, train, support and manage volunteers to support events, programmes, activities on behalf of Volunteer Now and partner organisations.
• Organise events for the purposes of networking, celebrating and communicating with volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Third level education or three years’ experience in the last five years of encouraging volunteering, supporting volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.
• Can successfully support the promotional activities of Volunteer Now, particularly increase in the number of volunteers and diversity of volunteer opportunities.
• Ability to work with organisations to develop and promote volunteer opportunities.
• Ability to effectively recruit and support volunteers.
• Can successfully use and develop database and website information tools, including managing and reviewing content, to meet organisational objectives.
• Hold a full driving licence and/or access to a form of transport which will enable the post holder to carry out the duties of the post effectively.

Application Information

For further information and to apply, please go to https://www.volunteernow.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/current-vacancies/ and download an application pack.