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.

Further Information

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