Recruitment & Engagement Officer (Volunteers)

Do you have experience working in a target-driven environment?  New opportunity for a Recruitment and Engagement Officer (volunteers) to join an inspirational charity dedicated to enriching the lives of older people, providing a range of activities and services to help combat loneliness and isolation.

Working remotely from home with occasional travel and a salary of £27K, you will report to the Head of Growth and work within the engagement team, recruiting volunteers and have joint accountability with colleagues for the engagement of older people.

Key responsibilities:

• Recruit volunteers by promoting the charities services
• Develop effective relationships with new and existing referrers such as social prescribers and community link workers
• Identify and cultivate new, innovative ways to connect with a broader demographic of seniors experiencing social isolation and loneliness
• Support the wider charity team in the delivery of grant funded projects
• Collaborating with the communications team ensuring the widest possible publicity for the region’s needs through media and social media opportunities, local press, radio, TV, and online forums
• Working with the fundraising team on proposals and grant applications using regional knowledge, identifying local need, and collecting case studies
• Identifying speaking and presenting opportunities
• Joint accountability, with colleagues in the region, for the engagement of older people

Benefits:

• Salary £27K per annum
• 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Home-based with some UK travel
• Working from home allowance at the standard HMRC rate
• 26 days annual leave plus all Bank Holidays
• Bupa cash plan, 3% pension contribution, death in service insurance
• Learning and development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme

Essential:

• Excellent people skills with a proven ability to network
• Digital first approach with strong ability in all areas of working digitally
• Organised and methodical approach to work with strong administrative skills  
• Self-motivated, able to work remotely with minimal supervision
• Experience of working to deadlines and meeting KPIs and targets

• A clear understanding of safeguarding systems and processes and of confidentiality and the implications of GDPR when working with volunteers and older people
• Full driving license and own car preferred as this post will require regional travel as and when required and the occasional overnight stay. 

Desirable:

• Experience of community engagement or sales, including online engagement
• Experience working in a target-driven work environment
• Understanding of volunteer journey, including recruitment and engagement. 
• Understanding of, and empathy with, the issues affecting older people who are isolated, and lonely. 

*This role requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check