Volunteer Development Manager Ipswich, England
Job description
About us
For over 30 years Suffolk Family Carers have been helping family carers of all ages across Suffolk get the support they need to live fuller lives. We provided information, advice and guidance to thousands of family carers each year and is recognised nationally as the GSK Impact Award winner 2019.
Our credible representation of family carers’ needs enables us to campaign on issues that affect them, to ensure their voices are heard. We will keep driving change across society to enable family carers to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.
We offer some great employee benefits, which include:
· flexible working and hybrid working opportunities, depending on role
· enhanced annual leave entitlement
· competitive salary
· Various wellbeing at work initiatives
£32,019 pro rata per annum (£24,230 for 28 hours per week)
Fixed term until 31 March 2025
Based in Claydon
About the role
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen in our Core team for a Volunteer Development Manager. This is a great time to join Suffolk Family Carers as we look to grow and develop our volunteer service.
About you
We are looking for a creative individual with experience of supporting volunteers with the skills to grow a successful and sustainable volunteer service.
The ability to influence and engage with a wide number of stakeholders and internal colleagues is essential to this post as you will be building productive relationships across communities and promoting our volunteering opportunities.
You will be responsible for our volunteers on a day to day basis as well as recruitment, training, development and creating a positive, flexible and inclusive environment.
If you have a passion for volunteering and would be excited to be at the forefront of developing a new and innovative volunteer service, it would be great to hear from you?
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 28 per week
Salary: £32,019.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- old Ipswich Road: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Please include a full cover letter in Word format that clearly demonstrates how you meet the criteria, which is available in the job specification on our website: www.suffolkfamilycarers.org/work-with-us. You application will not be reviewed with out a cover letter
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 25/07/2023
