Volunteer Officer
Applications close: Sunday 22 September 2024, 11:59pm
Position: Volunteer Officer
Reporting to: Senior Volunteer Development Manager
Salary: £16,290 (0.6 FTE)
Location: Home based with travel (across UK) and overnight stays
Contract: Two year fixed term contract
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 90 staff and 120 volunteers based in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious five-year strategy, ‘On A Mission’. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Job summary
This role is crucial for the development and progress of our volunteering programmes. We're currently at an exciting time in the organisation as we have just gone through a huge amount of growth and we're looking to consolidate our plans and reach as many people affected by bowel cancer as we can.
In order to do this, we are reliant on the recruitment, retention and development of volunteers to support our vision. We know that volunteers are key for our activities, whether that be within services, fundraising, campaigning or research and this role will be instrumental in supporting the growth and ambitious plans we have within the volunteering team.
This role will work across directorates to promote volunteering best practice and ensure volunteering roles are properly planned for and supported. This role will also be responsible for leading on volunteer recruitment across the UK and providing engagement activities for our current pools of active volunteers.
Download the full job description and person specification (PDF)
Download our staff recruitment pack (PDF)
Closing date: Sunday 22 September 2024, 11:59pm
Interviews: Wednesday 2 October 2024
How to apply
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) to jobs@bowelcanceruk.org.uk which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification and demonstrate how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
This email address can also be used for any queries or questions relating to the role.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Jess Scott (Volunteer Development Manager) via jobs@bowelcanceruk.org.uk.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and we're committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic or enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
