Senior Volunteering

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom The National Trust Full time
Senior Volunteering & Community Officer - London

Summary

Could you be the Senior Volunteering & Community Officer we need to join our team at Morden Hall Park? With experience of volunteer management, and wider partnership working, you’ll be able to build effective and collaborative working relationships with local communities and community organisations, combining a passion for engaging the public with a passion for nature and the outdoors.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, we'd love to hear from you

Interview date: 11th & 12th December

Working hours: 37.5hrs Typically, the working hours are 9am-5pm and you’ll be part of a Duty Manager rota that will be discussed during the interview. Some weekends and bank holidays working are required.

Type of contract: Permanent

Salary: The advertised salary is inclusive of an Outer London weighting allowance of £3315



What it's like to work here

Thriving Morden Hall Park is a tranquil former deer park at the heart of the community; a perfectly preserved country estate, a green oasis and wildlife haven in the heart of London.

Our team work with many volunteers and community groups to deliver our conservation work and create opportunities for the public to engage with our work and understand the National Trust’s cause. This is an exciting time to join our team as we would like to develop new opportunities to engage the local community, stakeholders and public in the work we do. 



What you'll be doing

You'll be leading and managing the development and delivery of the Morden Hall Park strategic plan for volunteering and communities. With a strong focus on seeking out and building relationships with existing and potential new partners and community groups, you will also increase the confidence and capability of our volunteer managers.

As Senior Volunteering & Community Officer, you'll support us in creating a positive, flexible and inclusive environment for existing and future volunteers, local communities, and partner organisations. Reporting to the Volunteer and Community Manager, you’ll be helping make Morden Hall Park a place which attracts diverse communities and all ages, and where everyone feels welcome.

You’ll be leading on the development, implementation, and evaluation of Morden Hall Park’s volunteer and community strategic plan and identifying opportunities to actively engage with local communities, foster opportunities for participation and partnerships and champion the National Trust’s Everyone Welcome agenda. You will be building relationships with new audiences and communities to foster a positive reputation and increase our relevance in the local area as well as managing the balance between local community needs and realising our wider public benefit aims.

A key aspect of the role will be managing our volunteer network, ensuring people have a voice and an opportunity to share skills. This will include leading Morden Hall Park’s Volunteer Forum and the coordination of some of our established volunteer-focused events, from seasonal briefing to volunteer recruitment days.

You will also be helping in writing funding applications for projects and producing bid responses in order to meet organisational objectives.

Diversifying our audiences and workforce is really important to us and we value lived experience and character. If you’re excited about this role but you don’t meet every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway if you have other experience and skills which are transferrable. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.



Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you have;
  • Understanding and good practice of volunteer management.
  • Understanding of good practice in community engagement and involvement, as well as broader participation and partnership working.
  • Practical and successful experience of developing and implementing new products and approaches to volunteers.
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills.
  • Ability to coach and support those managing, supervising and working alongside volunteers and community partners.
  • Strong communication skills.


The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

•Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

•Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme 

•Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

•Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

•Flexible working whenever possible

•Employee assistance programme

•Free parking at most Trust places

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