Head of Volunteering

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom PROSPECTUS-4 Full time


Prospectus is delighted to be working exclusively with The Felix Project to appoint their Head of Volunteering to help build upon a recent review of their volunteering strategy and structure.


The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe. Their vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.

Reporting to the COO, the Head of Volunteering will play a pivotal role leading the organisations volunteering work.

You will oversee the volunteering function and line manage 2 Volunteering Mangers, as well as supporting and developing the team.

The post holder will support a strategic approach to the recruitment of volunteers and will develop, alongside their distribution team, ways of working that promote volunteer retention and satisfaction.

The Head of Volunteering will work with the Senior Leadership and Internal Communications resources to ensure effective messaging and communication around volunteering issues and will have multiple crossovers with the Operations team on volunteering matters.

Please note that the role requires travelling to all London sites of The Felix Project and its activity in Deptford, Enfield, Park Royal, Poplar, as well as their offices in Central London.

The successful candidate will be a critical thinker with strong interpersonal skills and extensive experience in volunteering and volunteer management.

Candidates will need to have experience leading a team in a fast-paced environment and the ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.

You will have excellent planning, organisational, and time management skills.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance.

Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.

We will be submitting candidates for this position on a rolling basis, so please do apply as soon as possible.

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