Volunteer Programme Manager
Location: Corrymeela Centre, Ballycastle. Travel elsewhere may also be required to meet the needs of Corrymeela.
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, flexibility in working hours are required to fulfil the obligations associated with the post.
Salary: £30,083-£32,234; based on experience
Introduction
Corrymeela is a community that draws people together to engage with difference, heal division and support peace reconciliation in Northern Ireland and beyond.
Every year, we welcome thousands of people to our Centre at Ballycastle and into our community-based programmes to explore difference together and discover new ways to live well together. We particularly welcome people who have been marginalised by injustice and inequality, and who have experienced trauma.
Our staff, volunteers and community members are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and faith traditions, and work together to contribute towards building a more cohesive and hope-filled society for everyone.
Overall Purpose
The Volunteer Programme Manager is responsible for the management, development and promotion of volunteering within The Corrymeela Community.
Key Tasks
1. Recruit, manage and co-ordinate training for a team of residential volunteers and non-residential volunteers to support our staff to deliver our mission. This includes community members, who often act as volunteers in roles such as community presence.
2. Develop and nurture a culture of openness, allowing volunteers to take risks, encourage self-reflection, and express ideas and concerns during their time with Corrymeela while ensuring their physical and emotional wellbeing.
3. In line with our organisational plans, develop and deliver an annual volunteer implementation plan and provide regular reports to the Senior Management Team (SMT). Ensure the programme is benefiting volunteers and in alignment with the Corrymeela Charter and our Strategy.
4. Develop and manage the volunteer programme in accordance with our policies and procedures. Ensure all volunteers align with Corrymeela’s Code of Conduct policy and the programme operates within current legislation and volunteer best practice.
5. Provide line-management support for each of the residential volunteers, with input from key stakeholders, to ensure their placement benefits them and our mission.
6. Support volunteers to integrate well into the community, by ensuring good communication and nurturing good relationships between volunteers, staff and members.
7. Develop a network of non-residential volunteers to support our mission.
8. Sustain and develop relationships with local and global partners who can help recruit volunteers.
9. Maintain up-to-date, high quality volunteer records on our systems and ensure compliance with appropriate external agencies.
10. Be responsible for building and maintaining the volunteer rota, managing all logistics including volunteer leave and other associated administrative duties.
11. Oversee the volunteer UKVI/Passport/Visa documentation and ensure compliance of HM Government immigration requirements.
12. Produce and manage the Volunteer Department budget.
Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Programme.
This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and definitive but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time. It is important to note that the responsibilities of the post may change to meet the evolving needs of the services that the charity provides.
To request an application pack, click CONTACT EMPLOYER.
Alternatively,
Call the Finance Office 02820 762626
Closing Date: 5 March 2025 @12 noon