Volunteer Coordinator

Job information Volunteer Coordinator from the Company Forestry Commission, this latest Volunteer Coordinator job vacancy is located in the city Lyndhurst SO NH. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Social field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description : DetailsReference number 393873 Salary£29,171 - £29,171 A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP Job grade Administrative Officer Contract type Permanent Business area FC - Forestry England Type of role Other Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents

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• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
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Location Lyndhurst, South East England, SO43 7NH About the job Job summary

What you'll do

As Volunteer Coordinator, you will be a dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to coordinate delivery of a high-quality volunteer programme, with the ability to manage multiple tasks at any given time, you will be working across departments to coordinate a range of volunteering opportunities and support staff with the engagement of volunteers, delivering a wealth of benefits for people and for nature.

You will thrive on forging strong relationships and have the empathy to tackle difficult and sensitive issues respectfully.

This role is on a seven-day contract and flexibility is required to enable the post holder to deliver occasional activities at other times, including weekends, public and privilege holidays and evenings.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you'll work

We are Forestry England. We are the country's largest land manager, caring for the nation's forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation's forests. Our South England Forest District team is made up of around 170 people with a diverse range of roles - from foresters and wildlife rangers to civil engineers, and ecologists to marketing professionals. We all contribute towards the management of 46,000 hectares of public forest estate that stretch from Sussex to Dorset, and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight. Nearly all of our forests are within either a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Much of this forest is of high national importance for nature conservation and wildlife, and of international importance for biodiversity. South England Forest District is therefore responsible for land that includes Special Areas of Conservation (for habitats), Special Protection Areas (for birds) and Ramsar sites (for wetlands). We also provide public access and recreation in our forests, with nearly 50 million visits every year to South England Forest District.

Job description

• work with teams from functions across the district to develop and implement our National Volunteer Strategy, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our current volunteers, whilst driving development of our District strategy to grow the future of our volunteering offer in South District, including establishing and managing new opportunities (including at Visitor Centre Sites) • respond to volunteer enquiries and give relevant advice and support to teams to increase understanding of their roles and responsibilities when managing volunteers, leading volunteer tasks and setting up new volunteer opportunities • visit volunteer tasks across the district to audit progress, compliance with policies and procedures, Health and Safety, training, record keeping, equality and diversity and delivery of a high quality of volunteer experience • help to ensure appropriate volunteer behaviour and support resolution of conflicts; promote respectful and timely dialogue between staff and volunteers • work with Community Managers, Communications Manager and Permissions team to engage and build relations with external partners and stakeholders to facilitate Partnership and Third-Party volunteering • deal with the selection and recruitment of Shadow Rangers, overseeing the programme, supporting teams with the induction and ongoing recruitment • lead and proactively support volunteers and members of staff to deliver community engagement programmes and events • support and promote the development and use of the Volunteer Management System across teams to manage volunteers and monitor progress • work closely with the Administrative Support Officer, to reliably update and maintain the Volunteer Management System and other administrative processes ensuring accurate record keeping for volunteering in the District in compliance with GDPR • liaise with National colleagues and other Districts on volunteer issues

New Forest Volunteer Programme

• task Manager for the New Forest Volunteer Programme • plan an annual programme of conservation tasks, supervise delivery of programme, deliver occasional training sessions, recruit volunteers and other day to day management And any other task reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Essential professional and technical experience

• experience of working in outdoor sector • knowledge and understanding of working in a protected landscape • experience of developing and supporting volunteers, community-based groups and delivering programmes • experience of contributing to a positive health & safety culture and application of a risk assessment process • evidence of strong communication and relationship building skills including their application in situations involving conflict / disputes, sensitive issues and with a range of internal and external stakeholders • experience of coordinating tasks across different work areas / teams at the same time • understanding of GDPR and equality legislation and evidence of supporting the delivery of respectful and inclusive activities / services • competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications • a full UK driving license or ability to travel to sites including rural locations without public transport

Desirable professional and technical experience

• experience of practical conservation, with the ability to lead directed groups in basic practical tasks such as scrub clearance • experience of public engagement and delivering key messages to members of public • knowledge / experience of managing recreational facilities

Qualifications

Essential

• a GCSE in Maths and English or functional skills equivalent

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits Alongside your salary of £29,171, Forestry Commission contributes £8,450 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Benefits

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are -

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email .

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
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Further information Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: . If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.