Volunteering Development Worker at Macc

About the role
Manchester’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is made of thousands of organisations and individuals who use their skills to improve the quality of life in the city. They have insight that can help shape policy and decision making locally, regionally and nationally.

In Manchester, there are more than 160,000 volunteers that provide almost 500,000 hours of time, passion, skills and enthusiasm per week in support of the City’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Whether it is helping a neighbour with tasks such as shopping, being a trustee and coaching a sports team, or acting with others to help tackle issues ranging from climate change and racism to food and fuel poverty, Macc recognises all forms of voluntary action as valid, relevant and valued.

Volunteer Centre Manchester (managed by Macc), provides information, support and training to Manchester residents who want to volunteer and to organisations that work with or involve volunteers.

The Volunteering Development Worker will support the delivery and ongoing development of a quality and responsive volunteering brokerage service for people that want to volunteer in Manchester; and for volunteer-involving organisations and groups by providing a range of services and support.

The role also involves providing input and support with practical action that enhances Macc’s Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation status (VCQA), and the 5 core functions of a volunteer centre: Strategic Development of Volunteering, Good Practice Development, Developing Volunteering Opportunities, Voice of Volunteering and Brokerage.

Salary: £27,291 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 35 hours per week (flexi-time system).  
Location: Based in Manchester City Centre but with some remote working
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Reporting to: Volunteering and Active Communities Manager

Who we’re looking for
The right person for this job will be someone who:

• Understands, demonstrates and applies their knowledge about volunteering and voluntary action;
  • is able to identify appropriate and supportive pathways into volunteering (and other relevant programmes)
  • can help volunteer-involving organisations to identify 'new' and creative approaches to developing volunteering opportunities and volunteer-based projects
• Is effective in providing support and dispensing information, advice and guidance that is appropriate for the recipient
• Enjoys tackling a diverse and varied workload in terms of tasks, duties, audience and beneficiaries as per the delivery of a volunteer centre service
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn and undertake training where required; and has a commitment to inclusion and equality

As with all roles at Macc, we are looking for someone who has a strong commitment to Macc’s values; someone who can plan and manage their own workload, dealing with multiple tasks and working to tight deadlines. Experience of monitoring and evaluation of activities will be helpful.

You will need good working knowledge of MS office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and be able to produce concise and accurate written reports, presentations, webpage and newsletter content as required.

You will also need to be willing and able to travel around Manchester - though driving ability is not essential as we encourage use of public transport and ’active travel’ (such as walking or cycling).

Interviews for this post will take place on to be confirmed but will be early in May 2024 in person at our office. If you will not be available on this date, please note this in your application.

Attached is a job pack, short application form in which we ask you for some basic details and a few questions about your skills, knowledge and experience which are relevant to the role. An equalities monitoring form with simple questions and a GDPR statement which we ask you to confirm you have read. Applications should be emailed to: [email protected]

For an informal conversation regarding this post, please contact Pauline Clark before submitting your application. Email: [email protected] or telephone 0161 834 9823.