Senior Executive - Volunteering and Operations

Are you passionate about volunteers and looking for your next role? Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is recruiting for a Senior Executive Volunteering and Operations to play a pivotal role in transforming the Charity Hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Whilst you re employed by the Charity, you will work onsite at Great Ormond Street Hospital for a minimum of 3 days per week. The rest of the time will be spent working from home.

In this role you will have the opportunity to build on our existing volunteer programme and have a significant impact on the Charity Hub.

We are open to considering candidates on a full time, part time or job share basis. If you want to discuss before applying, please get in touch with us on our career page.

Salary

The salary for this position is £35,051 and is a 6 month fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities

As the Senior Executive Volunteering and Operations, you will take on a varied role at the Charity Hub, including:

• Transforming the Charity Hub at the hospital into a vibrant and welcoming space.
• Overseeing the recruitment, onboarding, training and daily management of Volunteers and Charity staff.
• Ensuring that the Hub serves as a dynamic space, offering essential information for all and providing engaging activities for patients and families, so they can learn more about GOSH Charity.

This is the ideal role for someone who wants a role with impact and to make their mark on the Charity Hub.

Some of the key goals this role is working towards include:

• Expanding the Hub s opening hours.
• Integrating the Hub into the hospital environment.
• Developing a comprehensive activity calendar.
• Building relationships with key hospital stakeholders.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We are seeking a friendly, approachable individual with strong organisational skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in volunteer management.
• Excellent relationship building and effective communication skills.
• Proven ability to multi-task, work in a busy hospital environment, and think quickly to problem-solve.
• High emotional intelligence and resilience.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Happy to do moving and manual handling as part of the role.
• Proactive and organised with attention to detail.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.

Closing Date: 8th November 2024

Interview Date: 14th November 2024 (Face to Face)

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.

About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.

Along with being awarded the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 , we were delighted to be recently awarded the 'Charity Times Fundraising Team of the Year 2023.'

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people or those with long-term conditions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our site.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.