Stewardship & Volunteer Officer
Posted 14 hours 32 minutes ago by The Children's Society
Permanent
Not Specified
Charity & Voluntary Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Permanent (35 hours per week)
£29,394.04 per annum (London) / £26,269.74 per annum (National)
The Children's Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review - this review is intended to improve our current approach; we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in April 2025.
Flexible location within the UK, however preference is for this role to work from our London office twice a week
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within Community Mobilisation in our Social Impact domain. Our work is carried out in activity groups. As our Stewardship & Volunteer Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in many of these groups.
This exciting role will play a vital part in managing and developing relationships with community supporters, organisations and volunteers. You will deliver appropriate, personalised stewardship journeys to help increase value and drive life-time support for The Children's Society.
What we're looking for:
-Experience in working with community supporters and volunteers - you have community fundraising experience with a proven record of delivering income and engagement targets.
-Experience delivering stewardship journeys - you have a passion for building relationships, particularly with supporters to help them develop and maximise their support through exceptional experiences.
-Experience engaging a range of stakeholders - you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and understand how to inspire and motivate different audiences.
-Experience managing a busy workload with attention to detail - you are self-motivated, adaptable, can work to tight deadlines and meet your objectives successfully both as an individual and as part of a team.
Here are just some of our benefits:
-Flexible working hours: 8 to 4, 9 to 5, 10 to 6, or in between (to be agreed with your manager).
-Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
-Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme: with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.
-'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing, and holidays.
-Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.
-28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
About us
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 16th February 2025. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy early from Monday 10th February onwards.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 3rd March.
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£29,394.04 per annum (London) / £26,269.74 per annum (National)
The Children's Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review - this review is intended to improve our current approach; we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in April 2025.
Flexible location within the UK, however preference is for this role to work from our London office twice a week
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within Community Mobilisation in our Social Impact domain. Our work is carried out in activity groups. As our Stewardship & Volunteer Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in many of these groups.
This exciting role will play a vital part in managing and developing relationships with community supporters, organisations and volunteers. You will deliver appropriate, personalised stewardship journeys to help increase value and drive life-time support for The Children's Society.
What we're looking for:
-Experience in working with community supporters and volunteers - you have community fundraising experience with a proven record of delivering income and engagement targets.
-Experience delivering stewardship journeys - you have a passion for building relationships, particularly with supporters to help them develop and maximise their support through exceptional experiences.
-Experience engaging a range of stakeholders - you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and understand how to inspire and motivate different audiences.
-Experience managing a busy workload with attention to detail - you are self-motivated, adaptable, can work to tight deadlines and meet your objectives successfully both as an individual and as part of a team.
Here are just some of our benefits:
-Flexible working hours: 8 to 4, 9 to 5, 10 to 6, or in between (to be agreed with your manager).
-Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
-Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme: with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.
-'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing, and holidays.
-Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.
-28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
About us
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 16th February 2025. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy early from Monday 10th February onwards.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 3rd March.
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