Volunteer Manager

Volunteer Manager

Location: Kenwood House, Hampstead, London, NW3 7JR

Salary: From £29,343 per annum / 36 hours per week / Permanent

Job type: Permanent

Ref: 15683

We're the organisation that looks after England's most important buildings and monuments, making sure our country's amazing history is available for everyone to enjoy. From world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, Roman forts to a Cold War bunker, we bring the history of England to life.

Kenwood has one of the largest volunteer programmes within English Heritage and we are looking for a Volunteer Manager to join our team on a permanent, full basis, working 36 hours per week.

This is an incredible opportunity for someone with strong volunteer management experience and an interest in working within the heritage sector to support the creation of new connections to shared heritage and history.

What's more, as part of our charity bringing history to life, you'll be supported and encouraged to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference to the way England's rich past is experienced.

The Benefits:

• Salary from £29,343, depending on skills, experience and location
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
• Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10%
• Flexible hours
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to 6 friends/family members
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
• Options to buy additional leave
• An inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported
• Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events

As our Volunteer Manager, you will work with key members of the site team and HR & Volunteering team to design and implement new offers in volunteering opportunities, with a view to diversifying the programme and ensuring it accounts for current sector trends, the needs of the local community as well as the needs of the site. This will include managing and delivering the recruitment, training, support, retention and recognition of volunteers engaged in all areas of English Heritage's work.

You will also ensure that all aspects of the volunteer programme are delivered to time, budget and quality.

To be considered as a Volunteer Manager, you will need:

• Relevant experience of successfully managing a diverse volunteering programme.
• Experience of working with the local community.
• Effective communication abilities to deal confidently with a diverse range of audiences representing your site and team and cultivate effective internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• A visible leader who can involve, inspire and motivate a broad spectrum of volunteers.
• A coaching style which develops individuals and teams for high performance and challenges poor performance.

Find out more about us and what we do and meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us on our website.

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Specific Issues.

We would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, e.g. regarding workplace adjustments, working patterns, please contact Victoria Stone, General Manager. No agencies please.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 9th Dec 2024 at Kenwood House.

Closing date: 03/12/:59:59.