Volunteer Co-ordinator

Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?

Salary:

£26,584 per annum (pro rata)

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

21 hours per week

Location:

Hybrid

Closing date:

03 August 2026

Interview date(s):

w/c 17 August 2026

The role

The Volunteer Co-ordinator plays a key role in developing and supporting Family Fund’s Volunteering programme.

In this role, you will contribute to facilitating volunteer recruitment from identifying recruitment opportunities to onboarding volunteers, matching volunteers to suitable opportunities, and ongoing volunteer support. You will be an ongoing key point of contact for volunteers and volunteer managers, including provision of induction and light touch training.

You will manage key relationships with recruitment centres and universities, support the promotion of volunteer recruitment using external contacts and platforms, as well as working closely with our communications team to agree social media posts and other communications content to raise the profile of volunteering within the organisation. You will support ensuring provision of inclusive volunteering opportunities and work closely with internal stakeholders to maximise corporate and skills-based volunteering opportunities to meet the needs of the charity.

About you

For this role you must have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers, even at small scale, with an excellent understanding of volunteering policies and inclusive recruitment and support practices.

To be successful in this role you will need to be highly organised, with an ability to manage a varied workload with various deadlines. You will be a strong communicator, with excellent digital skills including social media and email.

To be successful in this role you will be able to inspire and motivate others. You will have great interpersonal and networking skills, and an understanding of the barriers to volunteering and steps that can be taken to address these.

Finally, you will need to have good computer literacy skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft applications, and knowledge or CRM systems.

About us

Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.

We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.

We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.

How to apply

When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.

For more information, please read and download the job description.

The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a basic level DBS criminal record check, right to work check and employment history verification.