Volunteering Growth Development Manager - Temporary (up to 12 months)

Volunteering Growth Development Manager - Temporary (up to 12 months)

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. At the heart of the RNLI are over 35,000 volunteers and their passion, talent and kindness has supported saving lives for over 200 years.

Some of the benefits

• £50,544 - £59,464 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Competitive pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan option

Your role

As we look to further develop volunteering and implement our plans for the future, we are seeking a talented Volunteering Growth Development Manager. As part of the Volunteering Development team, this role is critical in developing the volunteer experience for volunteers now, along with planning and implementing new approaches to attracting volunteers for the future.

This role will work across the organisation but have a focus in developing fundraising volunteering and will lead on:

• Developing and leading projects to improve the volunteering lifecycle and overall experience
• Leading how to celebrate volunteering across the organisation
• Seeking new ways to increase engagement and retention of volunteers

About you

You will be an experienced, motivated volunteering professional who has developed and implemented volunteering initiatives on a similar scale. Your communication and stakeholder engagement skills will be first class and most importantly, you will be passionate about making a difference.

Experience of operating across multiple jurisdictions (UK and Ireland) is highly desirable.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.