At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead volunteer recruitment and management, ensuring a positive experience for all volunteers.
- Company: Join the EY Foundation, a charity dedicated to empowering young people from low-income backgrounds.
- Benefits: Flexible roles, career development opportunities, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Work from London, Birmingham, Manchester, or Glasgow with a dynamic team focused on social mobility.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in volunteer management and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
The EY Foundation is a charity established in 2014 to help young people from a low-income background to develop the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Our ambition is that all young people eligible for Free School Meals have an employment and earnings potential equitable to other young people in the UK. We do this through a deep understanding of both sides of the labour market, bringing together employers and young people.
At the EY Foundation, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the transformative power of embracing differences and creating a culture where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. We are committed to fostering an environment that celebrates diversity in all its forms, ensuring that everyone – regardless of background, identity, or experience – feels safe, accepted and that they truly belong.
Your role as Volunteer Lead involves:
- Leading on the implementation and smooth running of volunteer management, from recruitment through to building long-term relationships to ensure high levels of retention and satisfaction amongst volunteers.
- Ensuring quality processes are in place to manage the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers.
- Leading on the development and implementation of the volunteering strategy.
- Managing key stakeholder relationships, including but not limited to EY Partner sponsor for volunteering, EY CSR groups and committees, and organisations providing UK-wide volunteering opportunities.
- Working closely with EY Foundation teams to support/coordinate their volunteer needs.
- Maintaining oversight and responsibility for volunteer compliance and training.
Required Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Strong organisational and task management skills.
- Good digital and analytical skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Required Knowledge:
- Practical understanding of volunteer engagement.
- Understanding of safeguarding, data protection, information security, confidentiality and compliance requirements.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Required Experience:
- Experience of working with, coordinating or managing volunteers.
- Experience of building effective relationships across a range of people, teams and levels.
- Experience of developing, improving or implementing processes.
- Experience of managing multiple tasks, priorities or projects.
Desirable Skills:
- Ability to use CRM, volunteer management or reporting systems.
- Ability to coach, guide or support others.
Desirable Knowledge:
- Understanding of corporate volunteering within large or complex organisations.
- Knowledge of the charity, employability, social mobility or corporate responsibility sectors.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience of working with corporate volunteers or employer partners.
- Experience of contributing to a volunteer strategy or engagement plan.
