Youth Engagement Manager in Edinburgh

At Volunteering Matters, we believe people have the power to create change. We bring people together to build stronger communities across England, Scotland and Wales, making sure everyone has the chance to get involved and create real change.

Volunteering Matters is a nationwide charity that exists to create stronger communities through the power of volunteering. We work with local partners to develop impactful programmes that support individuals and communities across the UK. Our projects are co-created with the people and communities we work alongside, encouraging our participants to become future volunteers and leaders.

We help people of all ages and backgrounds get involved in volunteering and social action, focusing on making sure that everyone has the chance to take part. We support people to share their time and skills to help others and tackle big challenges in their communities. We remove barriers to volunteering and social action, making it easier for people who don’t always get the chance to take part.

The Youth Engagement Manager will be responsible for up to 7 small groups within schools across Edinburgh, supporting young people to develop and deliver a Youth Social Action project within their community. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values and strategy.

• Build relationships with the young people, acting in a non-judgemental way to support them through their Brighter Futures journey.
• Deliver and develop the Brighter Futures Schools programme across the City of Edinburgh, ensuring all young people engaged achieve positive outcomes.
• Develop and deliver our Social Action group work project in different schools across Edinburgh.
• Maintain excellent relationships with charity and not-for-profit partners in Edinburgh.
• Support the young people to complete awards and qualifications linked to their volunteering.
• Manage all elements of a young person's experience, from referral to completion of their journey.
• Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information is collected and that Brighter Futures meets its agreed targets.
• Assist the Senior Project Manager by preparing Impact Reports.
• Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records.

• Excellent knowledge & understanding of the life challenges and issues that young people face in Scottish society.
• Experience delivering a youth work approach to young people who challenge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills including strong attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills including the use of Office 365 and other software packages.
• Ability to think on your feet and respond to situations.
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with a wide range of people.

• Significant experience working directly with young people, specifically those who are care experienced or who face life challenges.
• Experience of youth work in a group setting.
• Experience in all aspects of effective Volunteer Management.
• Experience of project management, achieving goals, managing a busy workload and working to deadlines.

This role is based in Edinburgh, with a requirement to work within the community and schools.

This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme.

• Flexible Working by Default.
• Unlimited Annual Leave.
• Employee Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

To Apply, please send an updated CV and cover letter via the Charity Job Apply button above.