Volunteering Manager -Internal only

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 35451 - 39165 per annum - pro rata for part time

Working Hours:Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 15 September 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

This post is for internal applicants only

About the Role

The successful applicant will be the professional lead for high quality volunteering across our Heritage Library Collections and Learning services. The remit underpins the work of over 1000 volunteers in over 100 roles supported by up to 30 staff. The position sits in the Cultural Participation team who deliver unique community engagement projects with targeted communities across Leicestershire. The successful applicant will also support the programme of work for this team.
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About You

To apply for this post you must have experience in:

• Developing managing and sharing policies and procedures which meet local and national volunteering best practice.
• Experience of initiating developing and managing bespoke volunteering projects which meet the needs of targeted communities the strategic objectives of the service and the commitments of our Arts Council NPO.
• Collaboration and co-creation with a range of organisations and groups in order to develop a broad range of partnerships that will enhance the overall volunteering offer
• Supporting managing advising and training volunteer leaders including overseeing volunteer opportunity development.
• Leading on recruitment marketing and promotion campaigns
• Co-ordinating the evaluation of volunteering activity and leading on evaluation methodology system procurement and management of internal partnerships around data analysis.
• Budget management including procuring appropriate resources advising on external funding opportunities managing freelance opportunities and personnel and co-ordinating service-wide need.
  

For all essential criteria please see the job description / person specification which can be downloaded here Opportunities

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and the ability to apply this to all situations.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Amanda Hanton Audience Development Manager

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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