Volunteering Development Manager Vacancy - Cats Protection

Volunteering Development Manager - UK

£41,615, Location: Near Haywards Heath, Sussex

Ref: SS36

As the UK's leading cat welfare charity we currently have the following vacancy at our National Cat Centre, on the edge of the Ashdown Forest:

Our 7300 volunteers give over 3.4m hours of their time to raise funds for the care of cats. We estimate this is worth £42m to us in financial terms. We have ambitious plans to recruit and develop an additional 700 volunteers each year.

The Volunteering Manager will provide leadership, support and recognition of our Volunteers across the charity. This is a challenging and rewarding position working in a large charity at the forefront of animal welfare.

The role

• Lead on and champion volunteering across the charity
• Deliver the volunteering strategy  focusing on recruitment, retention and development of our volunteers
• Contribute to multi-site volunteering development programmes in conjunction with the Learning and Development Team.
• Develop and manage processes and procedures to support and recognise our volunteers
• Establish appropriate measures for recognising the number of volunteers within the charity and their impact on our work
• Represent the charity with both internal and external audiences
• Contribute to the overall development of the Human Resources function

The Candidate

• Direct experience of working with volunteers in a similar role
• Proven track record of working at a senior level in a large charity
• Strong networking skills and the ability to influence senior management and challenge the status quo
• Experience of developing and implementing volunteering strategies
• Participative leadership skills with an ability to take an informed overview of  all volunteering issues
• Sound understanding of best practice and legislation in relation to volunteering
• Outstanding influencing skills
• Acts as a strategic partner working at all levels across the organisation
• Resilient and solutions focused

To apply for this role please email recruitment@cats.org.uk quoting the reference number, visit our website www.cats.org.uk/vacancies or call 01825 741990 . Please complete an application form and submit this along with your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements detailed in the job description and person specification to recruitment @cats.org.uk

If you would like to discuss the role informally, potential candidates are welcome to contact Tim Coleman, Head of Human Resources on 01825 741240

Closing date: Monday 14^th February, 5.00pm

Interview Date: 25^th February 2011