Volunteer Co-ordinator - HOPE – South Wales
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Job Category: Age Cymru – HOPE Project
Location: South Wales
Salary: £27,060 FTE
Agreement Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31/3/26 - 35 hours per week
Closing date: 22 May 2025
Can you help us make Wales a great place to grow older? Help to meet the HOPE Project objectives by recruiting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver advocacy support at a community level and to support and oversee the establishment and running of a regional advocacy volunteer network, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connects and Age Cymru partners.
Must haves:
- Experience of working with others to deliver successful projects and services.
- Recruiting, managing and working with volunteers.
- Knowledge of the issues affecting older people and carers.
- Knowledge of local services in the public or voluntary sector.
- Experience of coordinating and undertaking a range of communications, marketing and promotion.
- Excellent administrative skills, ability to maintain systems, manage processes and attention to detail.
- Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships, work collaboratively but also on own initiative.
- Experience of coordinating events such as meetings, conferences, workshops, and seminars.
- Strong IT, data management and analysis skills.
Great to haves:
- Ability to speak Welsh (Desirable)
What we offer in return
- Holiday - 27 days made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward
- Flexible Hours Working Scheme
- Competitive employer pension
- Generous life assurance up to four times your annual salary
- Healthcare cashback plan
How do I apply for this role?
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this role and why you would like to work for Age Cymru. Your application will not be considered without the covering letter.
Please email your CV and covering letter to hr@agecymru.org.uk
Additional Information
Age Cymru is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age Cymru is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age Cymru politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales and we're here when we're needed the most. Through research and campaigns, offering information and advice, providing independent advocacy (through our HOPE Project and Dementia advocacy) and well-being programmes, we truly care about supporting older people to live a fulfilled life