At a glance

Skills

HR
Volunteer management

Where

London, EC1V 2NX

Remote opportunity

Time

Mostly during office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-15 hours

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

The BeScience STEM Volunteer Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the success of the BeScience STEM mission by supporting Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers.

What will you be doing?

The BeScience STEM Volunteer Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the success of the BeScience STEM mission by supporting Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers.

Responsibilities:

Recruit Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers
- Work with the BeScience STEM team to identify the need for volunteers, design the job description for the role(s)
- Advertise the role(s) on suitable forums
- Develop an awareness of the Volunteer Value Proposition and use this to attract and retain volunteers
- Interview and induct volunteer(s)
Coordinate and manage Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers
- Working with the Finance and HR Manager, conduct regular one-to-one check-in meetings with all volunteers to support their day-to-day work and welfare
Support, train and develop Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers
- For Enterprise and Delivery Volunteers, identify training needs and identify and implement affordable training opportunities
Build a community of Volunteers
- Develop BeScience STEM infrastructure to facilitate volunteer peer support
- Organise volunteer online and, wherever possible, face to face events and initiatives to provide volunteer development opportunities
Facilitate two-way communication with Volunteers and organisation staff
- Obtain feedback from volunteers to ensure the Volunteer Programme is continuously improved
Impact Measurement
- Work with the BeScience STEM team to monitor and evaluate the impact of volunteer activities on the BeScience STEM mission
Develop and implement Volunteer policies and procedures
Maintaining accurate records of Volunteer participation

What are we looking for?

Essential:
- Recruitment, induction and training skills
- Coaching, management and leadership skills
  - Ability to conduct one-to-one check in meetings with volunteers
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable:
- Experience in volunteer management or community engagement
- Volunteer Management or Human Resources experience or qualification

What difference will you make?

BeScience STEM is a social enterprise providing a means of creatively exploring STEM subjects with disadvantaged youths from deprived areas since 2016. With a mission of exposing 1 Million young people to the STEM industry, we strive to empower those with financial barriers, low aspirations or poor achievement.

BeScience STEM relies on volunteers to undertake its activities.

The volunteers that work on the core delivery and organisation of the social enterprise activities such as finance, Human Resources and project management are called Enterprise Volunteers.
The volunteers that work project delivery such as Hackathons and socials are called Delivery Volunteers.

Before you apply

Please apply through Reach in the first instance. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed through an informal googl meets chat with the HR manager.

About BeScience STEM CIC

Causes

Young people

Organisation type:

Social enterprise

BeScience STEM is a social enterprise providing a means of creatively exploring STEM subjects with disadvantaged youths from deprived areas since 2016. With a mission of exposing 1 Million young...