Volunteer Coordinator

Location: Primarily on-site at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, UK, with occasional flexibility for home working. Evening and weekend work is required, and access to personal transport is needed because there is no public transport link.

Salary: £29,588–£32,080 pro rata per annum, depending on relevant experience.

Company

The hirify.global operates Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement, a science, heritage, culture and public engagement destination home to the Lovell Telescope and First Light Pavilion.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain volunteer opportunities across visitor welcome, public engagement, events, gardens and work experience.
• Recruit, interview, induct, train and support volunteers throughout their volunteering journey.
• Coordinate volunteer and work experience schedules, assignments and coverage for daily activities and major events.
• Maintain role descriptions, agreements, records, availability and skills information in Team Kinetic.
• Coordinate work experience placements with the Education and Engagement teams.
• Build relationships with community organisations, collect feedback and improve inclusive and accessible volunteering programmes.

Requirements

• Experience working with volunteers or community groups, or personal volunteering experience.
• Experience in a heritage site, science centre, museum, visitor attraction, cultural venue or comparable public-facing environment.
• Experience recruiting people through multiple channels and working with diverse local communities.
• Strong organisational, administrative and communication skills, including the ability to coordinate schedules and priorities.
• Working knowledge of databases and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Understanding of volunteering, inclusion and the balance between volunteer activity, heritage conservation, visitor experience and active research-site operations.

Nice to have

• Experience partnering with community organisations.
• Coaching, supervision or training experience.
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector or experience developing community-focused volunteering programmes.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive and inclusive environment committed to equality, diversity, wellbeing and learning.
• Work at the intersection of science, heritage, culture and public engagement.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• Christmas closure outside annual leave and bank holidays.
• Purple Place employee discount platform.

Hiring process

• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date.
• Shortlisting and interviews are handled by the recruitment team.