Volunteering and Participation Development Manager
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,857 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting plus benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC3R 8AD |
| Company: | Pancreatic Cancer UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 61 |
Summary
Job Advert
The role
We’re seeking a Volunteering and Development Manager to join our fantastic Volunteering and Participation team!
As our organisation grows we want to ensure we are consistently providing a great experience for volunteers and lived experience
participants. In the first year the focus will be on introducing best practice and consistency by developing and introducing new
processes and tools. In the second year the focus will move to growing and diversifying our volunteer and participant numbers
across all areas.
We have brought the areas of volunteering and participation of people with lived experience in our work, together in this role and
team. We see these areas as having some points of distinctions, and also that many of the approaches and policies underpinning
them are the same. We want to prioritise the same enabling and impactful approach, which values diversity, in both.
PCUK has made a commitment to diversifying and building the participation of people with lived experience across all levels of our
work. Our recent audit has demonstrated we already do lots of great things, but we are committed to doing more and to ensuring
that people with lived experience are regularly involved from the start in shaping projects and working alongside staff with
learnt experience and in meaningful ways.
We are a new team and you will work closely with the Involvement and Volunteering Development Services Manager, who provides the
strategic direction for the team, and the People and Culture Administrator who handles volunteer and participation enquiries.
This is an exciting time to join, with lots of opportunity to make your mark and to work with different teams on diverse areas of
work and projects. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who consider themselves to be from backgrounds which are
under-represented in the charity sector.
About You
We are looking for someone who
* Is passionate about making a difference for volunteers and those affected by Pancreatic Cancer who want to participate in our
work and helping them to get the best out of the way they engage with us.
* Has significant experience of either developing and managing volunteering or participation programmes and best practice and is
keen to develop their knowledge in the area (volunteering or participation) they have less experience in.
* Is excited by the opportunity to build new resources and increase the diversity of opportunities and those participating in
them.
If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
About Working for Us
This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being
part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and
develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate
role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and
matters.
About Us
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too
long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we
are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our four values:
* Pioneering
* Compassion
* Determined
* Integrity
We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.
At PCUK our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with
and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce
to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation
that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.
We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want
to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their
individual circumstances and background can think of no better way to do this than by ensuring that this role fully represents our
intent therefore we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas
that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.
How to apply
* You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. If you have any questions about
this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Kate Appleby at kate.appleby@pancreaticcancer.org.uk.
* To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the
person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.
* You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
* Please note that interviews will be held in person, at our office between 15th and 25th April 2024.
No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to
support this recruitment.
The role
We’re seeking a Volunteering and Development Manager to join our fantastic Volunteering and Participation team!
As our organisation grows we want to ensure we are consistently providing a great experience for volunteers and lived experience
participants. In the first year the focus will be on introducing best practice and consistency by developing and introducing new
processes and tools. In the second year the focus will move to growing and diversifying our volunteer and participant numbers
across all areas.
We have brought the areas of volunteering and participation of people with lived experience in our work, together in this role and
team. We see these areas as having some points of distinctions, and also that many of the approaches and policies underpinning
them are the same. We want to prioritise the same enabling and impactful approach, which values diversity, in both.
PCUK has made a commitment to diversifying and building the participation of people with lived experience across all levels of our
work. Our recent audit has demonstrated we already do lots of great things, but we are committed to doing more and to ensuring
that people with lived experience are regularly involved from the start in shaping projects and working alongside staff with
learnt experience and in meaningful ways.
We are a new team and you will work closely with the Involvement and Volunteering Development Services Manager, who provides the
strategic direction for the team, and the People and Culture Administrator who handles volunteer and participation enquiries.
This is an exciting time to join, with lots of opportunity to make your mark and to work with different teams on diverse areas of
work and projects. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who consider themselves to be from backgrounds which are
under-represented in the charity sector.
About You
We are looking for someone who
* Is passionate about making a difference for volunteers and those affected by Pancreatic Cancer who want to participate in our
work and helping them to get the best out of the way they engage with us.
* Has significant experience of either developing and managing volunteering or participation programmes and best practice and is
keen to develop their knowledge in the area (volunteering or participation) they have less experience in.
* Is excited by the opportunity to build new resources and increase the diversity of opportunities and those participating in
them.
If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
About Working for Us
This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being
part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and
develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate
role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and
matters.
About Us
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too
long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we
are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our four values:
* Pioneering
* Compassion
* Determined
* Integrity
We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.
At PCUK our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with
and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce
to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation
that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.
We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want
to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their
individual circumstances and background can think of no better way to do this than by ensuring that this role fully represents our
intent therefore we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas
that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.
How to apply
* You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. If you have any questions about
this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Kate Appleby at kate.appleby@pancreaticcancer.org.uk.
* To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the
person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.
* You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
* Please note that interviews will be held in person, at our office between 15th and 25th April 2024.
No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to
support this recruitment.