Volunteering Development Officer (Part-time)

Volunteering Development Officer (Part-time, three days a week)

Salary: £22,869 (£38,115 full-time equivalent) – office-based (London) / £19,617 (£32,695
full-time equivalent) – home-based (out of London)

CPRE’s Volunteering Development Officer provides excellent advice on best practice in volunteer
engagement so we ensure people from all walks of life can volunteer with us. You’ll work with
the network of 40 county-based charities and with our national CPRE to expand how we campaign
for the countryside through volunteering.

You’ll be working part-time (three days a week) in our Volunteering & Participation team,
with the Volunteering and Participation Manager and Volunteering Development Assistant. You’ll
also work closely with our Director of Communities and Participation and the Network Engagement
team, who are part of the wider Communities and Participation Directorate.

This varied role helps to deliver CPRE’s volunteering strategy, to find a way in for everyone
to care for the countryside. You’ll be supporting volunteer coordinators, trustees and others
to identify priority volunteer vacancies and assist in driving the recruitment of a diverse
range of new volunteers.

You’ll encourage peer to peer networking with Volunteer Coordinators, welcoming new volunteer
coordinators into the group and hosting network meetings. Working closely with the Volunteering
Development Assistant you’ll be key to the delivery of both our national online volunteer
induction programme and our national volunteer awards programme. These initiatives aim to give
volunteers a warm welcome to the charity, and recognise and celebrate volunteer achievement.

You’ll receive training to use our volunteer management system Assemble and you’ll support
others to make the best use of the system. You’ll be adept at collaborative working, and you’ll
be supportive of increasing the diversity of people who volunteer for CPRE. You’ll also have
the opportunity to work with the team to deliver training, and you’ll be able to develop
interesting, impactful new volunteering roles with national and local teams.

CPRE places high value on equality. We treat everyone with respect and consideration because we
know it’s the right thing to do. We also know that diverse teams make much better decisions,
are more creative and more stimulating to work in. So, if you join us, you will be able to help
us put equality, the environment and diversity at the centre of everything we do. We hope you
like the sound of the job and will take the time to apply!

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse CPRE in which everyone feels supported,
valued, and always able to be themselves at work, because we recognise that a diverse and
inclusive workforce is important in achieving our vision of a thriving, beautiful countryside
for everyone. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. People from
ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the
environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of
ethnic minority background and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your
application.

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer

Closing date: Midday Monday 22 April 2024

Interviews: Wednesday 8 May 2024

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