Volunteer Coordinator (Volunteer and Engagement Coordinator - Forest of Bowland)

Do you enjoy supporting people and would you like to make a positive impact for nature? Do you want to help manage a long-term bird survey? We are looking for organised people with excellent communication skills to join our team of Volunteer Coordinators and to help support our Bowland Breeding wader surveys.

Volunteer Coordinators undertake a wide range of tasks, including:

• Dealing with queries from potential new volunteers who get in touch.
• Being the first point of contact for our existing volunteers and answering general queries.
• Engaging with local communities and partners
• Finding opportunities to engage with other organisations and communities
• Set up interviews with potential volunteers and assist with induction administration.
• Administrative tasks such as recording volunteer hours, registering new volunteers on our database, creating ID badges and organising rotas
• Championing the RSPBs annual volunteer engagement survey.
• Supporting the project manager and project officers with volunteer administration and recruitment as necessary.

We'll ensure you are set up with access to the RSPB computer network so you can comfortably carry out your role at home.

Training is provided in everything you need to know beforehand and we'll support you in your role every step of the way.

Beneficial skills for this role are:

• Experience in bird watching/ practical conservation
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• You need to be a great people person, friendly and approachable.
• Excellent telephone manner and written communication skills.
• An ability to lead/inspire others and work as part of a team.
• Creative and forward thinking.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team.
• Excellent record keeper.
• Happy to work from home or office.
• Tact/diplomacy.
• Interest in wildlife conservation

Availability:

This role can be flexible to your availability, and requires around 1 day of work a week maximum. Work-load depends on time of year also, getting busier either side of the breeding season (April-June).

About the project:

Annual surveys are conducted on farmland in the Forest of Bowland to monitor numbers of wading birds breeding each year. This important work is done by a dedicated team of 70 volunteers, one existing volunteer coordinator and a small team of RSPB staff. This is a chance to gain experience in working with people of all ages and to learn new skills and develop existing ones. You will be part of a small and friendly team of staff and volunteers.

You'd be making a real difference by helping us engage more with the communities, and support the project officer in the running of the project. This role will not only be home/office based, but will spend time outdoors during the breeding season (April-June) and may be involved in the bird surveys and wildlife monitoring.

There is room for development within the role and can be flexible to your availability.

You'd be helping us to ensure that volunteers have a rewarding and enjoyable time with us. It's a wonderful opportunity to make a genuine contribution to wildlife conservation.