Reporting to: Head of Volunteering Development

Main Purpose of Post

To recruit, support and develop volunteers in Fife, including supporting individuals facing barriers in their lives. To support Fife Voluntary Action’s partnership contribution to Fife Employability and Training Consortium (Fife-ETC), promoting volunteering as a route to employment. To work with organisations to support them to provide meaningful volunteering opportunities which deliver good outcomes for volunteers and organisations.

Main Duties / Key Responsibilities

1. To maintain and develop Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) as the centre of excellence for volunteering and to support the delivery of volunteering development activities across Fife;
2. To support FVA’s partnership contribution to Fife Employability and Training Consortium (Fife-ETC) which is funded by Opportunities Fife and European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF);
3. Work with organisations and services to promote Fife-ETC and ensure supported referrals to the service;
4. To provide appropriate support and guidance to customers wishing to volunteer with volunteer involving organisations, and actively identify new voluntary opportunities in Fife;
5. Work closely with individuals facing multiple barriers and who are requiring additional support to achieve their individual goals; with a particular focus on people experiencing mental health problems;
6. Work collaboratively with organisations, projects, community groups and other statutory and third sector bodies to enhance their capacity to recruit, manage and retain volunteers and to highlight gaps in provision in local services, where volunteering can fill this void;
7. To promote and develop good practice models for volunteer involving organisations covering all aspects of volunteer involvement including policies, practice, PVG and managing difficult situations;
8. To work on the development and promotion of peer mentoring opportunities as part of the volunteering experience;
9. To represent the organisation at meetings e.g. Local Planning Groups and other external partnership meetings and actively promote and publicise the benefits of volunteering to stakeholders, client groups and referring agencies through attendance at events and delivery of workshops/presentations;
10. Deliver training to professionals and customers on a range of topics including volunteer management and taking first steps into volunteering;
11. To update records of work with customers and partners on our database system as well as Fife Online Referral Tracking System (FORT);
12. Actively support FVA’s work to promote and celebrate volunteering, with a focus on embracing diversity and inclusion in volunteering and to ensure volunteering is accessible for all and reflects the diversity of communities across Fife;
13. To monitor and evaluate service provision including producing reports and customer case studies;
14. Undertake training related to the post as appropriate and with agreement from the Head of Volunteering Development.

This job description does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities and tasks but indicates the main responsibilities required from employees in the role. The organisation reserves the right to require employees to perform other duties from time to time and to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the organisation’s business.

There is a requirement to work evenings and weekends as necessary to ensure appropriate fulfilment of duties.

Please e-mail completed applications to ceo@fva.org.

Send completed and signed applications (marked as private and confidential) to: CEO, Fife Voluntary Action, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF

Closing date for all applications is 12 noon, Monday 31 May 2021.

Interviews will be held on Monday 14 June 2021.

To download an application form, guidance notes and job description please visit our website by clicking on the following link fva.org/news.asp?id=13902

Please note CV's will not be accepted.