Volunteering administrator

Breast Cancer Now

  • Sheffield
  • £23,500-25,500 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
About usWe're Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We're the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you're experiencing breast cancer, we're here.The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.About the roleYou'll play a key role in a fast-paced volunteering team, which supports volunteering across the whole of Breast Cancer Now. You'll be the first point of contact for volunteering enquiries, ensuring they are handled sensitively and efficiently over the phone and email.You'll also provide key administrative support to the volunteering team, assisting with survey design, advertising volunteering vacancies, and administration for training and events.You'll champion good record keeping and make sure all volunteering data is kept in top shape. You'll be matching volunteers to opportunities that suit them, as well as using a range of online platforms to help recruit volunteers.About youYou're enthusiastic, proactive and committed to providing excellent customer service. Detailed and person-focussed, you'll really want to go the extra mile and can use your initiative to find solutions to enquiries.As well as being comfortable speaking and writing to a diverse range of people, you'll have a head for detail. You'll be as much at home working with databases and digital platforms as you're with communicating with people over the phone and email.You'll be committed to development, wanting to learn and grow as part of a high-performing volunteering team that's passionate about making volunteering more accessible.You'll ideally have some experience of working with or managing volunteers. But most important is your ability to work effectively with a range of people - whether that's volunteers, colleagues, or supporters looking for a volunteer representative - to give them a great experience.Job description and benefitsPlease download the job description and our attractive benefits package.Primary location of role and hybrid workingThis role is primarily based in our Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.When applyingWe hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
If you've any immediate questions please emailOur commitment to equity, diversity and inclusionWe're committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment - for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.Closing date:Thursday 4 September 2025 9amInterview date:Week commencing 22 September 2025We reserve the right to close this advert early and subject to volume of applications. If you're interested, please submit your application as early as possible.How to applyPlease apply online via the link provided.

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