Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Coordinator - Build a Nationwide Technology Support Network

Salary: £30,000 per annum FTE (£18,000 actual)
Hours: Part time, 0.6 FTE (21.75 hours per week - genuinely flexible)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Fully remote, with travel across the UK
Reports to: Project Manager

Ready to build something meaningful?

Do you have experience recruiting, supporting and motivating volunteers?
Are you excited by the idea of building a national volunteer network that delivers real, life changing impact?

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a charity to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator for a newly created role at a pivotal moment in the charity's evolution.

A chance to shape something from the very beginning

The charity is undergoing an exciting transformation. Long known for providing audio equipment, they're evolving into the UK's leading technology empowerment service for people with sight loss.

This role sits at the heart of that change. As Volunteer Coordinator, you'll build and nurture a nationwide volunteer network that will transform how people with sight loss access technology support. You'll be the heartbeat of the volunteer programme - recruiting, onboarding, supporting and championing volunteers across the UK.

Working closely with the Project Manager, you'll ensure volunteers feel valued, confident and supported to deliver excellent, accessible technology support.

The impact you'll make

• Recruit and onboard volunteers, ensuring strong geographic coverage and diversity
• Manage DBS checks, safeguarding processes and volunteer records
• Support volunteers day to day, acting as their primary point of contact
• Monitor wellbeing, workload and retention to prevent burnout
• Match volunteers to service users based on skills, location and availability
• Build peer support networks, mentoring relationships and learning opportunities
• Create recognition programmes and development pathways
• Foster a strong, connected volunteer community across digital and in person spaces

This is a role for someone who cares deeply about people, thrives on purpose, and understands what makes volunteers feel supported and valued.

A culture built on trust, flexibility and wellbeing

The charity understands that life doesn't stop at the door of work. They're deeply committed to staff wellbeing and recognises that family responsibilities, health, caring roles or life events sometimes need to take priority.

You'll be supported in a truly flexible, family friendly working environment, built on:

• Trust, not micromanagement
• Respect for individual circumstances
• Autonomy over when and how you work
• A leadership team that genuinely listens

This is a remote first organisation where people are trusted to do their best work in a way that works for them - and where kindness and accountability go hand in hand.

What else is on offer

• Fully remote, genuinely flexible working
• Part time hours (21.75 per week) arranged around your life
• 15 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata, based on full time entitlement)
• Additional time off over the Christmas period
• Auto enrolment pension
• Quarterly in person team days and occasional events
• A supportive, mission driven team that values collaboration and care

Inclusion at the heart of everything

The charity is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from people with sight loss. Lived experience is highly valued, and reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the recruitment process and in the role itself to ensure everyone can thrive.

Application deadline: Friday 23rd January 2026

(Please do not write a cover letter until we have shared the JD and held an informal briefing call)

Interviews: Tuesday 24th February 2026

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.