The Mayo Volunteer Centre is 1 of 29 volunteer centres across Ireland and is affiliated to Volunteer Ireland. We work with not-for-profit-organisations to develop a wide range of volunteer roles in the community that are as inclusive as possible. We also work with people who want to volunteer their time and match them to volunteer opportunities that suit their needs.
The Community Volunteers Programme focuses on once-off or short-term roles that support community events such as community festivals, parades, concerts, matches, sporting events, environmental events or clean-ups etc.
The Community Volunteers Co-ordinator will support the Mayo Volunteer Centre team to deliver the Community Volunteer programme by: ·
Identifying organisations that run once-off or a series of events in Mayo that require a cohort of volunteers;
· Work with these organisations to develop the volunteering roles for each event;
· Advise the organisations on how to use the Salesforce system to advertise their roles and set up the shift system if required;
· Promote the volunteer roles locally where the event is taking place and follow up with volunteers who register their interest;
· Sign up the registered volunteers as Community Volunteers and inform them about the programme;
· Set up and deliver the relevant training for the volunteers;
· Monitor events to ensure that the volunteers are assigned and briefed properly
· Attend a selection of the events
· Set up quarterly feedback, recognition and support sessions for the volunteers to retain engagement
Skills, knowledge and competencies Essential:
Experience of managing projects
Excellent IT and administration skills and a good knowledge of using Microsoft 365
Ability to communicate well verbally and in written communications
Organised, thorough and results driven ·
Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team
Full clean driving licence and access to own car
Terms and conditions Reporting to the Manager of the Mayo Volunteer Centre:
· 19 hours per week
· Travel to organisations offices and other meeting places as required across Mayo; travel and subsistence expenses will be paid at public sector rates
· Salary is €30,732 pro rata
· Annual leave is 22 days pro rata, excluding public holidays
· Fixed term contract until end of July 2027 with potential to extend.
· Probation period of 2 months
Selection process Short listing will be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your curriculum vitae and letter of application at the closing date. A panel of successful candidates will be formed as a result of the interview process. The candidate who obtains first place on the panel will be the first candidate considered for the position, subject to satisfactory clearances, and so on in order of merit. The panel is live for 6 months. Moy Valley Resources is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes all applications.
Pay: From €30,732.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in County Mayo
