Head of Volunteering - London, United Kingdom - The Felix Project

The Felix Project

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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title:
Head of Volunteering

Responsible To:
Chief Operating Officer

Contract Type:
Full-Time

Salary/Rate:
£52,000 - £58,000pa

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About The Felix Project

The Felix Project is a dynamic, ambitious charity working to make London a city where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.

We rescue high quality, fresh and nutritious food that cannot be sold from over 300 suppliers including supermarkets, wholesalers, farms, restaurants, and delis.

We sort and deliver this food to charities, schools and community projects supporting London's most vulnerable people.

Last year, we rescued over 13.4K tonnes of food and redistributed it to over 1000 frontline community organisations and 170 primary schools, across the 32 boroughs of London.

That's enough food to make more than 32 million meals.

The Felix Project is growing fast in response to huge demand. Set up in 2016, we now have around 195 staff working alongside 15,000 volunteers.

We have four main operating depots spread across London - in Deptford, Enfield, Park Royal and Poplar, a commercial kitchen and point to point collection green schemes operating in central London and Canary Wharf.

You will be joining a charity committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

About you

At The Felix Project, we are rebuilding the strategy and structure around volunteering and the management of the volunteering proposition at the organisation.

We require a creative, experienced leader who can help shape the vision whilst implementing change.

We currently have a team of ten and worked with over 10,000 in 202- As the Head of Volunteering, you will be passionate about the role volunteers play in the London's Third Sector and have experience working with the diverse landscape of volunteering in the capital.

You will also understand the importance of seamlessly integrating a volunteer workforce into core operations.

Whilst the role is strategic in nature, the current situation will require leadership and management, as well as the core tenets of change creation.

Role Overview
Overarching strategic leadership on all issues and concerns around volunteering at The Felix Project

Supporting a strategic approach to the recruitment of volunteers whilst developing volunteering managers
Develop, alongside our distribution team, ways of working that promote volunteer retention and satisfaction
Manage and support external relationships as they relate to volunteering
Harvest and disseminate best practice and learning from across the sector
Work with The Felix Project Senior Leadership and Internal Comms resources to ensure effective messaging and communication around volunteering issues
Proactively advocate for volunteering to Trustees, Senior Leadership, and staff
Set the strategic vision for The Felix Project as a pacesetter in the sector with regard to volunteering
Develop a longerterm change management mindset across the organisation (specifically distribution) with regard to volunteering
Evaluate volunteer processes and experience, anticipating future requirements, developing areas for improvement, and implementing solutions
Manage a team across a number of London sites
Review and develop our suite of policies around volunteering
Extensive experience in volunteering and volunteer management
Experience leading a team in a fastpaced environment
The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
Good people skills
Excellent documentation skills
Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills
Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations
Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
Ability to travel to all London sites of The Felix Project and it's activity

What you'll get in return

You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team.

This role primarily from home, but there will be travel expected to our Park Royal, Enfield, Deptford and Poplar depots.

The salary is £52,000- £58,000 per annum, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Occasionally the role may be required to work weekends and evenings.

Application procedure
The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.
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