Volunteer Administration Manager

Plateful café is a refugee-led charity which provides employment for refugees and brings together communities through the art of food. We work with refugees in sharing cultural dishes from their home countries, where they are paid London living wage to serve them at our café. They are provided with tailored training to expand their existing culinary skills, whilst being given the environment to utilise their existing abilities.

Role Description

As Volunteer Administration manager, you will be crucial in managing administration processes at Plateful Café. Your responsibilities will be widely varied, requiring a combination of leadership, organisation and interpersonal skills. You will lead and support our small yet dedicated team of admin assistants, ensuring that operations run efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

1.        Recruiting new admin assistants and training them, ensuring they have the resources to fulfil their roles effectively 

2.        Completing a variety of admin tasks - some of these include (but are not limited to): booking events, posting job ads, shortlisting candidates for various roles, ordering produce for the charity, and assisting in writing reports & fundraising applications

3.        Prioritising and delegating tasks to admin assistants based on urgency

4.        Supporting admin assistants in their tasks, answering questions and overseeing that tasks are completed to a high standard

5.        Attending remote team meetings

Personal Qualities

·      Strong organisation, time management and prioritising abilities

·      Proficiency with Google Sheets, Docs & Drive

·      Leadership and management skills

·      Adaptability and flexibility

·      Attention to detail

·      Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

·      Writing proficiency