Volunteer Coordinator

The Watford & Three Rivers Refugee Partnership is a great local charity looking for a volunteer to coordinate, support and motivate our other volunteers. We provide practical and emotional support to refugees, asylum-seekers and other vulnerable migrants in our community. We have a pool of around 80 dedicated volunteers helping a caseload of around 150 individuals and families affected by immigration issues at any given time. 

As Volunteer Coordinator your responsibilities would include:

• Working with the Office Manager to support prospective volunteers through our application process and organise training for volunteers
• Working with other Coordinators to help new volunteers to settle in to various roles
• Supporting and advising volunteers on issues arising, in consultation with other Coordinators and the Committee
• Building relationships with volunteers, staff, clients and local organisations
• Organising regular volunteer evenings throughout the year to enable volunteers to meet each other and share best practice

We ask for a time commitment of about 5 hours a week and you will need to be based in or near Watford & Three Rivers. We're looking for someone with the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (essential)
• Good organisation skills (essential)
• A good understanding of - and commitment to - equality, diversity and inclusion (essential)
• Experience of coordinating or managing people in previous voluntary or paid roles (essential)
• Knowledge of the issues facing refugees, asylum-seekers and other vulnerable migrants (desirable)

We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnic minority and migrant backgrounds, who are under-represented among our volunteers.

If you would like to join our friendly volunteer team we would love to hear from you!