Birmingham Voluntary Service Council

Job Title: Volunteer Manager Salary: SCP 37 (35,815 pro rata per annum) Responsible to: Head of Communities, Older Adults & Volunteering Location: Working hours divided between BVSC Offices (Latham House, Paradise Street Birmingham, B1 2AJ) and home address, as agreed by BVSC Hours of work: hours per week Contract Duration: Temporary until March 2027 Volunteer Manager Are you confident managing volunteers and building strong community relationships? Do you enjoy coordinating programmes and keeping things running smoothly? Are you motivated by helping people get involved and make a difference? If you ve answered yes, we d love to hear from you. We are recruiting a Volunteer Manager to join our Communities, Older Adults and Volunteering team. The postholder will lead the Bolder Healthier Community Champions Volunteer Programme, overseeing the full volunteer journey from recruitment through to ongoing engagement. This includes coordinating recruitment through the Volunteer Brum digital platform, ensuring volunteers are effectively onboarded and inducted, and maintaining accurate, up-to-date records. You will work closely with local delivery partners to support them in involving and supporting volunteers in their areas, while also developing engaging content for volunteer sessions. You will also lead activity within the Blues Go Green funded programme, building strong relationships with partner organisations and attending regular partnership meetings. The role involves supporting the development and delivery of volunteering activity in public parks across the city, ensuring activities are well planned, inclusive and delivered safely. Gathering feedback from volunteers and using it to inform continuous improvement will be an important part of this work. Alongside programme delivery, you will oversee marketing, communications and events linked to both programmes. This includes promoting opportunities to attract volunteers from across Birmingham, supporting partners with local promotion, and coordinating online and in-person inductions, engagement sessions and celebration events. You will also support financial monitoring and reporting, helping to track budgets, manage invoices and contribute to reporting against key performance indicators. This role is well suited to someone who is organised, approachable and confident working with volunteers and partners, with experience of managing programmes and a strong interest in community and voluntary sector work. Please see the job description for further details Working for BVSC BVSC is proud to provide a place to work in which staff feel valued and motivated. Our talented and committed staff team are provided with competitive terms and conditions, and a supportive, flexible, friendly working environment. Our organisation s culture is underpinned by our 4 core values Commitment, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity. These values are demonstrated in the work of our staff team, who are integral to the achievement of our mission to support and advocate for a vibrant, resilient voluntary sector in Birmingham. Terms and conditions 35 hour working week (full time hours) 29 days annual leave + bank holidays a year (pro-rated for part time staff) 5% pension contribution 3.5 times salary Death in service benefit BVSC is a Living Wage Employer Work-life balance Flexible working arrangements available for staff A flextime system is in place for staff We offer up to 7 days paid leave per year for undertaking voluntary work or public duties We provide generous maternity and paternity pay Staff development We support staff to undertake training and development, providing funding and time off for study Values based approach We take a values led approach to the full employee journey including values based interview, and values based supervision and appraisals Wellbeing We offer free access to a range of wellbeing platforms BVSC offers all employees a suite of wellbeing support We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values: Commitment: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes At BVSC, we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work. We actively strive to create an environment where all individuals - regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other aspect of their identity or lived experience - are welcomed, respected, and valued. As part of our commitment to positive action, we take proactive steps, where needed, to address underrepresentation and create fair opportunities, particularly in recruitment. We aim to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to progress and succeed. We stand in solidarity with all marginalised communities, ensuring that our policies, practices, and culture are inclusive, equitable, and empowering. We are dedicated to challenging discrimination and fostering a workplace where diversity is not only acknowledged but celebrated. We strongly encourage suitably experienced applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join BVSC. We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the role and person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. We are a Second Chance Charter employer, committed to ensuring that people with convictions can access employment. DBS checks, if applicable to the role, will be conducted once a job offer has been made and accepted. Closing date for applications 10 February 2026 at 10am Interviews to take place 25 February 2026 in person Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by 18 February 2026. If you have not been contacted by 18 February 2026 you should assume you have not been shortlisted. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered by the panel. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Secondments will be considered.