For the Joint RBKC Innovation Funded Corporate Engagement Project

Partnerships Officer

For the joint RBKC Innovation funded Corporate Engagement Project

Full-time 35 hours 2 year fixed term contract

£24,500 + 6% pension contribution

The Role

As part of the Volunteer Centre team, you will be responsible for creating and developing sustainable employee volunteering partnerships with voluntary community organisations in Royal Borough. You will work closely and collaboratively with two other organisations - the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation and the Volunteer Centre Westminster Time & Talents Employee Volunteering Scheme, to harness and facilitate the enormous potential within the local business sector to provide practical assistance to local voluntary organisations, through the development of employee volunteering and team building initiatives, and in-kind donations of goods, expertise and services.

Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelseais at the forefront of voluntary action in the Royal Borough, providing a range of services to help voluntary community organisationseffectively engage and manage volunteers. The Centre is recognised for using innovative programmes to successfully involve people in volunteering.

Closing date for completed applications: 12.00pm 24thMarch 2014

Interviews: 26th March 2014

For an application pack please telephone 020 8960 3722

or email

See page 2 for Key Responsibilities and Person Specification.

Key Responsibilites

To build and maintain excellent working relationships with community partners
To support community partners to identify need and translate this into volunteering opportunities for businesses
To write up new volunteer opportunities and maintain the opportunities database
To research new charity partners
To attend networking events
To lead on liaison work with community partners
To evaluate projects and support for charities and report back outcomes
To assist in analysing the external environment with regards to employer supported volunteering, corporate community involvement and corporate responsibility
To be responsible for assisting with projects social media and website updates

Person Specification

Essential

Ability to build relationships in the community
Experience of working in an office environment
Excellent networking skills
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent communication skills
Good knowledge of Excel, Adobe and MS Office
Ability to work as part of a team
Flexible and able to cope with change

Desirable

Knowledge of working for or with the local voluntary sector
Experience of working for or volunteering with a small charity
Understanding of employer supported volunteering and corporate responsibility
Design experience - ability to design leaflets, certificates and case studies
Ability to update a website
Experience of using social media platforms