The ideal volunteer will have relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Recruitment.
• Human resources.
• Volunteer management.
• People operations.
• Administration.
• Community engagement.
• Talent acquisition or candidate sourcing.

The ideal person will also have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience reviewing applications or assessing candidates.
• Confidence communicating with prospective volunteers.
• Ability to maintain accurate and confidential records.
• Good follow-up and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage several recruitment processes at the same time.
• An approachable and welcoming manner.
• Understanding of fair and inclusive recruitment practices.
• Basic awareness of data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently while keeping relevant team members informed.
• Reliability and consistency.
• Initiative and creativity in identifying new recruitment channels.
• A genuine willingness and dedication to learn.

Experience Specifically Within a Church Is Not Required.

We particularly value somebody who understands that successful volunteer recruitment is not only about attracting applicants, but also about matching people to appropriate roles, communicating well, and helping good volunteers remain engaged.

Hybrid

What will you be doing?

Royal Priesthood Pentecostal Church (UK) is looking for an organised and people-focused Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator to help us attract, recruit, and retain dependable volunteers.

As our church and community activities develop, we need more people with the right skills and commitment to support areas including media and technology, community outreach, administration, events, and other volunteering activities.

The volunteer will help us develop a more organised and consistent recruitment process.

Responsibilities may include

• Helping identify where additional volunteers are needed.
• Helping prepare and improve volunteer role descriptions.
• Posting and maintaining volunteer opportunities on suitable recruitment platforms.
• Helping identify additional local and online volunteer-recruitment channels.
• Monitoring applications and responding to prospective volunteers.
• Reviewing applicants against the requirements of individual roles.
• Helping arrange informal interviews or introductory conversations.
• Keeping appropriate records of applicants and recruitment progress.
• Following up with promising applicants.
• Helping coordinate trial sessions or introductory visits where appropriate.
• Supporting the onboarding and induction of successful volunteers.
• Helping ensure new volunteers understand their role, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Supporting the development of simple volunteer guidance and onboarding materials.
• Helping maintain communication with existing volunteers.
• Identifying reasons volunteers may disengage and suggesting practical ways to improve retention.
• Helping develop a stronger pipeline of volunteers from local colleges, universities, volunteer centres, and community networks.
• Working with church leadership and team leads to identify future volunteer requirements.

This is primarily a recruitment and volunteer-support role. The volunteer will not be expected to run church services, manage every volunteer personally, or take responsibility for paid staff.