Volunteer and Engagement Manager

This is a rare opportunity to take on a genuine leadership role, championing volunteering and community engagement across some of the UK’s most iconic green spaces. You’ll be a permanent employee of the City of London Corporation, seconded through an innovative partnership to serve as Chief Executive of Heath Hands.

As Chief Executive of Heath Hands, you’ll report to its Board of Trustees and Chair and lead the charity day to day. You will:

• Lead the delivery of Heath Hands’ strategy and its four aims: Conservation, Community, Learning and Wellbeing
• Manage a small staff team supporting around 250 volunteers and members, and an annual budget of around £150,000
• Grow income from grants, donations, schools, events, retail and corporate volunteering
• Recruit and support a volunteer base that reflects the diversity of the communities around our sites
• Act as Heath Hands’ main ambassador, leading its communications and building partnerships and local stakeholder relationships
• Act as the main link with NLOS, delivering the Partnership Agreement, managing Heath Hands’ building on the Heath, and ensuring safe, well-coordinated activity on City Corporation land

The role includes occasional evening and weekend work, with notice.

You’re an entrepreneurial, hands-on leader who works equally well at strategic and operational levels. You’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience and passion for conservation, sustainability or the environment.
• Senior experience in a charity, public body or other complex organisation, including developing and delivering strategy
• Strong experience of volunteer management and of leading and developing staff
• A track record of meeting income targets and establishing new funding streams
• Sound budget management and business planning experience, with experience negotiating agreements
• Experience in communications, marketing and community engagement that builds participation and giving
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including reporting to boards, and the diplomacy to build relationships at every level

The City of London Corporation offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a salary of £50,860 - £56,920 per year.