Volunteer Experience Officer

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Volunteer Experience Officer
Flexible/remote working in the UK

About Us

We are a leading UK environmental charity dedicated to protecting our ocean - defending crucial habitats, regenerating vital ecosystems and inspiring volunteers. We unite communities, governments, and industry, and champion science-based solutions for cleaner, healthier seas to tackle the climate and nature emergency.

We are currently looking for a Volunteer Experience Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,358 - £31,132 per annum
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
- Extra time off at Christmas
- 8% employer pension contributions (no match required)
- Sick pay at full pay for 8 weeks, then 8 weeks at half pay (after probation)
- Flexible working and remote-first approach
- Health and wellbeing support, plus an employee assistance programme
- A paid volunteering day to support a charity of your choice
- Cycle-to-work scheme

This is an incredible opportunity for an individual with experience in all aspects of volunteer management to join our passionate organisation.

You’ll have the chance to utilise your skillset in an impactful role, helping us to make a real difference to the future of our oceans through their tireless efforts within innovative and engaging opportunities.

What’s more, you’ll have access to a brilliant benefits package, including flexible and remote working opportunities, and the chance to travel and get involved in our incredible programmes throughout the country.

So, if you want to join our mission to protect our environment and safeguard the future of our planet, read on and apply today.

The Role

As a Volunteer Experience Officer, your role will be to manage our national virtual community of volunteers and maintain effective processes for how we attract, recruit, onboard, engage, communicate and report on volunteer activity.

Specifically, you will co-ordinate the design and delivery of our National ‘Sea Champions’ volunteer engagement programme, ensuring we have engaging roles and opportunities to inspire nationwide volunteer action.

You will play an essential role in creating excellent volunteer experiences that empower and mobilise the public, including an outstanding volunteer journey, onboarding, induction and training, guides and resources.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop a high-quality programme of training and events
- Act as a key point of contact for volunteers
- Ensure volunteer information is up to date
- Research and review similar approaches and programmes across the sector

About You

To be considered as a Volunteer Experience Officer, you will need:

- Experience assessing and managing risk to create new volunteer roles and successfully recruiting and engaging volunteers to undertake them
- Experience developing and delivering inspiring volunteer opportunities and resources
- Experience engaging and supporting volunteers to deliver tangible outcomes
- Experience managing and maintaining effective volunteer records
- Working knowledge of data protection and its application to confidential information
- Excellent project co-ordination skills
- Reliable access to a vehicle with a full, valid UK driving licence (due to the various locations this role may visit, we cannot guarantee the availability of public transport)

Please note, this role will involve some travel and occasional overnight stays as well as some weekend and evening work.

This role will have online and occasional in-person delivery to adults and young people and is therefore subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Check.

Closing date: Wednesday 11th March 2026
Interviews: w/c 23rd March 2026

Other organisations may call this role Community Engagement Officer, Engagement Officer, Engagement and Participation Officer, Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinator, Volunteer Development Officer, Volunteer Recruitment Co-ordinator, Volunteer Officer, or Volunteer Manager.

Webrecruit and The Marine Conservation Society are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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