Volunteer role: Local Area Administrative Volunteer – West Midlands

Purpose: To provide administrative support to your Local Coordinator. Team: Local Areas Programme

Location: Community based activities in West Midlands and working from home.

Time commitment: Time spent volunteering can be flexible, but we do expect a minimum of 4 hours per week for a minimum of 1 year. Subject to activities some evening or weekend support may be requested.

Duties may include:

• Organising mailings, distribution of fundraising/awareness materials, filing, writing e-mails and newsletters, processing payments

• Processing volunteer applications and seeking references for volunteering positions

• Assisting in the process of advertising for, recruiting and training new volunteers

• Updating databases including recording volunteer activity

• Researching and prospecting future areas of locally based activity to assist our service delivery, fundraising and awareness raising activities

• Supporting your Local Coordinator in any other administrative tasks as requested

Skills and experience:

• Good communicate skills, both verbal and written

• Strong organisational skills and good time management

• Competence using computers, Microsoft office, Internet, e-mailing, databases. Access to your own computer would be desirable but not essential

• Attention to detail and a systematic approach

• Passionate about supporting missing people and their families

Training:

All necessary training will be provided by your Local Coordinator

Training dates to be confirmed

Support:

You will be supported in your role by your Local Coordinator, including one to one reviews to guide you in your role, with additional support when necessary from central office.

Next steps:  

• Complete an application form downloadable from  Local Volunteer application form West Mids (137.5 kB)
• Attend a face to face interview with the Local Coordinator (an initial phone discussion may precede this)
• If successful, complete our training programme

Why volunteer for Missing People?

• You will meet lots of friendly people who, like you, have a passion for our work.
• You will gain valuable experience and new skills to add to your CV
• We provide out-of-pocket travel expenses of up to £10 a day
• We insist on equal opportunities and fair treatment for all people applying to be volunteers

Further information:

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tel: 07872 604138

Address: Alice Hirst, c/o Missing People, Roebuck House, 284 Upper Richmond Road West, London SW14 7JE