Volunteering Adviser

About the role

Volunteers are highly valued at Parkinson’s UK because of the vital contribution they make to our aims for supporting every Parkinson’s journey. You’ll provide high quality guidance and support to provide an excellent volunteering experience for the incredible people who give their time, experience and skills to support the Parkinson’s community.

What you'll do

• Provide high quality support and guidance to volunteers and colleagues
• Develop and deliver volunteering projects that ensure the entire volunteer journey is easy, engaging and enriching
• Provide consultancy for teams across the charity on effective ways to involve volunteers in their work
• Support colleagues with role development, recruitment and onboarding of volunteers

Develop and deliver volunteer communications and engagement, including planning and sending communications on our volunteer management system and other channels

• What you'll bring
• Experience of managing or leading volunteers
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to get things done in a timely manner

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences

Proven ability to build rapport and relationships local and nationally

Experience of reporting, data and insight to improve processes and experience

Please apply by sending us your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Applications close on 20 September 2026 .

Interviews for this role will be held on 30 September 2026 in person at our London office .

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