Jobs

This is an exciting role where you will support Ramblers volunteers to deliver services which help people enjoy the benefits of walking, whether they are first time walkers or experienced hikers; whether they want to walk independently or in a group; or to walk in our towns and cities or in our countryside and wild lands.
This role will be responsible for providing help, guidance and support to volunteers, developing new projects, and coordinating closely with Ramblers Cymru and Ramblers Scotland to deliver consistent services for walkers across Great Britain.

The Volunteering Development Manager – Communications (Network Support Manager) is a key part of the Volunteering Development team, advising and delivering central communications across about 20,000 volunteers. As we expand our support for volunteers and volunteering, the importance of keeping information flowing between and across Ramblers GB is vital.
A complex structure, with over a thousand different teams of volunteers, some of the more traditional groups have a standard committee structure. Respecting the history that comes with many decades of volunteers delivering activities and services in their community is a given. At the same time though, the organisation is growing and expanding with new structures, roles and schemes. Whether it’s working with new partners, attracting diverse volunteers or transitioning roles to make sure they remain relevant, effective communications and change management will make sure that the Ramblers can continue to deliver now and in future.
This role is part of the Operations and Volunteering Directorate.

This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

Essential Requirements:

Skills/Abilities
• Experience of volunteering development, preferably in a UK-wide charity
• Experience of working with and supporting volunteers remotely
• Ability to write accurate and engaging communications for a volunteer audience
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, keeping to budget/timescale
• Collaborative working, with staff and volunteers
• Good attention to detail
• Outstanding written communication skills, including spelling and grammar
• Engaging and confident public speaker
• Ability to develop and write engaging volunteer propositions and marketing
Knowledge
• Detailed knowledge of volunteer management best practice

Right now we are facing a perfect storm: a climate emergency; an inactivity crisis; growing levels of poor mental health and social isolation. There is a huge opportunity for the Ramblers brand to step up and provide positive solutions to some of society’s biggest problems.

This is an exciting and interesting brand challenge, at a time of change, to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

The future job holder will have the opportunity to review and redefine all aspects of the brand to best position Ramblers for a key role in the 21st century and on into the future.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be our new Head of Brand, we’d love to hear from you.