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Volunteer managers work across the non-profit sector to recruit, train, motivate and supervise volunteers. They are in charge of designing volunteer assignments, recruiting volunteers, reviewing the tasks undertaken and impact made, providing feedback and managing their overall performance against the objectives of the organisation. Volunteer coordinators might also manage online volunteering activities, sometimes known as cyber-volunteering or e-volunteering.

Alternative Labels

community engagement coordinator

volunteer engagement coordinator

volunteering development manager

volunteer program coordinator

volunteer program manager

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

advocate for others analyse community needs animate in the outdoors brief volunteers cooperate with colleagues coordinate events create social alliances evaluate social work program's impact give constructive feedback lead a team manage volunteering programmes manage volunteers monitor social impact observe confidentiality perform project management promote inclusion promote social change recruit personnel relate empathetically show intercultural awareness train volunteers use communication techniques work within communities

Essential Knowledge

capacity building data protection labour law leadership principles project management validation of learning acquired through volunteering

Optional Skills and Competences

communicate with elderly groups communicate with youth identify sources on potential target communities for art maintain contract administration manage fundraising activities manage health and safety manage online volunteers monitor charity's budget plan youth programmes study community as a target community

Optional Knowledge

data analytics digital marketing techniques humanitarian aid sustainable development goals types of digital badges

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3d999108-f37a-4087-a936-b2911240b8c2

Status

released