Volunteer Administrator (Red Kites – Northern Ireland) | RSPB Northern Ireland

Do you want to be involved in the first Species Recovery Volunteer Network in Northern Ireland? We are looking for volunteers who can take on administrator tasks as part of an existing team.

What will you be doing?

Red kites were once common in Great Britain and Ireland, but 200 years ago, these majestic birds of prey were persecuted to extinction across the island of Ireland, Scotland and England.

In 2008, RSPB Northern Ireland, the Golden Eagle Trust and the Welsh Kite Trust began an ambitious reintroduction project to help bring magnificent red kites back to Northern Ireland. Chicks were relocated to Ireland and Northern Ireland from donor stock in Wales and released at a site in Wicklow and in Castlewellan Forest Park. In 2010, we were delighted when the first five wild red kite chicks to hatch in Northern Ireland in more than 200 years took to the skies above County Down.

The Red Kite project is now transitioning into a new phase and will be Northern Ireland’s first ‘Species Recovery Volunteer Network’ (SRVN) project which will mark a step-change in the volume, value and sustainability of volunteers’ contribution to the RSPB’s mission to save nature. The SRVN will empower people to take action and provide a lasting, sustainable legacy for conservation dependant species though volunteer led teams.

The project is seeking administration volunteers to support the project Volunteer Coordinator and ensure the project is managed within RSPB volunteering policies and volunteer management best practice to enable a thriving, committed and motivated volunteer community. This role can be split into multiple different roles according to your interests, skills and capacity.

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

• Upload volunteer roles for recruitment
• Promote available volunteer roles in the community
• Manage volunteer applications
• Keep up to date volunteer records
• Tracking volunteer training
• Organising volunteer recognition schemes or events
• Scheduling volunteer inductions
• Managing equipment loans
• Managing volunteer expenses
• Recording volunteer hours

What You Will Be Doing

• There are a range of tasks you could get involved with – it’s up to you which you’d like to do, depending on your skills & experience
• Monitoring and responding to emails that come into the team Mailbox
• Co-ordinating our data and responding to queries from internal users
• Updating records on our internal database as and when needed
• Keep our filing systems up to date

What are we looking for?

There Are Some Basic Requirements For The Role

• Be a good all round ‘people person’
• Have a keen attention to detail and great organisational skills
• Be a confident user of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
• Happy/comfortable volunteering remotely, from your own home
• Good written communication skills
• Be able to work individually and as part of team
• Reliable & committed

You will receive a full induction when starting the role. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the RSPB’s work on species recovery. By delivering this vital role you will be helping to establish a healthy and thriving population of the birds in some of the most beautiful areas of Northern Ireland.

Required Skills

• Experience with office and administration, for example including
• Manage volunteer applications
• Keep up to date volunteer records
• Tracking volunteer training
• Organising volunteer recognition schemes or events
• Scheduling volunteer inductions
• Managing equipment loans
• Managing volunteer expenses
• Recording volunteer hours
• Experience with social media marketing to upload volunteer roles for recruitment.
• Experience with project management to successfully organise and manage the project.

What difference will you make?

What’s In It For You

• This is a great opportunity to utilise your existing skills and learn new ones, whilst working as part of a small, friendly team. There is room for development within the role, an opportunity to volunteer for additional days or role-share.
• You will learn all about how the RSPB works and gain experience working for an environmental charity.
• You will be supporting the RSPB in a big way, so you’ll find satisfaction in making a genuine contribution to nature conservation.

Before you apply

Please apply via the Reach platform.

Causes

• Animals / wildlife
• Environment

Organisation type

Charity

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