Volunteer Recruitment Partner (Volunteer role)

Your Pride In London

Year after year, London's Pride celebrations bring people together in amazing ways. The connections and community we build lay the groundwork for a brighter, more inclusive future. Now's your opportunity to play a meaningful part as a Pride in London volunteer.

Pride in London is embracing a renewed sense of purpose that resonates with everyone. We stand as a beacon to highlight ongoing challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, even amidst progress. Our roots intertwine the protest origins of Pride with the spirit of celebration.. Our guiding values – Visibility, Unity, and Equality – drive every step we take.

Our incredible team is a blend of passionate staff and volunteers who champion diversity, inclusivity, and understanding. We hail from diverse walks of life, forming a vibrant community of change-makers. Our ultimate goal? To amplify awareness of LGBTQ+ matters and advocate for the rights that ensure equal lives for all.

With a diverse and dedicated year-round team of around 150 volunteers, we orchestrate Pride in London, the incredible event that unites us all. Your unique voice can contribute to the symphony!

Your Role

Our People Team is seeking a Volunteer Recruitment Partner to help source and screen candidates for various volunteer roles across the organisation. In this role, you'll create inclusive role descriptions, manage the recruitment process using tools like Teamtailor, and ensure a positive candidate experience.

Your Responsibilities

• Sourcing Candidates: Proactively identify potential volunteers through various channels, including job boards, social media, and community outreach.

• Screening and Interviewing: Evaluate candidates' applications and conduct interviews to assess their suitability for volunteer roles.

• Creating Role Descriptions: Write inclusive and engaging volunteer role descriptions that accurately reflect the responsibilities and expectations of the positions.

• Managing the Recruitment Process: Use tools like Teamtailor to track candidate progress, maintain records, and ensure timely follow-up with applicants.

• Building a Volunteer Network: Establish and maintain relationships with community groups and networks to create a strong pipeline of potential volunteers.

• Collaborating with Team Leads: Work alongside various team leaders to understand their specific recruitment needs and tailor strategies accordingly.

What you'll bring to the role

• Recruitment Knowledge

• Diversity & Inclusion Awareness

• Proficiency in Recruitment Tools

• Effective Communication Skills

• Networking Ability

• Collaborative Approach

• Organisational Skills

• Adaptability and Problem-Solving

What you’ll get joining Pride in London

• A friendly and welcoming induction course and a variety of training that’s offered throughout the year
• An opportunity to get new and relevant professional experience
• A chance to broaden your professional network
• Play an important part in delivering the Pride in London event
• Social opportunities to meet the diverse and friendly bunch who volunteer for Pride in London

Diversity & Inclusion

Our volunteer team is more than amazing – they inspire great ideas, generate needed sponsorship, drive forward our operational plans, capture Pride moments and help make Pride in London a fantastic place to volunteer and work.

We endeavour to attract and recruit a diverse mix of employees and volunteers who are representative of the diversity in our LGBT+ communities which gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to to deliver an inclusive event that you expect from Pride in London. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly women, people of colour and those from the trans and non-binary communities.