Volunteering Venue Delivery Lead

Published - Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Job Summary

Lead on the delivery of our year-round volunteering programmes, ensuring that the volunteer programme is inclusive and accessible - and that volunteers have a fantastic experience!

Job Description

This role will lead on the delivery of our year-round volunteering programmes, with a particular focus on volunteering at our venue Aviva Studios. This will include the recruitment of Aviva Studios volunteers, training and induction, and support for volunteers taking part in our programmes. You will ensure that the volunteer programme is inclusive and accessible, and that volunteers have a fantastic experience at all points that they interact with us.

The primary focus of this role is leading on the volunteer-facing aspects of the Venue Volunteer Programme; however, it may include providing some support to volunteering on other Factory International programmes like MIF at critical times.

This role will involve some evening and weekend working - particularly during volunteer recruitment periods and to facilitate the delivery of some of our events. Work outside of core working hours can be taken back on a flexible basis.

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• Excellent communication skills, including written communication and verbal presentation skills
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, including attention to detail when dealing with large amounts of data
• Experience of working with volunteers, and some understanding of different frameworks for involving volunteers
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and solve problems independently
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Willing to take relevant statutory checks (e.g., DBS; Factory International can support with processing and payment)

Job Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES include

• Manage our year-round volunteering programmes - in particular at Aviva Studios - responding to wider societal needs to create social impact in the city
• Develop partnerships with appropriate organisations and agencies including community and voluntary sector organisations, local authorities, universities, sponsors, and other cultural partners with specific emphasis on inclusion and representation
• Lead the delivery of volunteer recruitment for our year-round programmes, ensuring and encouraging applications from diverse communities across Greater Manchester and supporting the application and selection processes for new and returning volunteers
• Plan, develop, and implement volunteer training and induction schemes to ensure volunteers are confident in their roles and able to follow all health and safety guidelines.

Factory International is the organisation behind Manchester International Festival (MIF) and the landmark new cultural space, Aviva Studios, which opens its doors in 2023. Putting Manchester on the map as a global destination for arts, music, and culture, Factory International invites the world’s most exciting artists to invent tomorrow together.