Individuals working as volunteer coordinators provide a service essential to the world of charities, non-profits, hospitals and other public entities such as schools. They are in charge of managing volunteer personnel, recruitment activities and the mediation of organisational management as well as volunteers and any associated outreach subjects
Duties for these professionals include researching and analysing the need for a volunteer workforce and conducting recruitment efforts accordingly as well as placing, training and accommodating volunteer personnel. The position demands an extremely personable and highly energetic individual who must also have thorough knowledge of the work at hand as well as the organisation’s financial needs and resources. They must be well organised, able to multi-task effectively and supportive
Persons working as a volunteer coordinator in the UK generally see salaries anywhere from £12,000 to £25,000 per annum, with the average being just under £20,000 per annum and the highest figures often being found in London.