We’re Hiring: Engagement and Volunteering Officer

This is a unique opportunity to lead a varied and meaningful engagement and volunteering portfolio within a small, supportive charity. You’ll support and develop volunteers, build relationships with community partners, and coordinate public engagement activities to ensure that people’s voices shape local health and care services. If you’re looking for a role where your work has real purpose, where you can grow your skills and where new ideas are genuinely welcomed, we’d love to hear from you.

This role may be suitable for part-time PhD students who are looking for a position that complements their research interests and provides practical experience in community engagement and public-facing work.

About the Role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised individual to coordinate our volunteer programme and support our engagement activities across Greenwich. You will work closely with residents, volunteers and system partners to help deliver events, public engagement, and community-led projects, ensuring that local experiences and insights drive improvements in health and care.

Key responsibilities:

• Promote, recruit, induct and support volunteers across our work.
• Maintain volunteer records and rotas, supervision and ongoing development.
• Build strong relationships with community and system partners
• Deliver community engagement activities, events and outreach.
• Identify and develop new opportunities for public engagement and co-production.
• Support event logistics, including materials, venues and volunteer coordination.
• Collect feedback, stories and data from engagement, projects, and volunteer activity.
• Assist with monitoring and reporting to inform planning, communications and evaluation.
• Represent Healthwatch Greenwich at events, meetings and forums.

You will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and dedicated team and will be given the chance to develop your skills and grow within the role. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the drive and creativity to build on the success of our engagement and volunteering activities, then we want to hear from you!

How to Apply

Please download and complete the following documents:

• Application Form
• Full Job Description
• EDI Monitoring Form

Once completed, please follow the submission instructions stated in the application form.

Application deadline: 18 December at midday (12 PM)