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Overview
Volunteer managers recruit, train, motivate and supervise volunteers for non-profit programmes, community activities and online volunteering assignments.
In job descriptions, look for volunteer recruitment, programme coordination, assignment design, briefing, feedback, impact review, safeguarding routines, community engagement and work with organisation goals.
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Volunteer manager work combines programme coordination and people support in non-profit settings, with assignments, recruitment, briefings, activity supervision and follow-up of volunteer impact.
Skills and specializations
Strong practice uses volunteer programme management, community needs analysis, event coordination, constructive feedback, data protection and sometimes online volunteers, fundraising support or youth programmes.
Salary context
Salary context depends on programme size, number of volunteers, budget responsibility, safeguarding demands, event frequency and whether the role also leads paid staff.
Career paths
Entry paths can come from community work, events, social projects, youth work, fundraising or administration, then move toward programme leadership or engagement strategy.
Good to know
Read adverts for volunteer groups, screening duties, training workload, evening activity, impact reporting and whether the job is coordination, direct supervision or programme development.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for volunteer manager work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Occupation group
Human resource managers (1212)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3d999108-f37a-4087-a936-b2911240b8c2 |
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| ESCO code | 1212.3 |
| ISCO group | 1212 |
| Concept type | Occupation |