Volunteer and Events Manager
Trócaire, Ireland
Job Description
About Trócaire:
Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world.
Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. With the support of the people of Ireland, we work towards five goals:
Working in the Ireland Division, the Volunteer and Events Manager is a member of the Outreach Unit. The role has responsibility for overseeing best practice in volunteer management across Trócaire’s all island Volunteer Programme, managing Trócaire’s volunteer group in the East of the country, providing support to Outreach teams on existing key events and responsibility for the development and management of new events under the Irish Aid funded Global Citizenship Education Programme which will run from 2023 to 2027.
Reporting to Head of Head of Community Engagement amp; Outreach, this is a full time, 5-year contract, based in Maynooth. The incumbent will directly line manage one Volunteer amp; Outreach Officer, lead Trócaire’s Volunteer Working Group and manage Trócaire’s volunteer and GCE events programmes.
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children amp; Adults Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives.
Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. All offers of employment will be subject to pre employment checks including satisfactory references and appropriate screening (e.g. police/garda vetting, counter terrorism and anti-trafficking). Trócaire also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and all employees will be subject to this as part of contract of employment.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Strategy development and implementation:
Team related:
Cross-functional team-work:
Operational effectiveness:
Behavioural Competencies in Line with Trócaire’s Competency Framework