Volunteering, Learning & Development Officer

Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Hampshire, S032 2DP (with hybrid working available)

£29,190 gross per annum

Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per week

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is shaping a wilder future for our counties protecting special places, restoring habitats and inspiring people to act for nature. As part of the UKs fastest-growing movement for natures recovery, we lead with passion, integrity and bold thinking. Join a team where your work has purpose, your ideas matter, and you can help create lasting change for wildlife and people.

We are seeking aVolunteering,Learning & Development Officerto join our cause!

Youwill play a key role in shaping and delivering our volunteer strategy influencing how volunteering is developed and supported across the Trust.

Youwill playa central rolein the implementation of our new volunteer management system (Assemble),working with volunteer line managers to ensure the system is fully embedded and used effectively.

Youlllead volunteer recruitment and onboarding.

Alongside this,youllcoordinate staff and volunteer learning, supporting the developmentand implementationof our new learningand developmentframework and ensuring ournewlearning managementsystem(Wildlearn)runsefficientlyand addsvalue.

You will champion volunteering as a vital part of ourculture and help colleagues reach their full potential.

About you:

You will havegoodexperiencein volunteer development, including contributing to or leading volunteer strategy and confident engagingstakeholdersand driving change. Experience in learning and development is desirable.

Wild About Inclusion!

As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Disability Confident.We are proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer. The scheme is helping us recruit andretaingreat people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme,we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet theminimumcriteria for this position will be offered an interview.

To be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme you must:

• Identify as being disabled which under the Equality Act 2010 means a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial*, long term**adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities; or a long-term health condition;and;

?(*Substantialis more than minor or trivial **Long-term means 12 months or more)

• Set out how you meet all theminimumqualifying criteria set out in theperson specificationfor the post at the application and testing stages. This is a requirement for all candidates, not just those applying under the scheme.

We are happy to discuss the possibilities of hybrid and flexible working

This role will be based at our office inCurdridge,however, we are happy to accommodate a hybrid workingroutine anddiscuss a pattern of work which mutually suits the candidate and the Trust. Traditionally, office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with an hour lunch break. We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, soalthough we offer hybrid working, we do not offer full home working within our roles.

We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to ourEmployeeAssistanceProgramme, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs), free parking at our sites and more.

Closing date: 04 May 2026

Interviews:?Weekcommencing11thMay 2026

To apply for the role, please click on the 'Apply Now' button at the top of the page.?In the supporting information section,youllneed todemonstrate, with detailed examples, how youmeet the job requirements using the Job Description andPerson Specification below.Please note that we may occasionally close vacancies early when we have received enough applications that meet the required criteria.

JBRP1_UKTJ