The Hut Limited (The Hut) is a charity with IPC status with a vision of Our Community for Children and Youth to Pursue their Dreams with a Heart to Serve. The Hut runs a drop-in centre in Marine Parade for children and youth aged 5 to 17 years old. Day in day out, The Hut's mission is Honouring Dreams, Unleashing Potential, Transforming Lives. As such, The Hut houses its flagship programme, EduGrow for Brighter Tomorrows, and co-creates programmes with our partners, customising programmes to cater to the specific needs of our children and youth.
Roles and responsibilities of The Hut's Volunteer Executive:
- Develop, roll-out and evaluate The Hut’s volunteer management framework and the processes to screen, onboard, match and engage volunteers
- Plan and manage publicity efforts to drive volunteer recruitment
- Curate and manage volunteer training programmes
- Build good rapport with and develop good knowledge of The Hut’s volunteers
- Effectively communicate with and manage volunteers, ensuring regular engagement
- Manage the volunteer management database and ensure that it is accurate and up-to-date
- Design and update volunteer-related items such as application forms, policies, procedures and the volunteer handbook
- Respond to queries relating to volunteer matters
- Execute best practices in volunteer management, improving the experience of volunteers and building internal capability to strengthen volunteer management
- Co-create volunteer projects with The Hut’s children and youth
- Administer volunteer surveys
- Support volunteer programme reporting for management and internal/external stakeholders
- Utilise appropriate platforms for effective communication with volunteers and internal stakeholders to optimise engagement and coordination
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained and adhere to PDPA policy
- Oversee the volunteer-run literacy & numeracy programme
- Oversee the mentoring component of The Hut's flagship programme EduGrow for Brighter Tomorrows and liaise with programme partner
- Engage children and youth during drop-in hours
- Plan and execute the annual Volunteer Appreciation Day
- Undertake any other duties as assigned
Work environment is a drop-in centre located at the first floor of a HDB block.
Need to be able to work on weekday nights once a week and Saturday mornings twice a month with time off in lieu.
Requirements and skills needed:
- Bacherlor's Degree in Social Sciences, Human Resources or a relevant field and/or
- 1-3 years of work experience in a relevant field
- Passionate about volunteerism and working with children and youth
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with basic IT knowledge and skills
- Organised with attention to detail and accuracy
- Resourceful and innovative while being able to see big-picture
- Possess the resilience to handle challenges
- Able to build positive working relationships and possess a collaborative spirit
