Recruitment isn’t the answer

Everyone knows recruitment can be tricky now, post lockdowns etc.. But the answer isn’t simply trying harder to recruit. We need better, more flexible, opportunities that fit with people’s interested, motivations and availabilities. We need a culture in our organisations that welcomes and nurtures the potential of volunteers, not one that seems them as being nice but not essential. This isn’t just down to the Volunteer Engagement Professional - everyone needs to embrace it. In short we need a sea change in our organisations. This session will explore what needs to happen and how we as leaders can get the ball rolling.

Who should attend:

The session is suitable for any trustee, staff member or volunteer in who is responsible for recruiting and managing volunteers or who is thinking of using volunteers to support their work.

Seminar Leader: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson is Director of Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd, a consultancy and training company that helps engage and inspire people to bring about change.

Rob has over 30 years of experience working in the voluntary and community sector, holding a variety of strategic development and senior management roles that have focused on leading and engaging volunteers, including six years at Volunteering England. As well as the wealth of experience he brings, Rob’s work as an international consultant and trainer means he continues to be at the forefront of the key trends in volunteer management.

Rob is co-author of The Complete Volunteer Management Handbook (DSC, 2012 and 2019) and From The Top Down - UK Edition (Energize Inc., 2015).