PERSON SPECIFICATION
Keys to success in this role includes excellent leadership, analytical, managerial, interpersonal and project management skills. This role blends operations, strategy, finance and communications.

Skills
Ability to work effectively with a very wide range of individuals and organisations
Management skills including budget and line management experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Experience of training, development, and facilitation
Excellent computer literacy and general administrative skills
Reporting and evaluation skills
Experience of public relations planning and delivery
Experience of interaction with different stakeholders: public and private sector,
Confident networking and presentation skills
Knowledge of using CRM systems (ideally Salesforce)

Excellent Finance/Reporting skills
Knowledge
Understanding of volunteering, equal opportunities and social inclusion issues
Good understanding and knowledge of Kilkenny City and County, its needs, and requirements.
Knowledge of how the voluntary/community sector works, including an understanding of the realities of paid and unpaid work in this sector
Understanding of the needs of funders

Experience
A minimum of 3 years management experience preferably in the Community Sector
Experience of volunteering& volunteer management
Good Working Knowledge of both Kilkenny City and County
Line Management experience.
Experience of promoting projects and Project Management
Financial and budgeting experience
Planning and Training experience
Writing successful funding proposals

Personal qualities
Interest in the development of volunteering and understanding of the wide range of forms it can take
Passionate belief that anyone can volunteer
Self-starter, yet team player, including willingness to work alongside volunteers
Willingness to travel and work outside normal office hours
Commitment to the requirements of the post
Flexibility
Outgoing, confident, and innovative with a very ‘hands-on’ approach to work
Dynamic and Creative with ‘outside the box’ thinking
The successful candidate will be required to undergo Garda Vetting.
Completed Application Form (attached below) must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 22nd October, by email to helen@volunteercarlow.ie