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Hertfordshire / Home-based
Permanent
Closing date: 17/05/2026

Herts Welcomes Refugees

Herts Welcomes Refugees is recruiting for a part-time (18.5 hours per week) Administrative Assistant to play a key role support our small staff team, trustees and volunteers.

Main duties and responsibilities

Volunteer management support:

  • Support the onboarding of new volunteers, particularly reference checking and DBS
    checks (including DBS updates / renewals).
  • Maintain accurate records relating to volunteer onboarding and ongoing management.
  • Work with the Volunteer Coordinator to check active volunteers.
  • Support the organisation of training sessions, track volunteer attendance and update
    records.
  • Help sharing key information and resources with volunteers, including between area
    teams.

Data management support:

  • Maintain clear filing of documents on SharePoint and encourage the full use of
    SharePoint by volunteers, staff and trustees.
  • Encourage continued volunteer use of Monday.com to record their time / activity.
  • Help with wider organisational data management through the set-up, roll-out and use of
    new database(s). Encourage uptake and use of this by all.
  • Support management of Microsoft 365 users (adding / removing users), email and
    SharePoint access issues.

Wider team administrative support:

  • Organise and minute key internal and external meetings.
  • Support responding to the “enquiriesโ€ email inbox.
  • Manage the Membership list – ensuring new members are added and lapsed members
    removed. Also ensuring it matches the Mailchimp newsletter list through coordination
    with the volunteer newsletter lead.
  • Support the Treasurers with record keeping and the administration of vouchers for
    service users as required.
  • Help with record keeping of safeguarding incidents – collating information and ensuring
    it is stored in the appropriate secure location.
    Support the bike scheme (ensuring requests are followed up).
  • Help with internal reporting, as required.
  • Support the Director with other tasks and projects as required, including a range of data
    collection and processing.

For the full job description and application form, visit our website here: https://www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/we-are-recruiting