
Peter Clark
Volunteer Coordinator
Recruiting, supporting and keeping volunteers who make a difference
Volunteer coordinator with eight years recruiting, training and supporting volunteers for charities in Bristol. Builds and runs volunteer programmes — attracting the right people, matching them to roles, training and supporting them, and keeping them engaged so they stay and contribute. Grew an active volunteer base and lifted retention through a better onboarding and recognition programme. Manages recruitment and inductions, schedules and coordinates volunteers, handles checks and compliance, and is the friendly, dependable point of contact volunteers rely on. Strong on both the organisation and the people skills that keep volunteers motivated and valued. Genuinely good at making people feel part of something. Looking for a volunteer-coordinator, community or engagement role with a charity or organisation that depends on great volunteers.
Bristol Community Charity - Bristol, UK
Volunteer Coordinator April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months
Grew an active volunteer base and lifted retention through a much better onboarding and recognition programme.
Manage all the volunteer recruitment, the inductions, scheduling and the day-to-day coordination across the whole charity.
Handle all the DBS checks, the compliance and all the administration behind the whole volunteer programme.
Keep the volunteers engaged, valued and motivated so they stay and keep contributing over time.
Be the friendly, dependable point of contact that the volunteers turn to whenever they need help.
South West Charitable Trust - Bristol, UK
Volunteer & Community Assistant August 2014 to March 2016 1 year & 8 months
Coordinated the volunteer schedules and handled the day-to-day queries each week.
Learned the volunteer management, support and retention properly there in practice.
Gained the certification and then moved up into a volunteer-coordinator role.
South West Charitable Trust - Bristol, UK
Charity Events Volunteer June 2012 to July 2014 2 years & 2 months
Supported the staff and other volunteers and learned how a charity runs.
Discovered a knack for organising and supporting people on the ground.
Then earned the move into a full volunteer-and-community assistant role there.
University of Bristol
BA (Hons) Social Policy (September 2011 to June 2014)
Association of Volunteer Managers
Volunteer Management Certification (January 2016 to May 2016)
More volunteers who stay
Makes people feel part of it
Volunteer Recruitment Drive
Volunteer Coordinator (January 2019 to September 2019)
Recognition & Retention Programme
Volunteer Coordinator (February 2020 to July 2020)
Volunteer Management
Association of Volunteer Managers (May 2016 to Present)
Safeguarding & DBS Compliance
NCVO (April 2019 to Present)
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Volunteer Support
- Training & Induction
- Retention & Recognition
- Scheduling & Coordination
- Role Matching
- Compliance & Checks
- Community Engagement
- Programme Management
- Event Coordination