volunteer manager
Volunteer managers work across the non-profit sector to recruit, train, motivate and supervise volunteers. They are in charge of designing volunteer assignments, recruiting volunteers, reviewing the tasks undertaken and impact made, providing feedback and managing their overall performance against the objectives of the organisation. Volunteer coordinators might also manage online volunteering activities, sometimes known as cyber-volunteering or e-volunteering.
volunteer manager volunteer managers work across the non-profit sector to recruit, train, motivate and supervise volunteers. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include project management, data protection, validation of learning acquired through volunteering, labour law, capacity building.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £57,529 a year for Human resource managers and directors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £43,676 to £78,677 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1136). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
No official India pay figure is available for this career.
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does volunteer manager do?
Volunteer managers work across the non-profit sector to recruit, train, motivate and supervise volunteers. They are in charge of designing volunteer assignments, recruiting volunteers, reviewing the tasks undertaken and impact made, providing feedback and managing their overall performance against the objectives of the organisation. Volunteer coordinators might also manage online volunteering activities, sometimes known as cyber-volunteering or e-volunteering.
What skills does volunteer manager need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include project management, data protection, validation of learning acquired through volunteering, labour law, capacity building, leadership principles. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace volunteer manager?
Our AI-durability model gives volunteer manager a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.