About Abundant Water

Abundant water is a Canberra-based not for profit managing scalable clean drinking water projects in Laos, Timor-Leste and the Philippines. We empower individuals and remote communities to secure their own sustainable access to safe water, training local potters and vendors to launch micro-businesses as part of our social business model.

About the Role

The Volunteer Coordinator will work within Abundant Water’s Volunteering Team in Canberra. You’ll work to support the Director of Volunteering to coordinate recruitment and volunteer management for Abundant Water. The team has a supportive culture and is a flexible working environment where you can use and develop your skills across a variety of areas. If you love working with people and want to contribute to developing a positive volunteering culture in our organisation, then we’d love to hear from you!

Some of the key tasks you’ll be doing include: ● Coordinating recruitment for Australian volunteers and overseas interns when vacancies become available, including maintaining a spreadsheet of information. ● Monitoring the recruitment inbox and responding to enquiries in a timely manner. ● Updating and maintaining volunteering documentation. ● Conducting regular 'check ins' with our volunteer team.

This role is based in Canberra, with work being carried out remotely. The time commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per week, or 1-2 days per month - but more time may be required occasionally. The Volunteer Coordinator will be provided with training and support to learn the skills and processes required for this role.

About You

The successful candidate will: ● Understand and commit to the values of Abundant Water ● Work effectively as part of a team ● Have strong organisational skills ● Have experience in general administration duties (not required but desirable)