Title:  Volunteering Safeguarding Specialist

Be the difference in every community we support

The Volunteer Co ordinator will play a key role in strengthening Cadent’s social impact by designing, promoting, and delivering meaningful volunteering opportunities for colleagues. The postholder will work closely with charity partners, internal stakeholders, and Network Directors to create programmes that deliver real value for the communities we serve and increase awareness of Cadent’s community commitments.
This role focuses on building strong relationships, identifying impactful opportunities, and ensuring volunteering activity aligns with Cadent’s values, strategy, and corporate responsibilities. Reporting of successes, MI and data collation as well as presenting at senior levels across the business is also a key responsibility and accountability.

Why you’ll love this role

Lead with Purpose

Provide trusted specialist safeguarding and volunteering expertise to ensure our social programmes are delivered responsibly, consistently, and effectively across the business.

Create Community Impact

Develop and deliver a volunteering strategy that goes beyond the “traditional” model—opening opportunities in areas such as social media, finance, HR, IS and more, giving organisations access to skills that support sustainable growth.

Enable Brilliant Experiences

Work cross-functionally to ensure colleagues can easily access high‑quality volunteering opportunities, supported by a sector‑leading volunteering platform and a slick matched‑giving offer.

Champion Inclusion & Wellbeing

Promote a positive safety culture, embrace diversity and inclusion, and help create environments where every colleague and community partner feels safe, supported and respected.

Insight That Drives Action

Use analysis and reporting to monitor performance, support continuous improvement, and share insight that helps maximise the reach and impact of Cadent’s Social Programmes.

What you’ll bring

Specialist Expertise

• Strong safeguarding understanding and the ability to deliver a quality, trusted specialist service.
• A track record of influencing, decision‑making and delivering cross‑functional projects.
• Experience working in or with the Third Sector (preferred).

Customer & Community Focus

• Previous experience in a customer‑facing role, confident communication skills, and the ability to deliver brilliant service to a wide range of stakeholders.

Analytical Ability

• Confidence using data and insight to shape strategies and monitor performance.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Visible proactive leadership that promotes a positive safety culture and supports continuous improvement across the business.

Organisational Skills

• Ability to work to clear processes, procedures and timescales, taking ownership of a specialist service and delivering to both internal and external expectations.